# Transportation (GTR)

## Title 12. Vehicle Laws -- Motor Vehicle Administration

### Subtitle 3. Identification Cards; Donors Under Uniform Anatomical Gift Act

#### Section 12-301

(a) On application, the Administration shall issue an identification card to any applicant who:

  (1) Is a resident of this State;

  (2) Does not have a driver's license;

  (3) Presents a birth certificate or other proof of age and identity acceptable to the Administration;

  (4) Provides satisfactory documentary evidence that the applicant has lawful status;

  (5)

    (i) Provides satisfactory documentary evidence that the applicant has a valid Social Security number by presenting the applicant's Social Security Administration account card or, if the Social Security Administration account card is not available, any of the following documents bearing the applicant's Social Security number:

      (1) A current W-2 form;

      (2) A current SSA-1099 form;

      (3) A current non-SSA-1099 form; or

      (4) A current pay stub with the applicant's name and Social Security number on it; or

    (ii) Provides satisfactory documentary evidence that the applicant is not eligible for a Social Security number; and

  (6) Presents a completed application for an identification card on a form furnished by the Administration.

(b)

  (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, the Administration shall establish a fee for the issuance of an identification card and for issuance of a duplicate identification card.

  (2) A fee is not required if the applicant for the card:

    (i) Is 65 years old or older;

    (ii) Is legally blind;

    (iii) Has permanently lost the use of a leg or an arm;

    (iv) Is permanently disabled so severely that the applicant cannot move without the aid of crutches or a wheelchair;

    (v) Has a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits a "major life activity" as defined in the federal Americans with Disabilities Act;

    (vi) Presents documentation showing that the applicant was released from a correctional facility within the prior 60 days;

    (vii) Presents documentation showing that the applicant is a youth under the care of the Department of Juvenile Services;

    (viii) Presents documentation showing that the applicant is a youth between 15 and 20 years of age, inclusive, who is a participant in a Department of Human Services program, as approved by the Administration;

    (ix) Presents documentation showing that the applicant is currently homeless;

    (x) Presents documentation showing that the applicant is currently under the care of the Maryland Department of Health; or

    (xi) Presents documentation showing that the applicant is participating in another program administered by a State agency that requires the applicant to possess an identification card.

(c) A person may not commit any fraud in applying for an identification card issued under this section.

(d) A person may not commit any misrepresentation in applying for an identification card issued under this section.

(e) A person may not commit any fraud in using an identification card issued under this section.

(f) A person may not make any misrepresentation in using an identification card issued under this section.

(g)

  (1) An identification card shall be:

    (i) Of the size and design that the Administration requires; and

    (ii) Tamperproof, to the extent possible.

  (2) The card shall contain:

    (i) The name and address of the applicant;

    (ii) The birth date of the applicant;

    (iii) The sex of the applicant;

    (iv) A description of the applicant;

    (v) A photograph of the applicant taken by the procedure that the Administration requires;

    (vi) The expiration date of the identification card;

    (vii) The signature of the applicant; and

    (viii) The signature and seal of the issuing agent.

(h) An identification card may be used as legal identification of the individual to whom it is issued for any purpose.

(i)

  (1) Subject to paragraphs (2) through (4) of this subsection, an identification card issued to an applicant expires at the end of a period of not more than 8 years determined in regulations adopted by the Administration.

  (2) Before the expiration of an identification card, if an individual does not possess all of the documents required for renewal, the Administration may extend the individual's identification card for a period not to exceed 90 days.

  (3)

    (i) If an applicant has temporary lawful status, the Administration may not issue an identification card to the applicant for a period that extends beyond the expiration date of the applicant's authorized stay in the United States or, if there is no expiration date, for a period longer than 1 year.

    (ii) Nothing contained in this paragraph may be construed to allow the issuance of an identification card for a period longer than the period described in paragraph (1) of this subsection.

    (iii) The Administration shall indicate on the face and in the machine-readable zone of a temporary identification card issued under this paragraph that the card is a temporary identification card.

  (4)

    (i) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, the Administration may issue a temporary renewal for an identification card that extends the expiration date for a period not exceeding 2 years for an applicant who:

      (1) Has the documentation required by federal law, as enumerated in subsection (a)(4) and (5) of this section, on file with the Administration;

      (2) Has a photograph on file with the Administration that will not be 16 years old or older by the expiration date of the temporary renewal; and

      (3) Has an identification card that was issued for the full term under paragraph (1) of this subsection.

    (ii) The Administration may make temporary renewal of an identification card available to:

      (1) An active service member or a spouse or dependent of the active service member;

      (2) A member of the Foreign Service of the United States or a spouse or dependent of the member;

      (3) A resident of the State who is a student studying outside the State;

      (4) A resident of the State who is temporarily residing outside the State for at least 6 months;

      (5) A resident of the State who holds an identification card that would have otherwise expired during a state of emergency declared by the Governor; or

      (6) Any other resident of the State who meets any requirements approved by the Administration.

    (iii) The Administration shall adopt regulations to carry out this paragraph.

  (5) An identification card may be renewed on application and payment of the fee required by this section.

(j) The identification card shall be surrendered by the holder upon being issued a Maryland driver's license.

(k) The Administrator may issue an identification card to an applicant:

  (1) Whose privilege to drive has been refused, canceled, suspended, or revoked; or

  (2) Who has been issued a temporary license under Sec. 16-205.1(b)(3)(iii) of this article.

(l)

  (1) The Administration may cancel an identification card issued under this section if the Administration determines that the holder of the identification card:

    (i) Was not entitled to be issued the identification card;

    (ii) Failed to provide accurate or required information in the application for the identification card;

    (iii) Fraudulently applied for or obtained the identification card; or

    (iv) Is otherwise in violation of subsection (c), (d), (e), or (f) of this section.

  (2) If the Administration cancels an identification card under paragraph (1) of this subsection, the holder of the identification card immediately shall surrender the canceled identification card to the Administration.

(m)

  (1) A person convicted of a violation of subsection (c) or (d) of this section is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 3 years or a fine not exceeding $2,500 or both.

  (2) A person convicted of a violation of subsection (e) or (f) of this section is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 2 months or a fine not exceeding $500 or both.

#### Section 12-301.1

(a) In this section, "Division of Correction" means the Division of Correction of the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services.

(b) The Administration shall issue an identification card under Sec. 12-301 of this subtitle at no cost to an individual who applies for an identification card and presents:

  (1) An identification card issued by the Division of Correction that displays:

    (i) The individual's full name;

    (ii) A photograph of the individual; and

    (iii) A unique identification number assigned to the individual by the Division of Correction; and

  (2) The individual's Social Security card.

#### Section 12-302

(a) The Administration shall ensure that the driver's license or identification card of an applicant who presents a certification of veteran status obtained from the Department of Veterans and Military Families in accordance with Sec. 9-905 of the State Government Article, a DD Form 214, or other documentation acceptable to the Administration certifying veteran status, includes a notation indicating that the applicant is a veteran.

(b)

  (1) An application for a driver's license or an identification card shall allow an applicant to indicate that the applicant is a veteran and consents to being contacted by appropriate Executive Branch agencies regarding the applicant's eligibility for State or federal veterans' benefits.

  (2) In accordance with Sec.Sec. 4-304 through 4-325 of the General Provisions Article and any other applicable law, and on request by an Executive Branch agency, the Administration shall electronically transmit to the Executive Branch agency appropriate information about each applicant who consents in accordance with paragraph (1) of this subsection.

(c) The Administration may adopt regulations to carry out the provisions of this section.

#### Section 12-303

(a)

  (1) The Administration shall provide for a method by which an individual doing business with the Administration can:

    (i) Register as a donor with the State donor registry established under Sec. 4-516 of the Estates and Trusts Article for the purpose of making a gift of all body organs or parts for the purposes of transplantation, therapy, or medical research and education; and

    (ii) Select to have a donor designation on the individual's driver's license or identification card.

  (2) The Administration may not require an individual who registers with the State donor registry under paragraph (1)(i) of this subsection to have a donor designation on the individual's driver's license or identification card.

(b) If an individual selects to have a donor designation on the individual's driver's license or identification card under subsection (a)(1) of this section, the Administration shall make a notation of this fact on a driver's license or identification card issued to the individual.

(c) The Administration shall notify an individual who selects to register as a donor that:

  (1) The registration will remain effective until the individual requests that the individual be removed from the State donor registry; and

  (2) The individual may request to be removed from the State donor registry:

    (i) If the individual selected to have a donor designation on the individual's driver's license or identification card, by requesting a replacement driver's license or identification card:

      (1) Through the Administration's Web site; or

      (2) In person at any full-service Administration office;

    (ii) By requesting to be removed when doing business with the Administration; or

    (iii) Through the State donor registry.

(d) Unless an individual who selected to have a donor designation on the individual's driver's license or identification card is removed from the State donor registry as provided in subsection (c)(2) of this section, the Administration shall note the individual's donor designation on all subsequently issued drivers' licenses or identification cards.

(e) A donor designation noted on a driver's license or identification card:

  (1) Is sufficient legal authority for the removal of a body organ or part on the death of the donor; and

  (2) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, is valid and effective for all purposes under Title 4, Subtitle 5 of the Estates and Trusts Article, including the immunity from civil or criminal liability set forth in Sec. 4-514 of the Estates and Trusts Article.

#### Section 12-303.1

(a) In this section, "advance directive" has the meaning stated in Sec. 5-601 of the Health - General Article.

(b) The Administration shall provide for a method by which an applicant for a driver's license or identification card shall be made aware of, and informed how to obtain, the advance directive information sheet developed under Sec. 5-615 of the Health - General Article.

(c)

  (1) The Administration shall provide a method by which a notation indicating that the applicant has an advance directive registered with the Maryland Department of Health may be placed on the driver's license or identification card.

  (2) The notation shall be added only on written request of the applicant.

  (3) The notation may be removed at any time on written request.

#### Section 12-304

(a) This section applies only to an adult male applicant under the age of 26 years.

(b) Subject to subsection (c) of this section, the Administration shall provide to the Selective Service Administration in an electronic format, for purposes of registration with the Selective Service as required under federal law, the necessary information concerning a male applicant who applies for a driver's license or identification card or the renewal of a driver's license or identification card, including the applicant's:

  (1) Full name;

  (2) Current address;

  (3) Date of birth;

  (4) Gender;

  (5) Date of application; and

  (6) Social Security number, if available.

(c)

  (1) A male applicant's signature on the application indicates that the applicant has selected one of the options specified in paragraph (2) of this subsection concerning Selective Service registration and the forwarding of information to the Selective Service Administration under this section.

  (2) In addition to the information required under this subtitle or Title 16 of this article, an application form for a driver's license or identification card or renewal of a driver's license or identification card shall contain a statement that the male applicant:

    (i) Has already registered with the Selective Service Administration; or

    (ii) Has not registered with the Selective Service Administration and:

      (1) Consents to forwarding the information in subsection (b) of this section to the Selective Service Administration; or

      (2) Refuses to consent to the forwarding of the information in subsection (b) of this section to the Selective Service Administration.

(d) Refusal to consent to the forwarding of the information in subsection (b) of this section to the Selective Service Administration may not be grounds for denial of an application for a driver's license or identification card or renewal of a driver's license or identification card.

#### Section 12-305

(a) An application for a license, an identification card, or a moped operator's permit shall allow an applicant to indicate that the sex the applicant identifies as is:

  (1) Female;

  (2) Male; or

  (3) Unspecified or other.

(b) The Administration shall ensure that the license, identification card, or moped operator's permit of an applicant who has indicated an unspecified or other sex on an application displays an "X" in the location on the license, identification card, or moped operator's permit that indicates the applicant's sex.

(c) The Administration may not:

  (1) Require an applicant for a license, an identification card, or a moped operator's permit to provide proof of the applicant's sex; or

  (2) Deny an application for a license, an identification card, or a moped operator's permit because the sex selected by the applicant does not match the sex indicated on another document associated with the applicant.

#### Section 12-306

(a)

  (1) In this section, "nonapparent disability" means a disability or health condition that is not immediately obvious or visible.

  (2) "Nonapparent disability" includes:

    (i) Developmental disabilities; and

    (ii) Intellectual disabilities.

(b) An initial and a renewal application for a license, an identification card, or a moped operator's permit shall allow an applicant to choose to indicate on the document that the applicant has a nonapparent disability.

(c) The Administration shall:

  (1) Ensure that the license, identification card, or moped operator's permit of an applicant who has indicated a nonapparent disability on an application includes a notation of the nonapparent disability on the bottom of the license, identification card, or moped operator's permit;

  (2) Consult with developmental disability and intellectual disability advocacy groups with respect to the design of the nonapparent disability notation;

  (3) Notify an individual with a nonapparent disability notation on a license, identification card, or moped operator's permit that turns 18 years of age that the individual may request that the nonapparent disability notation be removed;

  (4) Delete any record of an individual's nonapparent disability notation on request by the individual at any time; and

  (5) Establish public outreach efforts to educate the general public on the availability of the nonapparent disability notation.

(d) There is no fee for a nonapparent disability notation on a license, identification card, or moped operator's permit, including for the issuance of a corrected document if no other corrections are made.

(e) The Administration may not:

  (1) Require an applicant for a license, an identification card, or a moped operator's permit to provide proof of the applicant's nonapparent disability;

  (2) Deny an application for a license, an identification card, or a moped operator's permit because the nonapparent disability selected by the applicant does not match the nonapparent disability indicated on another document associated with the applicant;

  (3) Notwithstanding Sec. 4-320 of the General Provisions Article and except as provided in subsection (f) of this section, disclose for any use without a court order information related to an applicant's:

    (i) Indication of a nonapparent disability on an application for a license, an identification card, or a moped operator's permit; or

    (ii) Request to remove an indication of a nonapparent disability from a license, an identification card, or a moped operator's permit; or

  (4) Use information disclosed by a person under this section as a basis for referring the person to the Medical Advisory Board under Sec. 16-118 of this article.

(f) The Administration may make information described in subsection (e)(3) of this section available to:

  (1) A court;

  (2) A criminal justice agency;

  (3) A driver licensing authority;

  (4) The applicant;

  (5) The applicant's attorney;

  (6) Any third party designated by the applicant; or

  (7) The Child Support Administration.

(g) The Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission, in consultation with the Department of State Police and other interested stakeholders, shall implement training concerning interactions with individuals who have a nonapparent disability notation on their license, identification card, or moped operator's permit.

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Md. Code Ann., Transp. (as displayed at mgaleg.maryland.gov, October 16, 2026)