(a) Each certificate of title issued for a vehicle by the Administration shall contain:
(1) The date issued;
(2) The name and Maryland address of the owner of the vehicle;
(3) The names and addresses of all secured parties, in the order of their priority as shown on the application or, if the application is based on a certificate of title, as shown on the certificate;
(4) The title number assigned to the vehicle;
(5) A description of the vehicle including, to the extent that the information exists, its make, model, year, vehicle identification number, and type of body;
(6) In the case of a vehicle returned to the manufacturer or factory branch under Title 14, Subtitle 15 of the Commercial Law Article and subsequently retitled in the State, a permanent notation that informs all subsequent transferees that:
(i) Prior to its sale to the transferee, the vehicle was returned to the manufacturer or factory branch under the Automotive Warranty Enforcement Act; and
(ii) A history of the vehicle is on file with the Administration;
(7) The classification or weight for which the vehicle is registered;
(8) A notation indicating a beneficiary added under § 13–115 of this subtitle; and
(9) Any other information that the Administration determines.
(b) The certificate of title:
(1) Shall contain forms for:
(i) Assignment and warranty of title by the owner; and
(ii) Assignment and warranty of title by a dealer; and
(2) May contain forms for:
(i) An application for a certificate of title by a transferee;
(ii) The naming of secured parties; and
(iii) The assignment or release of security interests.
(c) A certificate of title issued by the Administration is prima facie evidence of the facts appearing on it.
(d) A certificate of title for a vehicle is not subject to garnishment, attachment, or execution, but this subsection does not prevent a lawful levy on the vehicle.
Structure Maryland Statutes
Title 13 - Vehicle Laws -- Certificates of Title and Registration of Vehicles
Subtitle 1 - Certificates of Title
Section 13-101 - "Certificate of Origin" Defined
Section 13-101.1 - Certificate of Title Required
Section 13-103 - Farm and Special Mobile Equipment
Section 13-104 - Application for Certificate of Title -- in General
Section 13-104.1 - Application for Certificate of Title -- New Vehicles
Section 13-105 - Examination of Records
Section 13-106 - Issuance of Certificate; Records to Be Kept by Administration
Section 13-106.1 - Assignment of Distinguishing Number
Section 13-107 - Contents, Form, and Effect of Certificate
Section 13-108 - Delivery of Certificate
Section 13-108.1 - Electronic Issuance of Certificate of Title
Section 13-109 - Registration Without Certificate of Title; Bond
Section 13-110 - Grounds for Refusing Certificate of Title
Section 13-111 - Lost, Stolen, or Damaged Certificates
Section 13-112 - Transfer of Vehicles Generally
Section 13-113 - Transfers to or From Dealers or Dismantlers or Recyclers Generally
Section 13-113.1 - Transfers of New Vehicles to and From Dealers -- in General
Section 13-113.2 - Transfers of New Vehicles to and From Dealers -- Two-Stage Vehicles
Section 13-114 - Transfers Other Than Voluntary
Section 13-115 - Transfer-on-Death Beneficiary Designation
Section 13-116 - When Administration to Issue New Certificate
Section 13-117 - Change in Type of Body of Vehicle
Section 13-118 - Change of Name of Owner; Fee
Section 13-119 - Form for Exclusion or Modification of Implied Warranties