# Transportation (GTR)

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

### Subtitle 1. Issuance, Expiration, and Renewal of Licenses

#### Section 16-121

(a) This section applies only to a non-match, described under regulations adopted by the Secretary of the United States Department of Homeland Security, that:

  (1) Occurs during verification by the Administration of the documentary evidence provided by an applicant for issuance or renewal of an identification card under Sec. 12-301 of this article, a moped operator's permit under Sec. 16-104.2 of this subtitle, or a license to drive under this subtitle; and

  (2) Is not resolved by the Administration's verification of the documentary evidence.

(b) In the event of a non-match, the Administration may not issue to the applicant an identification card under Sec. 12-301 of this article, a moped operator's permit under Sec. 16-104.2 of this subtitle, or a license to drive under this subtitle.

(c) Nothing in this section prohibits the Administration from issuing or renewing an identification card, a moped operator's permit, or a license to drive under Sec. 16-122 of this subtitle to allow the applicant to resolve a non-match.

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