- (a) This section applies only to a unit that establishes a process under subsection (b) of this section.
- (b) Each unit may establish a process to include a notation indicating veteran status on a license.
(c)
(1) An application for an initial license or renewal license issued by a unit shall allow the applicant to:
- (i) request that a notation of the applicant's veteran status be included on the license; and
- (ii) provide affirmative consent to being contacted by appropriate Executive Branch agencies regarding the applicant's eligibility for State or federal veterans' benefits.
(2) An applicant for an initial license or a renewal license shall submit to the unit one of the following as certification of veteran status:
- (i) a certification of veteran status obtained from the Department of Veterans and Military Families in accordance with § 9-905 of the State Government Article;
- (ii) a federal Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty (DD Form 214); or
- (iii) any other documentation acceptable to the unit.
- (d) If an applicant for an initial license or a renewal license submits the documentation required under subsection (c)(2) of this section, the unit shall include a notation of veteran status on the license.
- (e) In accordance with §§ 4-304 through 4-325 of the General Provisions Article and any other applicable law, and on request by an Executive Branch agency, a unit shall electronically transmit to the Executive Branch agency appropriate information about each applicant for an initial license or a renewal license who consents to being contacted under subsection (c)(1) of this section.
Added by Acts 2025, c. 250, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 2025.