Per Connecticut General Statute 12-81c and City of Stamford Ordinance Sec. 220-5.1, resident with privately owned vehicle equipped with wheelchair lift device or other wheelchair adaption for physically disabled driver or passenger may apply annually for a full exemption on the vehicle.

This exemption cannot be applied to any vehicle used to transport physically disabled individuals for payment.

Required Documentation:

• Completed application form
• Proof of disability of the physically disabled driver or passenger for whom the motor vehicle is used primarily for the purpose of transportation
• Documentation showing when the vehicle was equipped with the wheelchair lift device or other wheelchair adaptation.

All the documents listed above must be submitted for the initial application to the address below by November 1^st to receive exemption on the tax bill due on July 1^st of the succeeding year. Thereafter, if no change to the motor vehicle, only a completed application form is required for re-filing by November 1^st each year.

City of Stamford Assessor’s Office
888 Washington Blvd, 6th Floor
Stamford, CT 06901

Wheelchair equipped motor vehicle exemption application form

Please call (203) 977-4016 or (203) 977-4904 with any questions.