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3	3		EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MATTER ADDE D TO EXISTING LAW .
4	4		[Brackets] indicate matter deleted from existing law.
5		-	Underlining indicates amendments to bill.
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7		-	amendment.
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10	7		SENATE BILL 618
11	8		R4 5lr1595
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13		-	By: Senator Smith Senators Smith, Charles, Ferguson, Folden, M. Jackson, James,
14		-	Love, McKay, Muse, Salling, Sydnor, Waldstreicher, and West
	10	+	By: Senator Smith
15	11		Introduced and read first time: January 25, 2025
16	12		Assigned to: Judicial Proceedings
17		-	Committee Report: Favorable with amendments
18		-	Senate action: Adopted with floor amendments
19		-	Read second time: February 17, 2025
20	13
21		-	~~CHAPTER ______~~
	14	+	A BILL ENTITLED
22	15
23	16		AN ACT concerning 1
24	17
25	18		Vehicle Laws – Licenses, Identification Cards, and Moped Operator’s Permits 2
26	19		– Notation of Nonapparent Disability 3
27		-	(Eric’s ID Law) 4
28	20
29		-	FOR the purpose of requiring that certain applications for a license, an identification card, 5
30		-	or a moped operator’s permit allow an applicant to choose to indicate on the 6
31		-	document the applicant’s nonapparent disability; requiring the Motor Vehicle 7
32		-	Administration to ensure that the license, identification card, or moped operator’s 8
33		-	permit of an applicant who indicates that the applicant has a nonapparent disability 9
34		-	includes a certain notation; requiring the Administration to establish certain public 10
35		-	outreach efforts on the availability of the notation; requiring the Administration to 11
36		-	delete a certain record about an applicant’s nonapparent disability notation under 12
37		-	certain circumstances; prohibiting the Administration from disclosing certain 13
38		-	information to in a certain entities manner under certain circumstances about an 14
39		-	applicant that indicates that the applicant has a nonapparent disability; and 15
40		-	generally relating to nonapparent disability notations on licenses, identification 16
41		-	cards, and moped operator’s permits. 17
	21	+	FOR the purpose of requiring that certain applications for a license, an identification card, 4
	22	+	or a moped operator’s permit allow an applicant to choose to indicate on the 5
	23	+	document the applicant’s nonapparent disability; requiring the Motor Vehicle 6
	24	+	Administration to ensure that the license, identification card, or moped operator’s 7
	25	+	permit of an applicant who indicates that the applicant has a nonapparent disability 8
	26	+	includes a certain notation; requiring the Administration to establish certain public 9
	27	+	outreach efforts on the availability of the notation; prohibiting the Administration 10
	28	+	from disclosing certain information to certain entities about an applicant that 11
	29	+	indicates that the applicant has a nonapparent disability; and generally relating to 12
	30	+	nonapparent disability notations on licenses, identification cards, and moped 13
	31	+	operator’s permits. 14
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43		-	BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, 18
44		-	Article – Transportation 19
45		-	Section 11–128 and 11–135 20
46		-	Annotated Code of Maryland 21
47		-	(2020 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 22
48		-	2 SENATE BILL 618
	33	+	BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, 15
	34	+	Article – Transportation 16
	35	+	Section 11–128 and 11–135 17
	36	+	Annotated Code of Maryland 18
	37	+	(2020 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 19
	38	+
	39	+	BY adding to 20
	40	+	Article – Transportation 21
	41	+	Section 12–306 22
	42	+	Annotated Code of Maryland 23
	43	+	(2020 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 24
	44	+
	45	+	SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 25
	46	+	That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 26
	47	+
	48	+	Article – Transportation 27 2 SENATE BILL 618
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50	50
51		-	BY adding to 1
52		-	Article – Transportation 2
53		-	Section 12–306 3
54		-	Annotated Code of Maryland 4
55		-	(2020 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 5
56	51
57		-	SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 6
58		-	That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 7
	52	+	11–128. 1
59	53
60		-	~~Article – Transportation 8~~
	54	+	(a) “License”, as used in reference to the operation of a motor vehicle, means any: 2
61	55
62		-	~~11–128. 9~~
	56	+	(1) Driver’s license; and 3
63	57
64		-	(a) “License”, as used in reference to the operation of a motor vehicle, means any: 10
	58	+	(2) Any other license or permit to drive a motor vehicle that is issued under 4
	59	+	or granted by the laws of this State, including: 5
65	60
66		-	(1) ~~Driver’s~~ license; ~~and 11~~
	61	+	(i) Any temporary license; 6
67	62
68		-	(2) Any other license or permit to drive a motor vehicle that is issued under 12
69		-	or granted by the laws of this State, including: 13
	63	+	(ii) A learner’s instructional permit; 7
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71		-	(i) ~~Any temporary~~ license; 14
	65	+	(iii) A provisional license; 8
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73		-	(ii) A learner’s instructional permit; 15
	67	+	(iv) The privilege of any individual to drive a motor vehicle, whether 9
	68	+	or not that individual is formally licensed by this or any other jurisdiction; 10
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75		-	(iii) A provisional license; 16
	70	+	(v) Any nonresident’s privilege to drive, as defined in this subtitle; 11
	71	+	and 12
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77		-	(iv) The privilege of any individual to drive a motor vehicle, whether 17
78		-	or not that individual is formally licensed by this or any other jurisdiction; 18
	73	+	(vi) A commercial driver’s license. 13
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80		-	(v) ~~Any nonresident’s privilege to drive~~, ~~as defined in this subtitle; 19~~
81		-	~~and 20~~
	75	+	(b) “License” does not include an electronic credential issued under Title 16, 14
	76	+	Subtitle 10 of this article. 15
82	77
83		-	~~(vi) A commercial driver’s license~~. 21
	78	+	11–135. 16
84	79
85		-	(b) ~~“License” does not include an electronic credential issued under Title 16, 22~~
86		-	~~Subtitle 10 of this article.~~ 23
	80	+	(a) (1) “Motor vehicle” means, except as provided in subsection (b) of this 17
	81	+	section, a vehicle that: 18
87	82
88		-	11–135. 24
	83	+	(i) Is self–propelled or propelled by electric power obtained from 19
	84	+	overhead electrical wires; and 20
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90		-	(a) (1) “Motor vehicle” means, except as provided in subsection (b) of this 25
91		-	section, a vehicle that: 26
	86	+	(ii) Is not operated on rails. 21
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93		-	(i) Is self–propelled or propelled by electric power obtained from 27
94		-	overhead electrical wires; and 28
	88	+	(2) “Motor vehicle” includes a low speed vehicle. 22
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96		-	(ii) Is not operated on rails. 29
	90	+	(b) “Motor vehicle” does not include: 23
	91	+
	92	+	(1) A moped, as defined in § 11–134.1 of this subtitle; 24
	93	+
	94	+	(2) A motor scooter, as defined in § 11–134.5 of this subtitle; 25
	95	+
	96	+	(3) An electric bicycle, as defined in § 11–117.1 of this subtitle; 26
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100		-	(2) “Motor vehicle” includes a low speed vehicle. 1
	100	+	(4) An electric low speed scooter, as defined in § 11–117.2 of this subtitle; 1
	101	+	or 2
101	102
102		-	(b) ~~“Motor vehicle”~~ ~~does not include:~~ 2
	103	+	(5) A personal delivery device, as defined in § 21–104.5 of this article. 3
103	104
104		-	~~(1) A moped, as defined in § 11–134.1 of this subtitle; 3~~
	105	+	12–306. 4
105	106
106		-	(2) A motor scooter, as defined in § 11–134.5 of this subtitle; 4
	107	+	(A) (1) IN THIS SECTION , “NONAPPARENT DISABILI TY” MEANS A 5
	108	+	DISABILITY OR HEALTH CONDITION THAT IS NO T IMMEDIATELY OBVIOU S OR 6
	109	+	VISIBLE. 7
107	110
108		-	(3) ~~An electric bicycle,~~ ~~as defined in § 11–117.1 of this subtitle; 5~~
	111	+	(2) “NONAPPARENT DISABILIT Y” INCLUDES: 8
109	112
110		-	(4) An electric low speed scooter, as defined in § 11–117.2 of this subtitle; 6
111		-	or 7
	113	+	(I) DEVELOPMENTAL DISABIL ITIES; AND 9
112	114
113		-	(5) ~~A personal delivery device, as defined in § 21–104.5 of this article~~. 8
	115	+	(II) INTELLECTUAL DISABILI TIES. 10
114	116
115		-	12–306. 9
	117	+	(B) AN INITIAL AND A RENE WAL APPLICATION FOR A LICENSE, AN 11
	118	+	IDENTIFICATION CARD , OR A MOPED OPERATOR ’S PERMIT SHALL ALLOW AN 12
	119	+	APPLICANT TO CHOOSE TO INDICATE ON THE D OCUMENT THAT THE APPLICANT HAS 13
	120	+	A NONAPPARENT DISABI LITY. 14
116	121
117		-	(A) (1) IN THIS SECTION , “NONAPPARENT DISABILI TY” MEANS A 10
118		-	DISABILITY OR HEALTH CONDITION THAT IS NO T IMMEDIATELY OBVIOU S OR 11
119		-	VISIBLE. 12
	122	+	(C) THE ADMINISTRATION SHALL : 15
120	123
121		-	(2) “NONAPPARENT DISABILIT Y” INCLUDES: 13
	124	+	(1) ENSURE THAT THE LICEN SE, IDENTIFICATION CARD , OR MOPED 16
	125	+	OPERATOR’S PERMIT OF AN APPLI CANT WHO HAS INDICAT ED A NONAPPARENT 17
	126	+	DISABILITY ON AN APP LICATION INCLUDES A NOTATION OF THE NONA PPARENT 18
	127	+	DISABILITY ON THE BO TTOM OF THE LICENSE , IDENTIFICATION CARD , OR MOPED 19
	128	+	OPERATOR’S PERMIT; 20
122	129
123		-	(I) DEVELOPMENTAL DISABIL ITIES; AND 14
	130	+	(2) CONSULT WITH DEVELOPM ENTAL DISABILITY AND 21
	131	+	INTELLECTUAL DISABIL ITY ADVOCACY GROUPS WITH RESPECT TO THE DESIGN OF 22
	132	+	THE NONAPPARENT DISA BILITY NOTATION ; 23
124	133
125		-	(II) INTELLECTUAL DISABILI TIES. 15
	134	+	(3) NOTIFY AN INDIVIDUAL WITH A NONAPPARENT D ISABILITY 24
	135	+	NOTATION ON A LICENS E, IDENTIFICATION CARD , OR MOPED OPERATOR ’S PERMIT 25
	136	+	THAT TURNS 18 YEARS OF AGE THAT TH E INDIVIDUAL MAY REQ UEST THAT THE 26
	137	+	NONAPPARENT DISABILI TY NOTATION BE REMOV ED; AND 27
126	138
127		-	(B) AN INITIAL AND A RENE WAL APPLICATION FOR A LICENSE, AN 16
128		-	IDENTIFICATION CARD , OR A MOPED OPERATOR ’S PERMIT SHALL ALLOW AN 17
129		-	APPLICANT TO CHOOSE TO INDICATE ON THE D OCUMENT THAT THE APPLICANT HAS 18
130		-	A NONAPPARENT DISABI LITY. 19
131		-
132		-	(C) THE ADMINISTRATION SHALL : 20
133		-
134		-	(1) ENSURE THAT THE LICEN SE, IDENTIFICATION CARD , OR MOPED 21
135		-	OPERATOR’S PERMIT OF AN APPLI CANT WHO HAS INDICAT ED A NONAPPARENT 22
136		-	DISABILITY ON AN A PPLICATION INCLUDES A NOTATION OF THE NO NAPPARENT 23
137		-	DISABILITY ON THE BO TTOM OF THE LICENSE , IDENTIFICATION CARD , OR MOPED 24
138		-	OPERATOR’S PERMIT; 25
139		-
140		-	(2) CONSULT WITH DEVELOPM ENTAL DISABILITY AND 26
141		-	INTELLECTUAL DISABIL ITY ADVOCACY GROUPS WITH RESPECT TO THE DESIGN OF 27
142		-	THE NONAPPARENT DISA BILITY NOTATION ; 28
	139	+	(4) ESTABLISH PUBLIC OUTR EACH EFFORTS TO EDUC ATE THE 28
	140	+	GENERAL PUBLIC ON TH E AVAILABILITY OF TH E NONAPPARENT DISABI LITY 29
	141	+	NOTATION. 30
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146		-	(3) NOTIFY AN INDIVIDUAL WITH A NONAPPARENT D ISABILITY 1
147		-	NOTATION ON A LICENS E, IDENTIFICATION CARD , OR MOPED OPERATOR ’S PERMIT 2
148		-	THAT TURNS 18 YEARS OF AGE THAT TH E INDIVIDUAL MAY REQ UEST THAT THE 3
149		-	NONAPPARENT DISABIL ITY NOTATION BE REMO VED; AND 4
	145	+	(D) THERE IS NO FEE FOR A NONAPPARENT DISABILI TY NOTATION ON A 1
	146	+	LICENSE, IDENTIFICATION CARD , OR MOPED OPERATOR ’S PERMIT, INCLUDING FOR 2
	147	+	THE ISSUANCE OF A CO RRECTED DOCUMENT IF NO OTHER CORRECTIONS ARE MADE. 3
150	148
151		-	(4) DELETE ANY RECORD OF AN INDIVIDUAL ’S NONAPPARENT 5
152		-	DISABILITY NOTATION ON REQUEST BY THE IN DIVIDUAL AT ANY TIME ; AND 6
	149	+	(E) THE ADMINISTRATION MAY NO T: 4
153	150
154		-	(5) ~~ESTABLISH PUBLIC OUTR EACH EFFORTS TO EDUC ATE THE 7~~
155		-	~~GENERAL PUBLIC ON TH E AVAILABILITY~~ OF ~~TH E NONAPPARENT DISABILI TY 8~~
156		-	~~NOTATION. 9~~
	151	+	(1) REQUIRE AN APPLICANT FOR A LICENSE , AN IDENTIFICATION 5
	152	+	CARD, OR A MOPED OPERATOR ’S PERMIT TO PROVIDE PROOF OF THE APPLICA NT’S 6
	153	+	NONAPPARENT DI SABILITY; 7
157	154
158		-	(D) THERE IS NO FEE FOR A NONAPPARENT DISABILI TY NOTATION ON A 10
159		-	LICENSE, IDENTIFICATION CARD , OR MOPED OPERATOR ’S PERMIT, INCLUDING FOR 11
160		-	THE ISSUANCE OF A CO RRECTED DOCUMENT IF NO OTHER CORRECTIONS ARE MADE. 12
	155	+	(2) DENY AN APPLICATION F OR A LICENSE , AN IDENTIFICATION 8
	156	+	CARD, OR A MOPED OPERATOR ’S PERMIT BECAUSE THE NONAPPARENT DISABILI TY 9
	157	+	SELECTED BY THE APPL ICANT DOES NOT MATCH THE NONAPPARENT DISA BILITY 10
	158	+	INDICATED ON ANOTHER DOCUMENT ASSOCIATED WITH THE APPLICANT; 11
161	159
162		-	(E) THE ADMINISTRATION MAY NO T: 13
	160	+	(3) NOTWITHSTANDING § 4–320 OF THE GENERAL PROVISIONS 12
	161	+	ARTICLE, DISCLOSE INFORMATION RELATED TO AN APPLIC ANT’S INDICATION OF A 13
	162	+	NONAPPARENT DISABILI TY ON AN APPLICATION FOR A LICENSE , AN 14
	163	+	IDENTIFICATION CARD , OR A MOPED OPERATOR ’S PERMIT FOR A NY USE IN 15
	164	+	RESPONSE TO A REQUES T FROM AN INSURANCE COMPANY OR THE MARYLAND 16
	165	+	INSURANCE ADMINISTRATION ; OR 17
163	166
164		-	(1) ~~REQUIRE AN APPLICANT FOR~~ A ~~LICENSE , AN IDENTIFICATION 14~~
165		-	~~CARD,~~ OR ~~A MOPED OPERATOR ’S PERMIT~~ TO ~~PROVIDE PROOF OF~~ THE ~~APPLICA NT’S 15~~
166		-	~~NONAPPARENT DISABILI TY;~~ 16
	167	+	(4) USE INFORMATION DISCL OSED BY A PERSON UND ER THIS 18
	168	+	SECTION AS A BASIS F OR REFERRING THE PER SON TO THE MEDICAL ADVISORY 19
	169	+	BOARD UNDER § 16–118 OF THIS ARTICLE. 20
167	170
168		-	(2) DENY AN APPLICATION F OR A LICENSE , AN IDENTIFICATION 17
169		-	CARD, OR A MOPED OPERATOR’S PERMIT BECAUSE THE NONAPPARENT DISABILI TY 18
170		-	SELECTED BY THE APPL ICANT DOES NOT MATCH THE NONAPPARENT DISA BILITY 19
171		-	INDICATED ON ANOTHER DOCUMENT ASSOCIATED WITH THE APPLICANT ; 20
	171	+	(F) THE MARYLAND POLICE TRAINING AND STANDARDS COMMISSION, IN 21
	172	+	CONSULTATION WITH TH E DEPARTMENT OF STATE POLICE AND OTHER 22
	173	+	INTERESTED STAKEHOLD ERS, SHALL IMPLEMENT TRAINING CONCERNING 23
	174	+	INTERACTIONS WITH IN DIVIDUALS WHO HAVE A NONAPPARENT DISABILI TY 24
	175	+	NOTATION ON THEIR LI CENSE, IDENTIFICATION CARD , OR MOPED OPERATOR ’S 25
	176	+	PERMIT. 26
172	177
173		-	(3) NOTWITHSTANDING § 4–320 OF THE GENERAL PROVISIONS 21
174		-	ARTICLE AND EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN SU BSECTION (F) OF THIS SECTION, DISCLOSE 22
175		-	FOR ANY USE WITHOUT A COURT ORDER INFORMATION RELATED TO AN 23
176		-	APPLICANT’S INDICATION: 24
177		-
178		-	(I) INDICATION OF A NONAPPARENT DIS ABILITY ON AN 25
179		-	APPLICATION FOR A LI CENSE, AN IDENTIFICATION CA RD, OR A MOPED OPERATOR ’S 26
180		-	PERMIT FOR ANY USE IN RESPONSE TO A REQUES T FROM AN INSURANCE COMPANY 27
181		-	OR THE MARYLAND INSURANCE ADMINISTRATION ; OR 28
182		-
183		-	(II) REQUEST TO REMOVE AN INDICATION OF A NONAPPAR ENT 29
184		-	DISABILITY FROM A LI CENSE, AN IDENTIFICATION CA RD, OR A MOPED OPERATOR ’S 30
185		-	PERMIT; OR 31
186		-
187		-	(4) USE INFORMATION DISCL OSED BY A PERSON UND ER THIS 32
188		-	SECTION AS A BASIS F OR REFERRING THE PER SON TO THE MEDICAL ADVISORY 33
189		-	BOARD UNDER § 16–118 OF THIS ARTICLE. 34 SENATE BILL 618 5
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193		-	(F) THE ADMINISTRATION MAY MA KE INFORMATION DESCR IBED IN 1
194		-	SUBSECTION (E)(3) OF THIS SECTION AVAI LABLE TO: 2
195		-
196		-	(1) A COURT; 3
197		-
198		-	(2) A CRIMINAL JUSTICE AGE NCY; 4
199		-
200		-	(3) A DRIVER LICENSING AUT HORITY; 5
201		-
202		-	(4) THE APPLICANT; 6
203		-
204		-	(5) THE APPLICANT’S ATTORNEY; 7
205		-
206		-	(6) ANY THIRD PARTY DESIG NATED BY THE APPLICA NT; OR 8
207		-
208		-	(7) THE CHILD SUPPORT ADMINISTRATION . 9
209		-
210		-	(G) THE MARYLAND POLICE TRAINING AND STANDARDS COMMISSION, IN 10
211		-	CONSULTATION WITH TH E DEPARTMENT OF STATE POLICE AND OTHER 11
212		-	INTERESTED STAKEHOLDERS , SHALL IMPLEMENT TRAI NING CONCERNING 12
213		-	INTERACTIONS WITH IN DIVIDUALS WHO HAVE A NONAPPARENT DISABILI TY 13
214		-	NOTATION ON THEIR LI CENSE, IDENTIFICATION CARD , OR MOPED OPERATOR ’S 14
215		-	PERMIT. 15
216		-
217		-	SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take e ffect 16
218		-	October 1, 2025. 17
219		-
220		-
221		-
222		-
223		-	Approved:
224		-	________________________________________________________________________________
225		-	Governor.
226		-	________________________________________________________________________________
227		-	President of the Senate.
228		-	________________________________________________________________________________
229		-	Speaker of the House of Delegates.
	178	+	SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect 27
	179	+	October 1, 2025. 28