<P> If traveling from other countries, requirements to obtain a parking permit vary from state to state . Some states will honour other country permits, while others require application as a visitor / tourist . </P> <P> Canada's provinces will honor a US state issued disabled plate or placard since US states will honor Canadian disabled plates and placards . </P> <P> The city does recognize valid placards from other jurisdictions for marked disabled parking spaces, all of which are in off - street lots . </P> <P> Disabled drivers from outside New York City who possess state - issued disability parking permits have claimed illegal discrimination and civil rights violations on the part of New York City . In 1991 a disabled elderly man from New Jersey was issued a ticket while parking in Brooklyn while displaying his New Jersey - issued disability parking placard . In 1997 a woman with multiple sclerosis using a wheelchair was similarly issued a ticket while parking in New York City for displaying a non-NYC issued disability parking placard . Both drivers maintain that failure to recognize non-NYC disability parking placards is a violation of their civil rights . </P>

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