Los Angeles County Free Parking at County Lots for Veteran Plates

No parking fee at a county-owned or county-operated lot that takes a meter or an attendant, for a vehicle with a disabled veteran, Pearl Harbor survivor, Medal of Honor, Distinguished Service Cross, former POW or Purple Heart plate, on weekdays and on Veterans Day. Lots controlled only by automated gates are excluded.

Also called: parking, free parking, disabled veteran plate, Purple Heart plate, POW plate, county lot, 15.64.446.

For: Veteran or service member.

Where it applies

Written for the jurisdictions listed here.

Los Angeles County, CACounty

County Code section 15.64.446, enacted in 2007, exempts a vehicle displaying one of these California special plates from parking fees at any county-owned or county-operated public lot: Disabled Veteran (Vehicle Code 5007(a)(2)), Pearl Harbor Survivor (5101.3), Medal of Honor and Distinguished Service Cross (5101.4 and 5101.6), former American Prisoner of War (5101.5) and Purple Heart (5101.8). The exemption has three limits. It applies only where the fee is paid into a meter or to an attendant, not at a lot whose entrance or exit is controlled solely by an automated system. It does not apply on weekends or holidays, except Veterans Day, where fees are otherwise charged on those days. And the vehicle must still obey every other parking rule at the lot. It runs off the plate, not a rating. A veteran with a qualifying rating or decoration who has an ordinary plate gets nothing under this section; get the special plate from the DMV first. City lots and beach lots run by a city are outside it.

Thresholds

Thresholds for Los Angeles County Free Parking at County Lots for Veteran Plates
Gate	Rule
Qualifying special plate	The vehicle must display one of the named veteran plates. The Disabled Veteran plate itself has its own State eligibility test.

Sources

Los Angeles County Code, section 15.64.446, county-owned or operated parking facilities, fee exemption for vehicles with veterans special license platesOfficial

Updated

Last updated 2026-09-30.

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Disclaimer

VetTOC is not affiliated with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs or the Department of Defense. Information is for reference only and is not an eligibility determination. Verify with VA, the relevant state or territory, or an accredited VSO.