Most people do not need to renew in 2025 and will automatically receive placards starting in February. For those who must renew your new placard will be mailed to you once DMV receives your signature. If you renew online, you should receive your placard within two to four weeks.

Previously, permanent disabled parking placard holders would automatically receive a new placard through the mail every two years. Beginning in 2023, placard holders who received their original permanent placard before January 2017 were required to provide a signature to receive a new placard. In 2025, placard holders who received their original between June 2019 and December 2020 are required to provide a signature.

In 2017, the California legislature passed Senate Bill (SB) 611, requiring DMV to send renewal notices to permanent placard holders every six years or before the third placard renewal. Customers must provide their signature before the department can mail a new placard.

The DMV will be sending renewal notices to approximately 260,000 permanent placard holders notifying them that they need to provide their signature. These customers should respond to the renewal notice soon to receive their new placard by the June 30, 2025 expiration date of the current placard. The new placard will expire in June 2027. If you received your original permanent parking placard after December 2020, you will not receive a notice during this renewal cycle, and you will automatically receive a new placard in the mail prior to the June 30, 2025 expiration date of your current placard.

The DMV will mail you a renewal notice if you need to renew.

If you had to provide a signature to renew your placard in 2023, you do not have to do anything for this 2025 renewal cycle. The DMV will automatically send you a renewed placard.

If your original placard was issued after December 2020, you will automatically receive a new placard in the mail prior to the June 30, 2025 expiration date of your current placard.

No. This change only affects permanent parking placards.

The easiest, fastest way to renew a permanent placard is online. You can provide an electronic signature by scanning the QR code on your renewal notice, or through the online application. When renewing online, you will need your placard number or the Renewal Identification Number that appears on your renewal notice.

If necessary, you can sign and mail the notice to the DMV using the provided return envelope. (Postage is required.)

If you are renewing a placard on behalf of a business, the system will automatically bypass your need to enter a Date of Birth.

No. You can quickly complete your renewal online. Alternatively, you can renew by mail. (Postage is required to renew by mail.)

The DMV will not issue a new placard until it receives your signature.

If you do not have your renewal notice, you can renew online using your name, date of birth, and placard number as listed on your placard identification card.

If you must renew by mail or in person and do not have your renewal notice, you will need to complete an Application for Permanent Disabled Person (DP) Placard Renewal (REG 195 A).

A signature is required to receive a new parking placard. You are encouraged to respond to the renewal notice soon so you receive a new placard before your current placard expires on June 30, 2025.

Most people do not need to renew in 2025 and will automatically receive placards. For those who must renew your new placard will be mailed to you once DMV receives your signature. If you renew online, you should receive your placard within two to four weeks.

If you received a renewal letter, you will be able to provide a new mailing address for your placard while renewing (online or mail-in). If you did not receive a renewal letter and have a new mailing address, you may complete and mail the DMV 14 per the provided instructions on the form.

If you have completed a change of address with the US Postal Service (USPS) within the last 12 months, the USPS should forward any DMV mail to your new address. You still must update your mailing address with the DMV so we know where to send all future renewal notices and placards.

If you have to renew this year, you can change your mailing address while you renew online or by mail. If your placard will automatically renew this year, you can use the new Change of Address web service that will be available soon, or complete and mail a Notice of Change of Address form. We encourage all placard holders to double check that their mailing address on file with the DMV is current.