28-2408. Special plates for hearing impaired
persons; placard; definition
A. The department shall issue to a hearing impaired person special plates that
display a distinctive number assigned to the vehicle and to the vehicle owner or lessee
and that indicate the owner or lessee of the vehicle is hearing impaired.
B. On application, the department shall issue a removable placard to a hearing
impaired person at no additional charge for display in a vehicle operated by the hearing
impaired person. The department shall design the placard and determine the required
display of the placard.
C. For the purposes of this section, "hearing impaired person" means a person who
cannot, with or without a hearing aid, hear and understand normal speech in optimal
listening conditions and who submits to the department a certificate that is issued by a
person licensed to practice medicine in this state or another state or by an audiologist
certified by the American speech, language and hearing association and that states the
applicant is hearing impaired.
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