State Police must create a blue envelope program for drivers with disabilities

The State Police must develop and run the Blue Envelope Program. The program is for drivers diagnosed with autism, dementia, or an intellectual and developmental disability. The State Police must consult relevant stakeholders. The State Police must develop the program by January 1, 2027.

The program must provide durable blue envelopes and make its materials available by mail, at State Police detachments, and at county motor vehicle offices. The envelopes are for drivers with autism, dementia, or an intellectual and developmental disability. The envelopes must identify the driver's diagnosis, offer space for communication needs and emergency contact details, and include officer interaction guidance and traffic-stop safety tips. Each envelope must fit in a glove compartment and hold vehicle documents. It must tell drivers to put registration and insurance proof inside and show the envelope and their license to officers during a traffic stop or after a crash. Drivers are instructed to show the envelope and their license during a traffic stop or after a traffic accident.

The State Police may collect identifying information only as needed to distribute an envelope and must not keep it after distribution is complete. These rules cover identifying information about envelope requesters or recipients and actions taken under the program. The State Police does not have to verify information on an envelope, and the information does not create a warranty of accuracy or liability for the state or its agencies or staff. People or organizations acting in good faith under the article are protected from civil or criminal penalties for related acts or failures to act, unless they knowingly disclosed false information. The State Police must not keep distribution information after delivery is complete.