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<section article="gtr" article_name="Transportation" number="16-118.1" title_number="16" title_name="Vehicle Laws -- Drivers' Licenses" subtitle_number="1" subtitle_name="Issuance, Expiration, and Renewal of Licenses">
  <level label="a">
    <level label="1">
      <text>The Administration shall develop a form for a voluntary developmental disability self–disclosure card.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>A voluntary developmental disability self–disclosure card shall:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>Be approximately the same size as a driver’s license;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>Be printed on blue paper;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>Include space for an individual to provide details on a developmental disability; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iv">
        <text>Include written guidance on effective communication between law enforcement officers and people with developmental disabilities.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>In developing the form required by this subsection, the Administration shall consult with the Maryland Chiefs of Police Association and at least one independent organization that advocates on behalf of individuals with developmental disabilities.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <level label="1">
      <text>Beginning January 1, 2021, the Administration shall make a voluntary developmental disability self–disclosure card available to any individual of driving age who requests one.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>If an individual who requests a voluntary developmental disability self–disclosure card is a minor, the Administration shall provide the card to the individual’s parent or guardian.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>Except as required by § 16–118 of this subtitle, the Administration may not maintain any records relating to the issuance of a voluntary developmental disability self–disclosure card.</text>
  </level>
</section>
