Maryland’s Motor Vehicle Administration office unveiled the state’s newest license design created under Eric’s ID Law this week in Silver Spring.

The law allows individuals, upon request, to have a butterfly symbol placed on state ID cards, driver’s licenses and moped licenses.

The symbol indicates to police and others that the person has a developmental or intellectual disability which may not be initially apparent.

The law is named after 20-year-old Montgomery County resident Eric Carpenter-Grantham who has autism. Carpenter-Grantham was one of the major voices pushing for the new legislation. He and his family had the idea for the law after the 2020 murder of George Floyd.

“God has blessed me to create a special logo to be placed on the IDs for people like me and my friends who h

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