South Carolina Code of Law
§56-1-205 and 56-3-1920 allows a person who has been certified with
uncorrectable hearing loss of 40 decibels or more in one or both ears to obtain
a special hearing impaired restriction like emoticon(Y) along with outside
mirror restriction (J) on his or her driver’s license/beginner’s permit and/or
a hearing impaired placard.
This placard and/or driver’s
license/beginner’s permit restriction is to alert law enforcement and others to
the driver’s condition and may NOT be used for special parking privileges.
There is a limit of one (1)
placard per applicant. To apply for the restriction and/or the placard, the
person must have a current driver’s license/beginner’s permit and a physician’s
statement certifying the hearing loss. (NOTE: A physician’s statement is not
required for a replacement or renewal.)
An application is attached
and it can also be accessed online at http://www.scdmvonline.com/dmvnew/Forms/RG-004A.pdf
For answers to questions,
call the SC Department of Motor Vehicles at (803) 896-5000.
We thank area resident
Michelle Barden for this information. Michelle was concerned by a news story
about an incident in another state involving a hearing impaired person and law
enforcement. She has met with city officials and we have enjoyed talking with
her and learning from her.
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