Handicapped Parking Permits are available at no charge to all individuals who qualify. To qualify, the applicant must have a certified medical condition that limits personal mobility resulting in the applicant's inability to travel more than two hundred feet without assistance such as a wheel chair, crutch, walker, prosthetic or other device.

Handicapped Parking Permits are also issued to facilities such as retirement homes, hospitals, schools and places of a similar type involved in the transportation of handicapped individuals. These permits are assigned to specific vehicles that are titled and registered in the name of the facility and can only be used with the vehicle to which the permit was specifically assigned.

Application for Handicapped Permits may be obtained at the office of the City Clerk, 18 East 22nd Street, Kearney, Nebraska 68847 or call 308-233-3216. There are two types of handicapped parking permits: Permanent and Temporary. An application is also available for download from the Nebraska Department of Motor Vehicles website at: www.dmv.state.ne.us or to complete an application form, click here, print it off and bring it into the office.

Each handicapped individual is allowed two (2) permits. Handicapped individuals may also obtain Handicapped License plates for their vehicle in addition to their permit(s).

Acceptable Forms of Identification:

Once the City Clerk’s office receives an application, it is date stamped and verified to determine that it is completed correctly and to determine the type of permit requested. The application is then submitted to the Nebraska Department of Motor Vehicles for further processing.

• A Handicapped Parking Permit is not transferable and may not be reproduced or altered.
• Only handicapped individual or the motor vehicle to which the permit was specifically assigned can use the permit. The receipt that accompanies the permit at the time of issuance must remain with the permit at all times.
• The permit is only to be used when the handicapped or disabled person is entering or exiting a motor vehicle while it is parked in a designated Handicapped Parking space.
• The permit should be attached to the rearview mirror while the vehicle is parked in a designated Handicapped Parking space. It should not be attached to the rearview mirror while the vehicle is in motion. If there is no rearview mirror in the vehicle, the permit should be displayed on the dashboard.