Maryland § 9-609.1
Full text of Maryland Maryland Code § 9-609.1, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 9-609.1.
(a) (1) The Commissioner of Correction shall issue an identification card to an incarcerated individual before release from confinement in a State correctional facility.
(2) The identification card issued under paragraph (1) of this subsection shall meet the requirements for secondary identification for the purpose of an identification card issued by the Motor Vehicle Administration under § 12–301 of the Transportation Article.
(b) (1) (i) Except as provided in paragraph (3) of this subsection, on taking custody of an incarcerated individual sentenced to the Division of Correction, the Commissioner of Correction shall begin the process of obtaining the incarcerated individual’s birth certificate.
(ii) If an incarcerated individual’s birth certificate is obtained under subparagraph (i) of this paragraph, the Commissioner of Correction shall provide the incarcerated individual with the birth certificate before release from confinement in a State correctional facility.
(2) (i) Except as provided in paragraph (3) of this subsection, the Commissioner of Correction shall apply to the Social Security Administration to obtain an incarcerated individual’s Social Security card:
1. at the earliest date possible in accordance with any memorandum of understanding between the Division of Correction and the Social Security Administration providing for the issuance of incarcerated individual Social Security cards; or
2. as soon as is practicable.
(ii) If an incarcerated individual’s Social Security card is obtained under subparagraph (i) of this paragraph, the Commissioner of Correction shall provide the incarcerated individual with the Social Security card before release from confinement in a State correctional facility.
(3) The Commissioner of Correction may not obtain a document under paragraph (1) or (2) of this subsection unless the incarcerated individual consents in writing to the Commissioner of Correction obtaining the document.
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