How do I get a residential parking permit?

If you are eligible for a residential parking permit, you may pay an additional fee and be issued a residential parking permit. This transaction may be done at the time of vehicle registration or online. This permit is good for the same period as your vehicle registration. Please note that parking permits are issued by DMV on behalf of the District Department of Transportation (DDOT) which regulates parking.


Are reciprocity, the visitor parking permit, the residential parking permit (RPP) and the registration of out-of-state automobiles (ROSA) vehicles the same thing?

Reciprocity is what allows a temporary resident the right to retain his/her out-of-state vehicle registration when he/she is temporarily living in the District. Since District law requires that anyone domiciled in the District for more than 30 days must obtain a DC Drivers license and register their vehicle, reciprocity exempts a temporary resident from this law. Reciprocity is not related to the ability to park.

Visitor parking, which is regulated by the District Department of Transportation (DDOT), allows DC residents to obtain a temporary permit for vehicles of their visitors to enable the visitor to park in a restricted residential area. In order to be eligible for a visitor parking permit, your street must be zoned for RPP as indicated by a two-hour residential restriction sign on your block. Residents are not eligible to receive a visitor parking permit for their own personal vehicle; instead, residents are required to obtain a residential parking permit.

Residential Parking, which is regulated by the District Department of Transportation (DDOT), allows a DC registered vehicle, or a vehicle with reciprocity, to be parked without restriction in the permit area of the residential address. In order to be eligible for a Residential Parking Permit (RPP), your street must be zoned for RPP as indicated by a two-hour residential restriction sign on your block.

ROSA is used to confirm that an out-of-state vehicle housed overnight in a residential area does not belong to a resident who has not converted the vehicle to DC tags. ROSA is not a parking permit and is not related to the ability to park. Therefore, a visitor parking permit will not exempt a vehicle from ROSA requirements.


How do I get a disability parking placard?

Parking placards and disability tags are issued at any DMV service center location. To obtain or renew a temporary or long-term placard or tags, your application* must be certified by your doctor. You may receive a one-week placard without a doctor's certification. Please note that disability parking placards are issued by DMV on behalf of the District Department of Transportation (DDOT) which regulates parking.


I noticed that you are requesting my e-mail address on most of the DMV applications. Will I be able to receive DMV notices by e-mail instead of by regular mail?

Yes. If you have provided us with your e-mail address (either during the drivers license/identification card transactions or online), DMV will e-mail you your driver license, identification card, vehicle registration and inspection renewal notices by e-mail instead of by regular mail. If you do not renew your credential 25 days prior to its expiration, we will send you a hard copy renewal notice to your address of record.

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