Attention Maryland Veterans:
Effective January 1, 2013, you will be able to have a veteran designation placed on your driver’s license. This was authorized by a bill passed by the Maryland General Assembly, and signed into law by Governor O’Malley in May, 2012.
If you would like to have the veteran designation placed on your driver’s license, you have two options:
1) Request it the next time your license is up for renewal (no cost to you), or:
2) Request it before your license is up for renewal ($20 fee)
Instructions
Bring one of the following documents to your local Motor Vehicle Administration (MVA) Branch Office:
- DD214
- Honorable Discharge Certificate
- Letter from the Personnel Center in St. Louis confirming veteran status
If you do not have any one of these documents and you are a veteran with a discharge that is other than dishonorable, you will need to visit your nearest Maryland Department of Veterans Affairs (MDVA) Service Office to obtain a letter verifying your status as a veteran. To find the location of the MDVA Service Office closest to you, you can call 1-800-446-4926 ext. 6450 or visit the website at http://www.mdva.state.md.us/about/serviceProgram.html
Once you obtain this letter, you can then bring it to your local MVA Branch Office to request the veteran designation on your driver’s license.
Questions: Call Jerry Boden, MDVA, at 410-260-3841