By Kaitlyn Levinson,
Reporter, Route Fifty

The Maryland Motor Vehicle Administration has developed an app for organizations to verify people’s digital licenses that other jurisdictions can adopt.

Businesses in Maryland can now use a state-developed app to check mobile driver’s licenses for age verification. The app, one official says, looks to innovate and streamline how residents interact with businesses and government organizations in the state.

Mobile IDs have been available for Maryland residents through Apple Wallet since 2022 and through Google Wallet since last year, making the state the first in the nation to do so. Earlier this year, Maryland made mobile IDs downloadable in Samsung Wallet.

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