We are/were talking about Handicap Placards. I don't know about a jurisdiction which issues them for mental disorders. In my state (Nevada) here are the following qualifiers:
Criteria for Disabled Persons
A licensed physician must certify an individual's disability by completing the bottom half of the application. The patient must have one or more of the following conditions to qualify:
- Cannot walk two hundred feet without stopping to rest.
- Cannot walk without the use of a brace, cane, crutch, wheelchair, or other device, or another person.
- Is restricted by a lung disease.
- Uses portable oxygen.
- Has a cardiac condition to the extent that functional limitations are classified as a Class III or Class IV according to standards adopted by the American Heart Association.
- Is visually handicapped.
- Is severely limited in his/her ability to walk because of an arthritic, neurological, or orthopedic condition.
Handicapped Placard
The physician must also certify whether a patient's condition is subject to change and, if so, the length of time the disability is expected to last. DMV will issue up to two placards or motorcycle stickers for temporary or moderate conditions. Those with a permanent condition may receive license plates for all vehicles registered in their name and one placard or any combination of two plates/placards/stickers.
Our state's list is fairly liberal. Some states are much more restrictive.
Fern