§ 12-306

Maryland § 12-306

• Jurisdiction: Maryland
• Article gtr: Transportation
• Title: 12

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(a) (1) In this section, “nonapparent disability” means a disability or health condition that is not immediately obvious or visible.

(2) “Nonapparent disability” includes:

(i) Developmental disabilities; and

(ii) Intellectual disabilities.

(b) An initial and a renewal application for a license, an identification card, or a moped operator’s permit shall allow an applicant to choose to indicate on the document that the applicant has a nonapparent disability.

(c) The Administration shall:

(1) Ensure that the license, identification card, or moped operator’s permit of an applicant who has indicated a nonapparent disability on an application includes a notation of the nonapparent disability on the bottom of the license, identification card, or moped operator’s permit;

(2) Consult with developmental disability and intellectual disability advocacy groups with respect to the design of the nonapparent disability notation;

(3) Notify an individual with a nonapparent disability notation on a license, identification card, or moped operator’s permit that turns 18 years of age that the individual may request that the nonapparent disability notation be removed;

(4) Delete any record of an individual’s nonapparent disability notation on request by the individual at any time; and

(5) Establish public outreach efforts to educate the general public on the availability of the nonapparent disability notation.

(d) There is no fee for a nonapparent disability notation on a license, identification card, or moped operator’s permit, including for the issuance of a corrected document if no other corrections are made.

(e) The Administration may not:

(1) Require an applicant for a license, an identification card, or a moped operator’s permit to provide proof of the applicant’s nonapparent disability;

(2) Deny an application for a license, an identification card, or a moped operator’s permit because the nonapparent disability selected by the applicant does not match the nonapparent disability indicated on another document associated with the applicant;

(3) Notwithstanding § 4–320 of the General Provisions Article and except as provided in subsection (f) of this section, disclose for any use without a court order information related to an applicant’s:

(i) Indication of a nonapparent disability on an application for a license, an identification card, or a moped operator’s permit; or

(ii) Request to remove an indication of a nonapparent disability from a license, an identification card, or a moped operator’s permit; or

(4) Use information disclosed by a person under this section as a basis for referring the person to the Medical Advisory Board under § 16–118 of this article.

(f) The Administration may make information described in subsection (e)(3) of this section available to:

(1) A court;

(2) A criminal justice agency;

(3) A driver licensing authority;

(4) The applicant;

(5) The applicant’s attorney;

(6) Any third party designated by the applicant; or

(7) The Child Support Administration.

(g) The Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission, in consultation with the Department of State Police and other interested stakeholders, shall implement training concerning interactions with individuals who have a nonapparent disability notation on their license, identification card, or moped operator’s permit.