General Specifications are presented herein for a two-sided removable windshield placard for issuance by the Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles to eligible applicants with disabilities. These placards authorizing parking in reserved spaces will be displayed on the front windshield rearview mirror of enclosed vehicles and in a prominent location on non-enclosed vehicles. The Standard Permanent Placard (with expiration dates), BMV 4859 and the Permanent Placard (with no expiration date) BMV 4861 will have a blue background color. The Temporary Placard, BMV 4860 with a red background and the notation “TEMPORARY.” Approximate annual usage for the Standard Permanent Placard (with expiration dates) BMV 4859 is 350,00 to 425,000; approximate annual usage for the Temporary Placard BMV 4860 is 30,000 – 35,000 and the approximate annual usage for the Permanent Placard (with no expiration date) BMV 4861 is 120,000. The Standard Permanent Placard (with expiration dates) is ordered approximately two times a year in quantities of 150,000 – 250,000; the Temporary Placard is ordered approximately two times a year in quantities of 15,000 – 20,000. The Permanent Placard (with no expiration date) is ordered one time a year in a quantity of approximately 120,000. The individual issuing the Standard Permanent Placard (with expiration dates) and Temporary Placards shall use a hole punch to punch out the month and year which indicates the expiration time frame. II. Design and Size The design and size of the parking placard was established by the Federal Government to implement a uniform system for parking for persons with disabilities. The proposed size of 3” W x 9-1/2” L presented in the Federal Register Rules and Regulations (March 11, 1991) was subsequently modified through the AAMVA to the size of 3-1/2” W x 9” L, to be compatible with a standard number ten mailing envelope and to accommodate seven (7) one-inch high characters in the series number
