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You can easily buy handicap placards online. It's actually pretty similar to the dog thing, mostly a way to get out of paying for parking

• sarchertech 1y ago
  But unlike the dog thing, using a fake handicapped placard is actually illegal, and if you’re caught doing it, in most states there are significant fines. Some states even have jail time for repeat offenders.
  • mgraczyk 1y ago
    I'm not talking about fake placards. You can get real ones online very easily via telehealth, or in person from many chiropractor or other sham providers
    • sarchertech 1y ago
      I don’t doubt that it happens, but most doctors and other qualified practitioners are hesitant to authorize placards without a valid reason (and in many cases they are hesitant even with a valid reason). Unlike signing a letter stating that someone needs an emotional support animal, there are real consequences for a doctor authorizing too many. The DMV in many states does actually investigate handicap parking fraud. In the states where chiropractors can authorize placards, they can and do lose their licenses for exaggerating or inventing conditions. If you read up on it, it’s not as easy as you might think—especially if you want more than a temporary 6 month placard. There are scores of people complaining about how it took them a decade or longer to get one.