Certificates of Birth, Licenses, and Identification Cards - Sex Designation (Birth Certificate Modernization Act)

HB 1368 modifies Maryland's process for changing sex designation on birth certificates and identification cards. It removes the prior requirement for medical treatment or diagnosis to update sex designation, instead allowing individuals (or their legal representatives for minors) to request a change through a written affidavit under penalty of perjury. The bill also updates options for indicating sex designation on driver's licenses, ID cards, and moped permits issued by the Motor Vehicle Administration. This directly affects transgender, intersex, and non-binary individuals seeking to align official documents with their gender identity, as well as parents updating birth certificate parentage information. The key change streamlines the process by eliminating medical certification as a mandatory step.