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SENATE BILL 218
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(PRE–FILED)
By: Chair, Judicial Proceedings Committee (By Request – Departmental –
Transportation)
Requested: September 30, 2021
Introduced and read first time: January 12, 2022
Assigned to: Judicial Proceedings
A BILL ENTITLED
AN ACT concerning 1
Vehicle Laws – Driver’s Licenses and Identification Cards – Temporary Renewal 2
FOR the purpose of authorizing the Motor Vehicle Administration to issue a temporary 3
renewal for a driver’s license or identification card for a certain amount of time for 4
certain applicants; and generally relating to the temporary renewal of driver’s 5
licenses and identification cards. 6
BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, 7
Article – Transportation 8
Section 12–301(a) and 16–115(a)(1) 9
Annotated Code of Maryland 10
(2020 Replacement Volume and 2021 Supplement) 11
BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 12
Article – Transportation 13
Section 12–301(i) 14
Annotated Code of Maryland 15
(2020 Replacement Volume and 2021 Supplement) 16
BY adding to 17
Article – Transportation 18
Section 16–115(l) 19
Annotated Code of Maryland 20
(2020 Replacement Volume and 2021 Supplement) 21
SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 22
That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 23
Article – Transportation 24 2 SENATE BILL 218
12–301. 1
(a) On application, the Administration shall issue an identification card to any 2
applicant who: 3
(1) Is a resident of this State; 4
(2) Does not have a driver’s license; 5
(3) Presents a birth certificate or other proof of age and identity acceptable 6
to the Administration; 7
(4) Provides satisfactory documentary evidence that the applicant has 8
lawful status; 9
(5) (i) Provides satisfactory documentary evidence that the applicant 10
has a valid Social Security number by presenting the applicant’s Social Security 11
Administration account card or, if the Social Security Administration account card is not 12
available, any of the following documents bearing the applicant’s Social Security number: 13
1. A current W–2 form; 14
2. A current SSA–1099 form; 15
3. A current non–SSA–1099 form; or 16
4. A current pay stub with the applicant’s name and Social 17
Security number on it; or 18
(ii) Provides satisfactory documentary evidence that the applicant is 19
not eligible for a Social Security number; and 20
(6) Presents a completed application for an identification card on a form 21
furnished by the Administration. 22
(i) (1) Subject to paragraphs (2) [and (3)] THROUGH (4) of this subsection, an 23
identification card issued to an applicant expires at the end of a period of not more than 8 24
years determined in regulations adopted by the Administration. 25
(2) Before the expiration of an identification card, if an individual does not 26
possess all of the documents required for renewal, the Administration may extend the 27
individual’s identification card for a period not to exceed 90 days. 28
(3) (i) If an applicant has temporary lawful status, the Administration 29
may not issue an identification card to the applicant for a period that extends beyond the 30
expiration date of the applicant’s authorized stay in the United States or, if there is no 31 SENATE BILL 218 3
expiration date, for a period longer than 1 year. 1
(ii) Nothing contained in this paragraph may be construed to allow 2
the issuance of an identification card for a period longer than the period described in 3
paragraph (1) of this subsection. 4
(iii) The Administration shall indicate on the face and in the 5
machine–readable zone of a temporary identification card issued under this paragraph that 6
the card is a temporary identification card. 7
(4) (I) NOTWITHSTANDING ANY O THER PROVISION OF TH IS 8
SECTION, THE ADMINISTRATION MAY IS SUE A TEMPORARY RENE WAL FOR AN 9
IDENTIFICATION CARD THAT EXTENDS THE EXP IRATION DATE FOR A P ERIOD NOT 10
EXCEEDING 2 YEARS FOR AN APPLICA NT WHO: 11
1. HAS THE DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED BY FEDERAL 12
LAW, AS ENUMERATED IN SUB SECTION (A)(4) AND (5) OF THIS SECTION , ON FILE 13
WITH THE ADMINISTRATION ; 14
2. HAS A PHOTOGRAPH ON F ILE WITH THE 15
ADMINISTRATION THAT W ILL NOT BE 16 YEARS OLD OR OLDER BY THE EXPIRATION 16
DATE OF THE TEMPORAR Y RENEWAL; AND 17
3. HAS AN IDENTIFICATION CARD THAT WAS ISSUED FOR 18
THE FULL TERM UNDER PARAGRAPH (1) OF THIS SUBSECTION . 19
(II) THE ADMINISTRATION MAY MA KE TEMPORARY RENEWAL 20
OF AN IDENTIFICATION CARD AVAILABLE TO: 21
1. AN ACTIVE DUTY MEMBER OF THE ARMED FORCES OF 22
THE UNITED STATES OR A SPOUSE OR DEPENDENT OF THE MEM BER; 23
2. A MEMBER OF THE FOREIGN SERVICE OF THE 24
UNITED STATES OR A SPOUSE OR DEPENDENT OF THE MEM BER; 25
3. A RESIDENT OF THE STATE WHO IS A STUDEN T 26
STUDYING OUTSIDE THE STATE; 27
4. A RESIDENT OF THE STATE WHO IS TEMPORAR ILY 28
RESIDING OUTSIDE THE STATE FOR AT LEAST 6 MONTHS; 29
5. A RESIDENT OF THE STATE WHO HOLDS A N 30
IDENTIFICATION CARD THAT WOULD HAVE OTHE RWISE EXPIRED DURING A STATE 31
OF EMERGENCY DECLARE D BY THE GOVERNOR; OR 32 4 SENATE BILL 218
6. ANY OTHER RESIDENT OF THE STATE WHO MEETS 1
ANY REQUIREMENTS APP ROVED BY THE ADMINISTRATION . 2
(III) THE ADMINISTRATION SHALL ADOPT REGULATIONS TO 3
CARRY OUT THIS PARAGRAPH . 4
(5) An identification card may be renewed on application and payment of 5
the fee required by this section. 6
16–115. 7
(a) (1) Subject to paragraph (5) of this subsection, a license issued under this 8
title to a driver at least 21 years old shall expire on the birth date of the licensee at the end 9
of a period of not more than 8 years determined in regulations adopted by the 10
Administration following the issuance of the license. 11
(L) (1) NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF THIS SECTION , 12
THE ADMINISTRATION MAY ISSUE A TEMPORAR Y RENEWAL FOR A DRIVER’S LICENSE 13
THAT EXTENDS THE EXP IRATION DATE FOR A P ERIOD NOT EXCEEDING 2 YEARS FOR 14
AN APPLICANT WHO: 15
(I) HAS THE DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED BY FEDERAL LAW , AS 16
ENUMERATED IN § 16–103.1(10) AND (11) OF THIS SUBTITLE , ON FILE WITH THE 17
ADMINISTRATION ; 18
(II) HAS A PHOTOGRAPH ON FILE WITH THE ADMINISTRATION 19
THAT WILL NOT BE 16 YEARS OLD OR OLDER BY THE EXPIRATION DA TE OF THE 20
TEMPORARY RENEWAL ; AND 21
(III) HAS A DRIVER’S LICENSE THAT WAS I SSUED FOR THE FULL 22
TERM UNDER SUBSECTION (A)(1) OF THIS SECTION. 23
(2) THE ADMINISTRATION MAY MA KE TEMPORARY RENEWAL OF A 24
DRIVER’S LICENSE AVAILABLE TO: 25
(I) AN ACTIVE DUTY MEMBER O F THE ARMED FORCES O F THE 26
UNITED STATES OR A SPOUSE OR DEPENDENT OF THE MEM BER; 27
(II) A MEMBER OF THE FOREIGN SERVICE OF THE UNITED 28
STATES OR A SPOUSE OR DEPENDENT OF THE MEM BER; 29
(III) A RESIDENT OF THE STATE WHO IS A STUDEN T STUDYING 30
OUTSIDE THE STATE; 31 SENATE BILL 218 5
(IV) A RESIDENT OF THE STATE WHO IS TEMPORAR ILY RESIDING 1
OUTSIDE THE STATE FOR AT LEAST 6 MONTHS; 2
(V) A RESIDENT OF THE STATE WHO HOLDS A DRI VER’S 3
LICENSE THAT WOULD H AVE OTHERWISE EXPIRED DURING A STA TE OF EMERGENCY 4
DECLARED BY THE GOVERNOR; OR 5
(VI) ANY OTHER RESIDENT OF TH E STATE WHO MEETS ANY 6
REQUIREMENTS APPROVE D BY THE ADMINISTRATION . 7
(3) THE ADMINISTRATION MAY NO T ISSUE A TEMPORARY RENEWAL 8
TO AN APPLICANT WHO HOLDS A COMMERCIAL D RIVER’S LICENSE. 9
(4) THE ADMINISTRATION SHALL ADOPT REGULATIONS TO CARRY 10
OUT THIS SUBSECTION. 11
SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect 12
October 1, 2022. 13