(a) If the transferee of a vehicle is a licensed dealer who holds the vehicle for sale, the transferee need not obtain a new registration of the vehicle if he:
(1) Lawfully drives it under a dealer’s registration plate; or
(2) Does not drive the vehicle or permit it to be driven on the highways.
(b) If a licensed dealer transfers a vehicle to a person who possesses current registration plates issued to another registered vehicle, and if these registration plates are transferable, the dealer shall issue to the transferee a permit that authorizes the transferee to use these current registration plates on the transferred vehicle for a period of not more than 60 days from the date of the transfer.
(c) The dealer may not issue more than one of the permits described under subsection (b) of this section for any vehicle.
(d) The permit described under subsection (b) of this section shall be issued by the dealer on the form and in the manner that the Administration requires.
(e) The permit described under subsection (b) of this section shall be signed by the dealer and carried and displayed the same as registration cards are required to be carried and displayed under Subtitle 4 of this title.
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