(a) The former registered owner of a transferred vehicle may have its plates and registration number transferred to another vehicle in the same classification by applying to the Administration and paying a transfer fee established by the Administration.
(b) (1) If the vehicle to which the transfer is made is one for which the registration fee is higher than that required for the former vehicle, the owner shall pay, in addition to the transfer fee, the difference between the registration fee paid for the former vehicle and the registration fee otherwise required for the vehicle to which the transfer is made.
(2) If the vehicle to which the transfer is made is one for which the registration fee is lower than that required for the former vehicle, the Administration need not make any refunds of the difference.
Structure Maryland Statutes
Title 13 - Vehicle Laws -- Certificates of Title and Registration of Vehicles
Subtitle 5 - Transfer of Registration
Section 13-501 - Registration Expires on Transfer by Owner; Exception
Section 13-502 - Transferee Must Secure New Registration
Section 13-502.1 - Transfer to Another Vehicle
Section 13-503 - Transfers to and From Licensed Dealers
Section 13-503.1 - Transfers Between Spouses
Section 13-503.2 - Transfer as Result of Reorganization Making Vehicle Exempt From Excise Tax
Section 13-503.3 - Transfer Into Written Inter Vivos Trust
Section 13-504 - Transfer Other Than Voluntary
Section 13-505 - Scrapping, Dismantling, or Destroying Vehicles
Section 13-506 - Salvage Vehicles -- Salvage Certificate