Your Driver's License or ID in Google Wallet

To enroll and use Maryland Mobile ID:

• You must have an eligible, valid and easily readable Maryland driver license or state-issued ID card.
• ​Google Wallet installed on an Android device shipped with software version 8.0 (Oreo) or higher
• An authentication method for your device (e.g. fingerprint or PIN)
• Have a current, valid Maryland Driver’s License or State ID
• Your device region set to United States

For minimum system requirements, please visit the Google Wallet Help Center. 

For assistance with scanning the barcode please follow the tips provided on the Google Wallet Help Center.

The verification process involves capturing a photo of the front and back of your physical card. If you don’t have one, you can request a duplicate Driver’s License or ID card through your myMVA account​ or visiting an MVA office kiosk.

For most users, approval will happen same-day. For others, additional verification may be needed by logging onto their myMVA account. 

If you do not have a myMVA account, you will need to create an account​ in order to access myMVA and the information for your Maryland Mobile ID.

In some cases, additional verification will be needed to finalize the process of adding your Maryland Mobile ID to Google Wallet. Many customers will receive instructions from Google Wallet and will be able to verify using their myMVA account​. Sometimes this will require a confirmation code that will be sent to you by mail. If your case requires additional verification or an in-branch office visit, you will receive a notification from Google Wallet with directions on how to move forward. ​

If your request was rejected, try to submit the request again. Make sure the lighting is good and you follow the instructions until the end. If you continue to get rejected, contact us.

You can find more information on how to add your Maryland Mobile ID to your Google Wallet in the Google Wallet Help Center.

Maryland Mobile ID is voluntary and serves as a companion to your physical, plastic Driver's License/ Identification Card - it is not yet a replacement of the physical card, and you must continue to carry your physical Driver's License/Identification Card with you. 

Various entities, including law enforcement, are not yet accepting Maryland Mobile ID. ​

At this time Maryland Mobile ID is accepted at select airport terminals around the country, concert and sporting venues, and liquor stores, and other states have varying levels of acceptance. Accepting airports are determined by the Transportation Security Administration (TSA). Please visit TSA.gov for the most up to date support for Maryland Mobile ID.

Maryland Mobile ID is implemented using international standards, so any compatible readers will be able to read data from your Maryland Mobile ID with your permission. The MVA created Maryland Mobile ID as a platform that any business, government entity, or law enforcement agency can adopt and use to verify a person’s identity - the same way your physical DL/ID is used to verify your identity. Because this technology is new, many businesses and organizations may not be aware of how to use it or have not yet developed a process to accept Maryland Mobile ID, so customers should continue to always carry their physical DL/ID. 

• Law enforcement does not currently accept Maryland Mobile ID. 

The MVA continually works with entities that frequently use Driver's Licenses/Identification Cards to familiarize them with Maryland Mobile ID and its uses. Over time, we expect mobile ID acceptance to grow. ​
 

Information is all shared digitally, so you do not need to show or hand over your device to present your ID in Google Wallet.

To present with NFC:

1. ​Ensure that NFC and Bluetooth are enabled on your device.
2. Unlock and hold the top of your device near the identity reader.
3. Your device screen displays the information that will be shared.
4. Authenticate to verify it’s you
5. A check mark appears when you successfully present your driver's license or state-issued ID.

To present with QR:

1. Ensure that Bluetooth is enabled on your device.
2. Open up Google Wallet and select your driver’s license or state-issued ID
3. Click “View Code” to bring up the QR code
4. Scan the code on the identity reader
5. Your device screen displays the information that will be shared.
6. Authenticate to verify it’s you
7. A check mark appears when you successfully present your driver's license or state-issued ID.

For more information, visit Google's Support page​.

Maryland Mobile ID verifies your identity by performing image comparisons and validating data on-file with the MVA. This verification must be complete before a Maryland Mobile ID may be approved. Once approved, all data is stored securely on your device, protected by both hardware and software security, inaccessible to anyone but you. Only when you unlock your device can your information be presented, so in the unfortunate instance your phone is lost or stolen, no one will be able to use your Maryland Mobile ID without your authentication.​

Maryland Mobile ID in Google Wallet doesn't collect, track, store who you present your ID to. An encrypted version of your DL/ID information is securely stored on the mobile device when approved for Maryland Mobile ID​.

The Google Wallet app that holds Maryland Mobile ID is free to use and comes pre-installed on many Android devices. 

The Maryland MVA is not currently charging any additional fee to use Maryland Mobile ID.

If you wish to remove Maryland Mobile ID in Google Wallet from your device, you may delete directly from the Google Wallet app or remotely from your Google Account. In the Google Wallet app, select your driver's license or state-issued ID and follow these steps:

1. ​Tap the three dots in the top right corner.
2. Tap Remove and confirm.
    

To remove your mDL from your Android device and Google Wallet remotely:

1. ​Visit myaccount.google.com in the Personal Info tab, scroll down to “Digital ID” which shows which credentials are on your Android devices. Click “Manage digital ID”
2. The page will show that there is a driver’s license added to your Google Wallet but will NOT display your ID details: these are not visible to Google. Click on the trash bin icon to remotely delete the credential from your device.
3. You will be shown a screen asking you to confirm that your ID will be deleted from your device and can be added again in the Google Wallet app.
4. After confirmation, your ID will be deleted from your device and Google Account.

You may also log on to myMVA​ to remove your enrollment if you do not have access to your device.

If you are not interested in Maryland Mobile ID and want all requests on your account to be rejected, please log in to your myMVA profile​. Once on the home panel, click the “More Options” link on the 'My Information' panel, then scroll to the 'Mobile Credential' panel and submit “Opt-Out” request.

If you are physically unable to complete the gestures required to enroll in Maryland Mobile ID, please contact us​ for additional assistance in completing your enrollment.​

From another Android device or a web browser logged into Google.com, you may visit myaccount.google.com to delete your digital ID remotely. Alternatively, you may also logon to your myMVA account​ to pause or remove Maryland Mobile ID from your device.

There is currently no transfer option for Maryland Mobile ID. You must submit a new Maryland Mobile ID request and have the request approved by MDOT MVA with every new phone. Please note:   Submitting a new request will cancel the Maryland Mobile ID on a previously used phone – Maryland Mobile ID may only be active on one phone and one paired watch at a time.
 

You will need to remove your driver's license or state ID card from your Google Wallet if you want to associate your driver's license or state ID card with a different Google Account, or add your driver's license or state ID card to a new device.
 

For information on how to remove your driver’s license or state ID card from Google Wallet​, visit Google's Support page.

If you previously removed Maryland Mobile ID from your device, but would like it back, open the Google Wallet app and begin a new Maryland Mobile ID request.