2013 Maryland Code
TRANSPORTATION
§ 16-114 - Duplicate license

§16-114.

(a) In this section, “mutilated” includes any imperfection of or in a driver’s license, after its issuance, that renders it unsuitable for identification purposes or for verifying its authenticity and validity.

(b) If a driver’s license is lost, stolen, mutilated, or destroyed, the licensee immediately shall apply for and, after furnishing information satisfactory to the Administration and payment of the required fee, is entitled to obtain a duplicate license. If the duplicate license being applied for is of a type requiring a photo and the licensee is temporarily absent from this State, the Administration may issue a regular license bearing the notation that it is valid without a photo until 15 days after the licensee first returns to this State.

(c) A licensee who is at least 21 years may apply for a duplicate license that includes a frontal photograph of the licensee.

(d) If a person recovers an original license for which a duplicate has been issued, the person promptly shall surrender the original license to the Administration.

§ 16-114 - 1. Corrected license

(a) Commercial licenses -- In general. -- To obtain a corrected photo commercial driver's license, an individual shall:

(1) Apply for a corrected commercial driver's license on the form required by the Administration;

(2) Surrender the individual's original license; and

(3) Pay the required fee.

(b) Commercial licenses -- Expiration. -- A corrected photo commercial driver's license shall expire on the date that the individual's original license expired.

(c) Other licenses -- In general. -- If an individual other than one who holds a commercial driver's license desires a corrected photo license in lieu of a correction card for a desired or required correction, the individual shall:

(1) Apply for a corrected photo license on the form required by the Administration;

(2) Surrender the individual's original license; and

(3) Pay the required fee.

(d) Other licenses -- Expiration. --

(1) A corrected photo license issued under subsection (c) of this section to a driver at least 21 years old shall expire on the birth date of the licensee in the fifth year following the issuance of the license.

(2) A corrected photo license issued under subsection (c) of this section to a driver under age 21 years shall expire 60 days after the driver's 21st birthday.

(e) Fees. -- If a licensee applies for a photo license to correct an error made by the Administration, the Administration shall issue the corrected license without charging the licensee a fee.

(f) Absence from State. --

(1) If an individual, other than one who holds a commercial driver's license, is temporarily absent from the State and desires a corrected license, the Administration may issue a nonphoto corrected license bearing the notation that it is valid without a photo until 15 days after the licensee first returns to this State.

(2) The licensee shall:

(i) Apply for the corrected license on the form required by the Administration; and

(ii) Pay the required fee.