# Transportation (GTR)

## Title 16. Vehicle Laws -- Drivers' Licenses

### Subtitle 10. Electronic Credentials

#### Section 16-1001

(a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.

(b) "Credential holder" means the individual to whom an electronic credential is issued.

(c) "Data field" means a discrete piece of information printed or otherwise appearing on a license or an identification card.

(d) "Electronic credential" means an electronic representation of a license, an identification card, or a data field.

(e) "Full profile" means all the information provided on a license or an identification card.

(f) "Limited profile" means a portion of the information provided on a license or an identification card.

#### Section 16-1002

(a) The Administration may issue an electronic credential to an individual in addition to, and not instead of, a license or an identification card if the Administration has issued to the individual:

  (1) A license; or

  (2) An identification card under Sec. 12-301 of this article.

(b) The Administration may enter into agreements with an agency of the State, another state, or the United States, or through a national association of motor vehicle agencies, to facilitate the issuance, use, and verification of electronic credentials issued by the Administration or another state.

(c) The Administration may create an electronic credential that:

  (1) Is capable of producing both a full profile and a limited profile; and

  (2) Satisfies the purpose for which the profile is being presented.

(d) The Administration shall design the electronic credential in a manner that allows the credential holder to maintain physical possession of the device on which the electronic credential is accessed during verification.

#### Section 16-1003

(a) The Administration may operate a verification system for electronic credentials.

(b)

  (1) Access to the verification system and any data field by a person presented with an electronic credential requires the credential holder's consent.

  (2) If consent is granted under paragraph (1) of this subsection, the Administration may release through the verification system:

    (i) For a full profile, all data fields that appear on the physical credential that corresponds with the electronic credential that is being verified; and

    (ii) For a limited profile, only the data fields represented in the limited profile for the physical credential that corresponds with the electronic credential that is being verified.

(c) A third party may administer on behalf of the Administration any system developed to facilitate the issuance, verification, and use of electronic credentials.

#### Section 16-1004

The Administration may charge a fee for:

(1) The issuance of an electronic credential; and

(2) The use of an electronic verification system.

#### Section 16-1005

The Administration may adopt regulations to carry out this subtitle.

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