Chapter 12. Placards Disability Parking Placard Changes The following change took effect in February 2017 regarding disabled parking placards: * The appearance of the placard has change. * The Application for Disabled Parking Placard/Plate has been revised and reformatted. * A new Disabled Parking Placard Abuse Confiscation & Reporting Form has been created. Placard Appearance Changes Beginning in February 2017, Disabled Parking Placards issued by the RMV have a new appearance. Small blue wheelchair symbols appear behind the Placard Number and Expiration Date. This security feature has been added to help identify instances of altered placard numbers or expiration dates that have been observed and cited by law enforcement. This change applies to all placards, both permanent and temporary. All old-style placards with the plain white background in the Placard Number and Expiration Date sections will remain valid until the date of expiration shown on the placard. It will take up to five years before the old placards are completely phases out. 01/17https://www.mass.gov/doc/application-for-disabled-parking/download https://www.mass.gov/files/documents/2018/04/10/MAB101%20-%20Parking%20Abuse%20Complaint%20Form%20for%20Disability%20Placards%20and%20Plates%20-%20Fillable.pdf