18-1740. Handicapped or disabled persons; parking; permits; period valid; renewal; fee. (1) All permits authorized under sections 18-1736 to 18-1741 for handicapped or disabled parking prior to September 10, 1993, shall be issued for a period ending January 1 of the fourth year following the date of issuance. All permits authorized under such sections for handicapped or disabled parking after September 9, 1993, and before September 10, 1995, shall be issued for a period of three years. Upon the expiration of a permanent permit, it may be renewed pursuant to the provisions of this section and section 18-1738 or 18-1738.01. After September 9, 1995, all permanently issued permits authorized by sections 18-1736 to 18-1741.07 shall be issued for a period ending on September 30 of the third year following the date of issuance and shall expire on that date, except that an application for the renewal of a permit filed with the issuing city or village clerk or designated county official within thirty days of the date after its expiration shall be deemed to have been filed prior to the date of its expiration. The possession of an expired but otherwise valid handicapped parking permit within thirty days following the date of its expiration shall serve as a full and complete defense in any action for a handicapped parking infraction resulting from the absence of a handicapped parking permit arising during that thirty-day period. (2) All permits authorized under sections 18-1736 to 18-1741 prior to September 10, 1995, for temporarily handicapped or disabled parking shall be issued for a period ending ninety days after the date of issuance but may be renewed for up to three additional ninety-day periods. All permits authorized under sections 18-1736 to 18-1741.07 after September 9, 1995, for temporarily handicapped or disabled parking shall be issued for a period ending not more than six months after the date of issuance but may be renewed for a one-time period not to exceed six months. For the renewal period, there shall be submitted an additional application with proof of a handicap or disability and the required permit fee. (3) A permit fee of three dollars shall be charged for each permit, two dollars of which shall be retained by the clerk or designated county official who submits the permit and one dollar of which shall be forwarded on a quarterly basis to the State Treasurer for credit to the Department of Motor Vehicles Cash Fund.

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