(a) The department shall provide for the issuance of a disabled parking placard to a person with a disability.
(b) A disabled parking placard must be two-sided and hooked and include on each side:
(1) the international symbol of access, which must be at least three inches in height, be centered on the placard, and be:
(A) white on a blue shield for a placard issued to a person with a permanent disability; or
(B) white on a red shield for a placard issued to a person with a temporary disability;
(2) an identification number;
(3) an expiration date at least three inches in height; and
(4) the seal or other identification of the department.
(c) The department shall furnish the disabled parking placards to each county assessor-collector.
(d) A disabled parking placard must bear a hologram designed to prevent the reproduction of the placard or the production of a counterfeit placard.
(e) In addition to the expiration date included on a disabled parking placard under Subsection (b), the expiration date must be indicated on the placard by a month and year hole-punch system.
Official text of the Texas Transportation Code as published by the Texas Legislative Council.