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Maryland House Bill HB707

Maryland 2025 Regular Session

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55 Underlining indicates amendments to bill.
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1110 HOUSE BILL 707
12-R4 (5lr1594)
13-ENROLLED BILL
14-— Environment and Transportation/Judicial Proceedings —
15-Introduced by Delegates Wilkins, Taylor, Acevero, Addison, Allen, Boafo,
16-Charkoudian, Conaway, Crutchfield, Feldmark, Foley, Guyton, Holmes,
17-D. Jones, Kaiser, J. Long, Martinez, Mireku –North, Moon, T. Morgan,
18-Palakovich Carr, Pasteur, Patterson, Pena –Melnyk, Phillips, Queen,
19-Roberson, Roberts, Ruff, Simmons, Simpson, Spiegel, Taveras, Toles,
20-Williams, Woods, and Woorman Woorman, Fennell, Behler, Boyce, Healey,
21-Lehman, R. Lewis, Ruth, Stein, Stewart, Terrasa, and Ziegler
11+R4 5lr1594
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23-Read and Examined by Proofreaders:
24-
25-_______________________________________________
26-Proofreader.
27-_______________________________________________
28-Proofreader.
29-
30-Sealed with the Great Seal and presented to the Governor, for his approval this
31-
32-_______ day of _______________ at ________________________ o’cl ock, ________M.
33-
34-______________________________________________
35-Speaker.
13+By: Delegates Wilkins, Taylor, Acevero, Addison, Allen, Boafo, Charkoudian,
14+Conaway, Crutchfield, Feldmark , Foley, Guyton, Holmes, D. Jones, Kaiser,
15+J. Long, Martinez, Mireku –North, Moon, T. Morgan, Palakovich Carr,
16+Pasteur, Patterson, Pena–Melnyk, Phillips, Queen, Roberson, Roberts, Ruff,
17+Simmons, Simpson, Spiegel, Taveras, Toles, Williams, Woods, and Woorman
18+Woorman, Fennell, Behler, Boyce, Healey, Lehman, R. Lewis, Ruth, Stein,
19+Stewart, Terrasa, and Ziegler
20+Introduced and read first time: January 24, 2025
21+Assigned to: Environment and Transportation
22+Committee Report: Favorable with amendments
23+House action: Adopted
24+Read second time: February 25, 2025
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3726 CHAPTER ______
3827
3928 AN ACT concerning 1
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4130 Vehicle Laws – Licenses, Identification Cards, and Moped Operator’s Permits – 2
4231 Notation of Nonapparent Disability 3
4332 (Eric’s ID Law) 4
4433
4534 FOR the purpose of requiring that certain applications for a license, an identification card, 5
4635 or a moped operator’s permit allow an applicant to choose to indicate on the 6
4736 document the applicant’s nonapparent disability; requiring the Motor Vehicle 7
4837 Administration to ensure that the license, identification card, or moped operator’s 8
49-permit of an applicant who indicates that the applicant has a nonapparent disability 9 2 HOUSE BILL 707
38+permit of an applicant who indicates that the applicant has a nonapparent disability 9
39+includes a certain notation; requiring the Administration to delete a certain record 10
40+about an applicant’s nonapparent disability notation under certain circumstances; 11
41+requiring the Administration to establish certain public outreach efforts on the 12
42+availability of the notation; prohibiting the Administration from disclosing certain 13
43+information to in a certain entities manner under certain circumstances about an 14
44+applicant that indicates that the applicant has a nonapparent disability; and 15
45+generally relating to nonapparent disability notations on licenses, identification 16
46+cards, and moped operator’s permits. 17
47+
48+BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, 18 2 HOUSE BILL 707
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52-includes a certain notation; requiring the Administration to delete a certain record 1
53-about an applicant’s nonapparent disability notation under certain circumstances; 2
54-requiring the Administration to establish certain public outreach efforts on the 3
55-availability of the notation; prohibiting the Administration from disclosing certain 4
56-information to in a certain entities manner under certain circumstances about an 5
57-applicant that indicates that the applicant has a nonapparent disability; and 6
58-generally relating to nonapparent disability notations on licenses, identification 7
59-cards, and moped operator’s permits. 8
51+ Article – Transportation 1
52+Section 11–128 and 11–135 2
53+ Annotated Code of Maryland 3
54+ (2020 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 4
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61-BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, 9
62- Article – Transportation 10
63-Section 11–128 and 11–135 11
64- Annotated Code of Maryland 12
65- (2020 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 13
56+BY adding to 5
57+ Article – Transportation 6
58+Section 12–306 7
59+ Annotated Code of Maryland 8
60+ (2020 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 9
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67-BY adding to 14
68- Article – Transportation 15
69-Section 12–306 16
70- Annotated Code of Maryland 17
71- (2020 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 18
62+ SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 10
63+That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 11
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73- SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 19
74-That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 20
65+Article – Transportation 12
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76-Article – Transportation 21
67+11–128. 13
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78-11–128. 22
69+ (a) “License”, as used in reference to the operation of a motor vehicle, means any: 14
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80- (a) “License”, as used in reference to the operation of a motor vehicle, means any: 23
71+ (1) Driver’s license; and 15
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82- (1) Driver’s license; and 24
73+ (2) Any other license or permit to drive a motor vehicle that is issued under 16
74+or granted by the laws of this State, including: 17
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84- (2) Any other license or permit to drive a motor vehicle that is issued under 25
85-or granted by the laws of this State, including: 26
76+ (i) Any temporary license; 18
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87- (i) Any temporary license; 27
78+ (ii) A learner’s instructional permit; 19
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89- (ii) A learner’s instructional permit; 28
80+ (iii) A provisional license; 20
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91- (iii) A provisional license; 29
82+ (iv) The privilege of any individual to drive a motor vehicle, whether 21
83+or not that individual is formally licensed by this or any other jurisdiction; 22
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93- (iv) The privilege of any individual to drive a motor vehicle, whether 30
94-or not that individual is formally licensed by this or any other jurisdiction; 31
85+ (v) Any nonresident’s privilege to drive, as defined in this subtitle; 23
86+and 24
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96- (v) Any nonresident’s privilege to drive, as defined in this subtitle; 32
97-and 33
88+ (vi) A commercial driver’s license. 25
89+
90+ (b) “License” does not include an electronic credential issued under Title 16, 26
91+Subtitle 10 of this article. 27
92+
93+11–135. 28
94+
95+ (a) (1) “Motor vehicle” means, except as provided in subsection (b) of this 29
96+section, a vehicle that: 30
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101- (vi) A commercial driver’s license. 1
100+ (i) Is self–propelled or propelled by electric power obtained from 1
101+overhead electrical wires; and 2
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103- (b) “License” does not include an electronic credential issued under Title 16, 2
104-Subtitle 10 of this article. 3
103+ (ii) Is not operated on rails. 3
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106-11–135. 4
105+ (2) “Motor vehicle” includes a low speed vehicle. 4
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108- (a) (1) “Motor vehicle” means, except as provided in subsection (b) of this 5
109-section, a vehicle that: 6
107+ (b) “Motor vehicle” does not include: 5
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111- (i) Is self–propelled or propelled by electric power obtained from 7
112-overhead electrical wires; and 8
109+ (1) A moped, as defined in § 11–134.1 of this subtitle; 6
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114- (ii) Is not operated on rails. 9
111+ (2) A motor scooter, as defined in § 11–134.5 of this subtitle; 7
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116- (2) “Motor vehicle” includes a low speed vehicle. 10
113+ (3) An electric bicycle, as defined in § 11–117.1 of this subtitle; 8
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118- (b) “Motor vehicle” does not include: 11
115+ (4) An electric low speed scooter, as defined in § 11–117.2 of this subtitle; 9
116+or 10
119117
120- (1) A moped, as defined in § 11–134.1 of this subtitle; 12
118+ (5) A personal delivery device, as defined in § 21–104.5 of this article. 11
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122- (2) A motor scooter, as defined in § 11–134.5 of this subtitle; 13
120+12–306. 12
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124- (3) An electric bicycle, as defined in § 11–117.1 of this subtitle; 14
122+ (A) (1) IN THIS SECTION , “NONAPPARENT DISABILI TY” MEANS A 13
123+DISABILITY OR HEALTH CONDITION THAT IS NO T IMMEDIATELY OBVIOU S OR 14
124+VISIBLE. 15
125125
126- (4) An electric low speed scooter, as defined in § 11–117.2 of this subtitle; 15
127-or 16
126+ (2) “NONAPPARENT DISABILIT Y” INCLUDES: 16
128127
129- (5) A personal delivery device, as defined in § 21–104.5 of this article. 17
128+ (I) DEVELOPMENTAL DISABIL ITIES; AND 17
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131-12–306. 18
130+ (II) INTELLECTUAL DISABILI TIES. 18
132131
133- (A) (1) IN THIS SECTION , “NONAPPARENT DISABILI TY” MEANS A 19
134-DISABILITY OR HEALTH CONDITION THAT IS NO T IMMEDIATELY OBVIOU S OR 20
135-VISIBLE. 21
132+ (B) AN INITIAL AND A RENE WAL APPLICATION FOR A LICENSE, AN 19
133+IDENTIFICATION CARD , OR A MOPED OPERATOR ’S PERMIT SHALL ALLOW AN 20
134+APPLICANT TO CHOOSE TO INDICATE ON THE D OCUMENT THAT THE APPLICANT HAS 21
135+A NONAPPARENT DISABI LITY. 22
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137- (2) “NONAPPARENT DISABILITY ” INCLUDES: 22
137+ (C) THE ADMINISTRATION SHALL : 23
138138
139- (I) DEVELOPMENTAL DISABIL ITIES; AND 23
139+ (1) ENSURE THAT THE LICEN SE, IDENTIFICATION CARD , OR MOPED 24
140+OPERATOR’S PERMIT OF AN APPLI CANT WHO HAS INDICAT ED A NONAPPARENT 25
141+DISABILITY ON AN AP PLICATION INCLUDES A NOTATION OF THE NONA PPARENT 26
142+DISABILITY ON THE BO TTOM OF THE LICENSE , IDENTIFICATION CARD , OR MOPED 27
143+OPERATOR’S PERMIT; 28
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141- (II) INTELLECTUAL DISABILI TIES. 24
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143- (B) AN INITIAL AND A RENE WAL APPLICATION FOR A LICENSE, AN 25
144-IDENTIFICATION CARD , OR A MOPED OPERATOR ’S PERMIT SHALL ALLOW AN 26
145-APPLICANT TO CHOOSE TO INDICATE ON THE DOCU MENT THAT THE APPLICANT HAS 27
146-A NONAPPARENT DISABI LITY. 28 4 HOUSE BILL 707
147+ (2) CONSULT WITH DEVELOPM ENTAL DISABILITY AND 1
148+INTELLECTUAL DISABIL ITY ADVOCACY GROUPS WITH RESPECT TO THE DESIGN OF 2
149+THE NONAPPARENT DISA BILITY NOTATION ; 3
150+
151+ (3) NOTIFY AN INDIVIDUAL WITH A NONAPPARENT D ISABILITY 4
152+NOTATION ON A LICENS E, IDENTIFICATION CARD , OR MOPED OPERATOR ’S PERMIT 5
153+THAT TURNS 18 YEARS OF AGE THAT TH E INDIVIDUAL MAY REQ UEST THAT THE 6
154+NONAPPARENT DISABILI TY NOTATION BE REMOV ED; AND 7
155+
156+ (4) DELETE ANY RECORD OF AN INDIVIDUAL ’S NONAPPARENT 8
157+DISABILITY NOTATION ON REQUEST BY THE IN DIVIDUAL AT ANY TIME ; AND 9
158+
159+ (5) ESTABLISH PUBLIC OUTR EACH EFFORTS TO EDUC ATE THE 10
160+GENERAL PUBLIC ON TH E AVAILABILITY OF TH E NONAPPARENT DISABILI TY 11
161+NOTATION. 12
162+
163+ (D) THERE IS NO FEE FOR A NONAPPARENT DISABILI TY NOTATION ON A 13
164+LICENSE, IDENTIFICATION CARD , OR MOPED OPERATOR ’S PERMIT, INCLUDING FOR 14
165+THE ISSUANCE OF A CO RRECTED DOCUMENT IF NO OTHER CORRECTIONS ARE MADE. 15
166+
167+ (E) THE ADMINISTRATION MAY NOT : 16
168+
169+ (1) REQUIRE AN APPLICANT FOR A LICENSE , AN IDENTIFICATION 17
170+CARD, OR A MOPED OPERATOR ’S PERMIT TO PROVIDE PROOF OF THE APPLICA NT’S 18
171+NONAPPARENT DISABILI TY; 19
172+
173+ (2) DENY AN APPLICATION F OR A LICENSE , AN IDENTIFICATION 20
174+CARD, OR A MOPED OPERATOR ’S PERMIT BECAUSE THE NONAPPARENT DISABILI TY 21
175+SELECTED BY THE APPL ICANT DOES NOT MATCH THE NONAPPARENT DISA BILITY 22
176+INDICATED ON ANOTHER DOCUMENT ASSOCIATED WITH THE APPLICANT ; 23
177+
178+ (3) NOTWITHSTANDING § 4–320 OF THE GENERAL PROVISIONS 24
179+ARTICLE AND EXCEPT AS PROVID ED IN SUBSECTION (F) OF THIS SECTION, DISCLOSE 25
180+FOR ANY USE WITHOUT A COURT ORDER INFORMATION RELATED TO AN 26
181+APPLICANT’S INDICATION: 27
182+
183+ (I) INDICATION OF A NONAPPARENT DISABILITY ON AN 28
184+APPLICATION FOR A LI CENSE, AN IDENTIFICATION CA RD, OR A MOPED OPERATOR ’S 29
185+PERMIT FOR ANY USE IN RESPONSE TO A REQUES T FROM AN INSURANCE COMPANY 30
186+OR THE MARYLAND INSURANCE ADMINISTRATION ; OR 31
187+
188+ (II) REQUEST TO REMOVE AN INDICATION OF A NONA PPARENT 32
189+DISABILITY FROM A LI CENSE, AN IDENTIFICATION CA RD, OR A MOPED OPERATOR ’S 33
190+PERMIT; OR 34 HOUSE BILL 707 5
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150- (C) THE ADMINISTRATION SHALL : 1
194+ (4) USE INFORMATION DISCL OSED BY A PERSON UND ER THIS 1
195+SECTION AS A BASIS F OR REFERRING THE PER SON TO THE MEDICAL ADVISORY 2
196+BOARD UNDER § 16–118 OF THIS ARTICLE. 3
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152- (1) ENSURE THAT THE LICEN SE, IDENTIFICATION CARD , OR MOPED 2
153-OPERATOR’S PERMIT OF AN APPLI CANT WHO HAS INDICAT ED A NONAPPARENT 3
154-DISABILITY ON AN APP LICATION INCLUDES A NO TATION OF THE NONAPP ARENT 4
155-DISABILITY ON THE BO TTOM OF THE LICENSE , IDENTIFICATION CARD , OR MOPED 5
156-OPERATOR’S PERMIT; 6
198+ (F) THE ADMINISTRATION MAY MA KE INFORMATION DESCR IBED IN 4
199+SUBSECTION (E)(3) AVAILABLE TO: 5
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158- (2) CONSULT WITH DEVELOPM ENTAL DISABILITY AND 7
159-INTELLECTUAL DISABIL ITY ADVOCACY GROUPS WITH RESPECT TO THE DESIGN OF 8
160-THE NONAPPARENT DISAB ILITY NOTATION; 9
201+ (1) A COURT; 6
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162- (3) NOTIFY AN INDIVIDUAL WITH A NONAPPARENT D ISABILITY 10
163-NOTATION ON A LICENS E, IDENTIFICATION CARD , OR MOPED OPERATOR ’S PERMIT 11
164-THAT TURNS 18 YEARS OF AGE THAT TH E INDIVIDUAL MAY REQ UEST THAT THE 12
165-NONAPPARENT DISABILI TY NOTATION BE REMOVED ; AND 13
203+ (2) A CRIMINAL JUSTICE AGE NCY; 7
166204
167- (4) DELETE ANY RECORD OF AN INDIVIDUAL ’S NONAPPARENT 14
168-DISABILITY NOTATION ON REQUEST BY THE IN DIVIDUAL AT ANY TIME ; AND 15
205+ (3) A DRIVER LICENSING AUT HORITY; 8
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170- (5) ESTABLISH PUBLIC OUTR EACH EFFORTS TO EDUC ATE THE 16
171-GENERAL PUBLIC ON TH E AVAILABILITY OF TH E NONAPPARENT DISABILITY 17
172-NOTATION. 18
207+ (4) THE APPLICANT; 9
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174- (D) THERE IS NO FEE FOR A NONAPPARENT DISABILI TY NOTATION ON A 19
175-LICENSE, IDENTIFICATION CARD , OR MOPED OPERATOR ’S PERMIT, INCLUDING FOR 20
176-THE ISSUANCE OF A CO RRECTED DOCUMENT IF NO OTHER CORRECTIONS ARE MADE. 21
209+ (5) THE APPLICANT’S ATTORNEY; 10
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178- (E) THE ADMINISTRATION M AY NOT: 22
211+ (6) ANY THIRD PARTY DESIGNATED BY THE APPLICANT ; OR 11
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180- (1) REQUIRE AN APPLICANT FOR A LICENSE , AN IDENTIFICATION 23
181-CARD, OR A MOPED OPERATOR ’S PERMIT TO PROVIDE PROOF OF THE APPLICA NT’S 24
182-NONAPPARENT DISABILI TY; 25
213+ (7) THE CHILD SUPPORT ADMINISTRATION . 12
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184- (2) DENY AN APPLICATION F OR A LICENSE , AN IDENTIFICATION 26
185-CARD, OR A MOPED OPERATOR ’S PERMIT BECAUSE THE NONAP PARENT DISABILITY 27
186-SELECTED BY THE APPL ICANT DOES NOT MATCH THE NONAPPARENT DISA BILITY 28
187-INDICATED ON ANOTHER DOCUMENT ASSOCIATED WITH THE APPLICANT ; 29
215+ (G) THE MARYLAND POLICE TRAINING AND STANDARDS COMMISSION, IN 13
216+CONSULTATION WITH TH E DEPARTMENT OF STATE POLICE AND OTHER 14
217+INTERESTED STAKEHOLD ERS, SHALL IMMEDIATELY IM PLEMENT TRAINING 15
218+CONCERNING INTERACTI ONS WITH INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE A NONAPPARE NT 16
219+DISABILITY NOTATION ON THEIR LICENSE , IDENTIFICATION CARD , OR MOPED 17
220+OPERATOR’S PERMIT. 18
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189- (3) NOTWITHSTANDING § 4–320 OF THE GENERAL PROVISIONS 30
190-ARTICLE AND EXCEPT AS PROVID ED IN SUBSECTION (F) OF THIS SECTION, DISCLOSE 31
191-FOR ANY USE WITHOUT A COURT ORDER INFORMATION RELATED TO AN 32
192-APPLICANT’S INDICATION: 33 HOUSE BILL 707 5
222+ SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect 19
223+October 1, 2025. 20
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196- (I) INDICATION OF A NONAPPARENT DIS ABILITY ON AN 1
197-APPLICATION FOR A LI CENSE, AN IDENTIFICATION CA RD, OR A MOPED OPERATOR ’S 2
198-PERMIT FOR ANY USE IN RESPONSE TO A REQUES T FROM AN INSURANCE COMPANY 3
199-OR THE MARYLAND INSURANCE ADMINISTRATION ; OR 4
200-
201- (II) REQUEST TO REMOVE AN INDICATION OF A NONAPPAR ENT 5
202-DISABILITY FROM A LI CENSE, AN IDENTIFICATION CA RD, OR A MOPED OPERATOR ’S 6
203-PERMIT; OR 7
204-
205- (4) USE INFORMATION DISCL OSED BY A PERSON UND ER THIS 8
206-SECTION AS A BASIS F OR REFERRING THE PER SON TO THE MEDICAL ADVISORY 9
207-BOARD UNDER § 16–118 OF THIS ARTICLE. 10
208-
209- (F) THE ADMINISTRATION MAY MA KE INFORMATION DESCR IBED IN 11
210-SUBSECTION (E)(3) OF THIS SECTION AVAILABLE TO: 12
211-
212- (1) A COURT; 13
213-
214- (2) A CRIMINAL JUSTICE AGE NCY; 14
215-
216- (3) A DRIVER LICENSING AUT HORITY; 15
217-
218- (4) THE APPLICANT; 16
219-
220- (5) THE APPLICANT’S ATTORNEY; 17
221-
222- (6) ANY THIRD PARTY DESIG NATED BY THE APPLICA NT; OR 18
223-
224- (7) THE CHILD SUPPORT ADMINISTRATION . 19
225-
226- (G) THE MARYLAND POLICE TRAINING AND STANDARDS COMMISSION, IN 20
227-CONSULTATION WITH TH E DEPARTMENT OF STATE POLICE AND OTHER 21
228-INTERESTED STAKEHOLD ERS, SHALL IMMEDIATELY IMPLEMENT TRAINING 22
229-CONCERNING INTERACTI ONS WITH INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE A NONAPPARE NT 23
230-DISABILITY NOTATION ON THEIR LICENSE , IDENTIFICATION CARD , OR MOPED 24
231-OPERATOR’S PERMIT. 25
232-
233- SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect 26
234-October 1, 2025. 27
235-
227+Approved:
228+________________________________________________________________________________
229+ Governor.
230+________________________________________________________________________________
231+ Speaker of the House of Delegates.
232+________________________________________________________________________________
233+ President of the Senate.