Ways to apply for the parking card:

• The applicant can apply for the parking card personally.
• The applicant may also authorize somebody to apply for the parking card on his/her behalf. The authorization must be in writing and must be presented in addition to the disabled person's identity card or LR license. Notarization of the power of attorney is not mandatory.
• The disabled person's guardian may apply on behalf of his/her ward. The guardian's presentation of a certificate or other document proving guardianship and disability identity card or driving license, LR, is necessary to complete the process.

• SMCEHWA statement. The SMCEHWA certificate must be issued 2 months ago or earlier from the time the application was submitted. Presenting the certificate is no longer necessary if the information regarding the applicant's medical condition is available at SSIA database.
• Group I, disabled person's license if the person is visually impaired (Group I)
• One photo (3 x 4 cm)

Note: Same requirements are submitted if you would like to renew or replace your lost, stolen or damaged card.

Department of Road Traffic Safety
CSDD, Miera iela 25, R?ga, Latvija, LV 1001
Information phone: +371 67025777
Public relations department: +371 67025730
E-mail: office@csdd.gov.lv
Website
CSDD Branches

Parking Card for People with Disability shall be issued to:

• Those who have been granted Health and Work Ability Expertise Commission statement on the medical indication for the determination of a specially adapted car purchase and Transport allowance receipt (hereinafter - SMCEHWA certificate)
• Visually impaired individuals belonging to Group I.

Fee paid to obtain the disability parking card: 0.61 / EUR 0.86

Payment can be made in cash to RTA or any bank.

Explain the time until which the certificate/document is valid.
e.g. Birth Certificate Valid Forever

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Videos explaining the procedure or to fill the applications. 
Attach videos using the following tag <&video type="website">video ID|width|height<&/video&> from external websites.
Please remove the "&" inside the tags during implementation.
Website = allocine, blip, dailymotion, facebook, gametrailers, googlevideo, html5, metacafe, myspace, revver, 
sevenload, viddler, vimeo, youku, youtube
width = 560, height = 340, Video ID = Can be obtained from the URL of webpage where the video is displayed.
e.g In the following url "http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0US7oR_t3M" Video ID is "Y0US7oR_t3M". 
	

Parking Card for People with Disability can be obtained from all RTA offices.

A list which displays the kind of information which is required to complete the procedure.
e.g.
1. Date of Birth.
2. City or County of Birth.

Following are procedures on how you can obtain a Parking Card for People with Disability in Latvia.

Provisions of the Road Traffic Rules states that the Disabled parking card entitles cardholders to park in a designated parking space for people with disability in Latvia and other EU Member States.

Disabled parking card should be placed in the car's interior windscreen.

Please explain what are other uses of obtaining this document/certificate.
e.g. Birth Certificate can be used as proof of identity.

• Department of Road Traffic Safety Website:

http://www.csdd.lv/lat/par_csdd/invalidu_stavvietas/

More information which might help people.