To get a California Disabled Person (DP) placard or handicapped License Plates, you must be qualified as a permanently disabled person. To get these cards, you do not have to pay any fee. Read more to determine if you qualify for California DMV disabled placard. How to handle the handicap placard application. It is possible to get both new or replacement disabled placard online. Medical content reviewed by Dr Eric Jackson-Scott MD, Chief Medical Officer Are you eligible for disabled person Placard or Handicapped plates in California? Before you are cleared to get disability placards, you must get an authorized medical expert to verify that you are eligible. There are different eligibility guidelines that they can use to test if you qualify. Here is a look at some of the reasons which could result in you qualifying to fill in the handicap placard application. You have severely disabled mobility either due to a condition or a disease You have a lung disease that gives you a forced expira...