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SENATE BILL 618
R4 5lr1595
By: Senator Smith
Introduced and read first time: January 25, 2025
Assigned to: Judicial Proceedings
A BILL ENTITLED
AN ACT concerning 1
Vehicle Laws – Licenses, Identification Cards, and Moped Operator’s Permits 2
– Notation of Nonapparent Disability 3
FOR the purpose of requiring that certain applications for a license, an identification card, 4
or a moped operator’s permit allow an applicant to choose to indicate on the 5
document the applicant’s nonapparent disability; requiring the Motor Vehicle 6
Administration to ensure that the license, identification card, or moped operator’s 7
permit of an applicant who indicates that the applicant has a nonapparent disability 8
includes a certain notation; requiring the Administration to establish certain public 9
outreach efforts on the availability of the notation; prohibiting the Administration 10
from disclosing certain information to certain entities about an applicant that 11
indicates that the applicant has a nonapparent disability; and generally relating to 12
nonapparent disability notations on licenses, identification cards, and moped 13
operator’s permits. 14
BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, 15
Article – Transportation 16
Section 11–128 and 11–135 17
Annotated Code of Maryland 18
(2020 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 19
BY adding to 20
Article – Transportation 21
Section 12–306 22
Annotated Code of Maryland 23
(2020 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 24
SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 25
That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 26
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11–128. 1
(a) “License”, as used in reference to the operation of a motor vehicle, means any: 2
(1) Driver’s license; and 3
(2) Any other license or permit to drive a motor vehicle that is issued under 4
or granted by the laws of this State, including: 5
(i) Any temporary license; 6
(ii) A learner’s instructional permit; 7
(iii) A provisional license; 8
(iv) The privilege of any individual to drive a motor vehicle, whether 9
or not that individual is formally licensed by this or any other jurisdiction; 10
(v) Any nonresident’s privilege to drive, as defined in this subtitle; 11
and 12
(vi) A commercial driver’s license. 13
(b) “License” does not include an electronic credential issued under Title 16, 14
Subtitle 10 of this article. 15
11–135. 16
(a) (1) “Motor vehicle” means, except as provided in subsection (b) of this 17
section, a vehicle that: 18
(i) Is self–propelled or propelled by electric power obtained from 19
overhead electrical wires; and 20
(ii) Is not operated on rails. 21
(2) “Motor vehicle” includes a low speed vehicle. 22
(b) “Motor vehicle” does not include: 23
(1) A moped, as defined in § 11–134.1 of this subtitle; 24
(2) A motor scooter, as defined in § 11–134.5 of this subtitle; 25
(3) An electric bicycle, as defined in § 11–117.1 of this subtitle; 26
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(4) An electric low speed scooter, as defined in § 11–117.2 of this subtitle; 1
or 2
(5) A personal delivery device, as defined in § 21–104.5 of this article. 3
12–306. 4
(A) (1) IN THIS SECTION , “NONAPPARENT DISABILI TY” MEANS A 5
DISABILITY OR HEALTH CONDITION THAT IS NO T IMMEDIATELY OBVIOU S OR 6
VISIBLE. 7
(2) “NONAPPARENT DISABILIT Y” INCLUDES: 8
(I) DEVELOPMENTAL DISABIL ITIES; AND 9
(II) INTELLECTUAL DISABILI TIES. 10
(B) AN INITIAL AND A RENE WAL APPLICATION FOR A LICENSE, AN 11
IDENTIFICATION CARD , OR A MOPED OPERATOR ’S PERMIT SHALL ALLOW AN 12
APPLICANT TO CHOOSE TO INDICATE ON THE D OCUMENT THAT THE APPLICANT HAS 13
A NONAPPARENT DISABI LITY. 14
(C) THE ADMINISTRATION SHALL : 15
(1) ENSURE THAT THE LICEN SE, IDENTIFICATION CARD , OR MOPED 16
OPERATOR’S PERMIT OF AN APPLI CANT WHO HAS INDICAT ED A NONAPPARENT 17
DISABILITY ON AN APP LICATION INCLUDES A NOTATION OF THE NONA PPARENT 18
DISABILITY ON THE BO TTOM OF THE LICENSE , IDENTIFICATION CARD , OR MOPED 19
OPERATOR’S PERMIT; 20
(2) CONSULT WITH DEVELOPM ENTAL DISABILITY AND 21
INTELLECTUAL DISABIL ITY ADVOCACY GROUPS WITH RESPECT TO THE DESIGN OF 22
THE NONAPPARENT DISA BILITY NOTATION ; 23
(3) NOTIFY AN INDIVIDUAL WITH A NONAPPARENT D ISABILITY 24
NOTATION ON A LICENS E, IDENTIFICATION CARD , OR MOPED OPERATOR ’S PERMIT 25
THAT TURNS 18 YEARS OF AGE THAT TH E INDIVIDUAL MAY REQ UEST THAT THE 26
NONAPPARENT DISABILI TY NOTATION BE REMOV ED; AND 27
(4) ESTABLISH PUBLIC OUTR EACH EFFORTS TO EDUC ATE THE 28
GENERAL PUBLIC ON TH E AVAILABILITY OF TH E NONAPPARENT DISABI LITY 29
NOTATION. 30
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(D) THERE IS NO FEE FOR A NONAPPARENT DISABILI TY NOTATION ON A 1
LICENSE, IDENTIFICATION CARD , OR MOPED OPERATOR ’S PERMIT, INCLUDING FOR 2
THE ISSUANCE OF A CO RRECTED DOCUMENT IF NO OTHER CORRECTIONS ARE MADE. 3
(E) THE ADMINISTRATION MAY NO T: 4
(1) REQUIRE AN APPLICANT FOR A LICENSE , AN IDENTIFICATION 5
CARD, OR A MOPED OPERATOR ’S PERMIT TO PROVIDE PROOF OF THE APPLICA NT’S 6
NONAPPARENT DI SABILITY; 7
(2) DENY AN APPLICATION F OR A LICENSE , AN IDENTIFICATION 8
CARD, OR A MOPED OPERATOR ’S PERMIT BECAUSE THE NONAPPARENT DISABILI TY 9
SELECTED BY THE APPL ICANT DOES NOT MATCH THE NONAPPARENT DISA BILITY 10
INDICATED ON ANOTHER DOCUMENT ASSOCIATED WITH THE APPLICANT; 11
(3) NOTWITHSTANDING § 4–320 OF THE GENERAL PROVISIONS 12
ARTICLE, DISCLOSE INFORMATION RELATED TO AN APPLIC ANT’S INDICATION OF A 13
NONAPPARENT DISABILI TY ON AN APPLICATION FOR A LICENSE , AN 14
IDENTIFICATION CARD , OR A MOPED OPERATOR ’S PERMIT FOR A NY USE IN 15
RESPONSE TO A REQUES T FROM AN INSURANCE COMPANY OR THE MARYLAND 16
INSURANCE ADMINISTRATION ; OR 17
(4) USE INFORMATION DISCL OSED BY A PERSON UND ER THIS 18
SECTION AS A BASIS F OR REFERRING THE PER SON TO THE MEDICAL ADVISORY 19
BOARD UNDER § 16–118 OF THIS ARTICLE. 20
(F) THE MARYLAND POLICE TRAINING AND STANDARDS COMMISSION, IN 21
CONSULTATION WITH TH E DEPARTMENT OF STATE POLICE AND OTHER 22
INTERESTED STAKEHOLD ERS, SHALL IMPLEMENT TRAINING CONCERNING 23
INTERACTIONS WITH IN DIVIDUALS WHO HAVE A NONAPPARENT DISABILI TY 24
NOTATION ON THEIR LI CENSE, IDENTIFICATION CARD , OR MOPED OPERATOR ’S 25
PERMIT. 26
SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect 27
October 1, 2025. 28