Maryland Statutes
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Title 13 - Vehicle Laws -- Certificates of Title and Registration of Vehicles

Section 13-104.2 - Application for Certificate of Title -- Specially Constructed, Reconstructed, and Foreign Vehicles - (a) (1) In this section the following words have the...

Section 13-105 - Examination of Records - On receiving an application for a certificate of title, the...

Section 13-106 - Issuance of Certificate; Records to Be Kept by Administration - (a) The Administration shall: (1) File each application for a...

Section 13-106.1 - Assignment of Distinguishing Number - If the vehicle identification number on a vehicle is destroyed...

Section 13-107 - Contents, Form, and Effect of Certificate - (a) Each certificate of title issued for a vehicle by...

Section 13-108 - Delivery of Certificate - (a) Except as otherwise provided in this subtitle, when the...

Section 13-108.1 - Electronic Issuance of Certificate of Title - (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this title, the Administration...

Section 13-109 - Registration Without Certificate of Title; Bond - (a) (1) If the Administration is not satisfied as to...

Section 13-110 - Grounds for Refusing Certificate of Title - The Administration shall refuse to issue a certificate of title...

Section 13-111 - Lost, Stolen, or Damaged Certificates - (a) If a certificate of title is lost, the owner...

Section 13-112 - Transfer of Vehicles Generally - (a) Except as provided in § 13-113 of this subtitle,...

Section 13-113 - Transfers to or From Dealers or Dismantlers or Recyclers Generally - (a) If the transferee of a vehicle is a licensed...

Section 13-113.1 - Transfers of New Vehicles to and From Dealers -- in General - (a) At the time that any manufacturer or distributor transfers...

Section 13-113.2 - Transfers of New Vehicles to and From Dealers -- Two-Stage Vehicles - (a) (1) In this section the following words have the...

Section 13-114 - Transfers Other Than Voluntary - (a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, if the...

Section 13-115 - Transfer-on-Death Beneficiary Designation - (a) An individual who is the sole owner of a...

Section 13-116 - When Administration to Issue New Certificate - (a) On receipt of a properly assigned certificate of title,...

Section 13-117 - Change in Type of Body of Vehicle - (a) If the vehicle information is changed from that set...

Section 13-118 - Change of Name of Owner; Fee - (a) If the name of any individual who has applied...

Section 13-119 - Form for Exclusion or Modification of Implied Warranties - An exclusion or modification from implied warranties of a motor...

Subtitle 2 - Security Interests

Section 13-201 - "Perfected" Defined; Application of Subtitle - (a) In this subtitle, “perfected”, as used in reference to...

Section 13-202 - Perfection of Security Interest -- in General - (a) Unless excepted by § 13-201 of this subtitle, a...

Section 13-203 - Perfection of Security Interest -- by Owner - (a) If an owner creates a security interest in a...

Section 13-204 - Assignment - (a) A secured party may assign, absolutely or otherwise, any...

Section 13-205 - Release - (a) When a security interest in a vehicle is satisfied,...

Section 13-206 - Duty of Secured Party to Disclose Certain Information - On written request of the vehicle owner, a secured party...

Section 13-207 - Procedure Exclusive - The method provided in this subtitle of perfecting and giving...

Section 13-209 - Assurance Fund -- Maintenance - (a) The Administration shall maintain an Assurance Fund and deposit...

Section 13-210 - Assurance Fund -- Claims for Damages - (a) (1) If an omission or error in the filing,...

Section 13-211 - Terminal Rental Adjustment Clause - (a) In this section, “terminal rental adjustment clause” means a...

Subtitle 4 - Registration of Vehicles

Part I - In General

Section 13-401 - Driving or Allowing Certain Unregistered Vehicles to Be Driven - (a) This section applies to any vehicle required to be...

Section 13-402 - Vehicles Subject to Registration; Exceptions - (a) (1) Except as otherwise provided in this section or...

Section 13-402.1 - Certain Vehicles of Nonresidents Not Subject to Registration - (a) A nonresident may drive or permit the driving of...

Section 13-403 - Application for Registration - (a) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this...

Section 13-404 - County Government as Agent of Administration - (a) This section applies to a State agency or political...

Section 13-405 - Temporary Registration - (a) If an application for registration and certificate of title...

Section 13-405.1 - Temporary In-Transit Registration - (a) On application and payment of the required fee, the...

Section 13-406 - Grounds for Refusing Registration - The Administration shall refuse to register or transfer the registration...

Section 13-406.1 - Refusal to Register Applicants Named in Outstanding Warrants - (a) (1) In this section the following words have the...

Section 13-406.2 - Refusal to Renew or Register Vehicles of Applicants Delinquent in Tax and Unemployment Insurance Payments - (a) The Administration may not renew or transfer the registration...

Section 13-407 - Registration Indexes - The Administration shall: (1) File each application for registration that...

Section 13-408 - Administration to Issue Registration Card - When it registers a vehicle, the Administration shall issue and...

Section 13-409 - Registration Card to Be Carried and Exhibited on Demand of Police Officer - (a) An individual who is driving or in control of...

Section 13-410 - Registration Plates and Tabs to Be Furnished by Administration; County Stickers Indicating Residence; Return of Plates - (a) (1) Except as otherwise provided in this title, when...

Section 13-411 - Display of Registration Plates and Tabs - (a) On a vehicle for which two registration plates are...

Section 13-411.1 - Registration Plate Cover - (a) In this section, “registration plate cover” means any tinted,...

Section 13-412 - Expiration of Registration - (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section,...

Section 13-413 - Vehicle Laws -- Multiyear Registration - (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this subtitle, the Administration...

Section 13-414 - Change of Address or Name - (a) If any person who has applied for or obtained...

Section 13-415 - Lost, Stolen, or Damaged Cards, Plates or Tabs - (a) If a current registration card or current validation tabs...

Section 13-416 - Renewal of Registration of Medal of Honor Recipient - The Administration may not charge a recipient of the Medal...

Section 13-417 - Regulations Governing Change of Motors - The Administrator may adopt rules and regulations governing the registration...

Part II - Special Provisions: School Vehicles; Bicycles

Section 13-420 - Registration of School Vehicles - (a) (1) A school type vehicle operated on a regular...

Section 13-422 - Registration of Vehicles Used in Vanpool Operations - (a) A motor vehicle used in vanpool operations shall be...

Section 13-423 - Registration of Motor Carriers - (a) Each motor vehicle for which a permit is required...

Subtitle 5 - Transfer of Registration

Section 13-501 - Registration Expires on Transfer by Owner; Exception - (a) (1) Except as otherwise provided in this subtitle, if...

Section 13-502 - Transferee Must Secure New Registration - (a) Except as otherwise permitted in this subtitle, before the...

Section 13-502.1 - Transfer to Another Vehicle - (a) The former registered owner of a transferred vehicle may...

Section 13-503 - Transfers to and From Licensed Dealers - (a) If the transferee of a vehicle is a licensed...

Section 13-503.1 - Transfers Between Spouses - (a) If, whether by act of the parties or by...

Section 13-503.2 - Transfer as Result of Reorganization Making Vehicle Exempt From Excise Tax - If the title or interest of an owner in a...

Section 13-503.3 - Transfer Into Written Inter Vivos Trust - (a) If the title or interest of an owner of...

Section 13-504 - Transfer Other Than Voluntary - (a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, if the...

Section 13-505 - Scrapping, Dismantling, or Destroying Vehicles - If an owner transfers his title or interest in a...

Section 13-506 - Salvage Vehicles -- Salvage Certificate - (a) (1) A salvage certificate shall be issued in accordance...

Section 13-506.1 - Claim Settlement on a Salvage Vehicle - (a) An insurance company shall promptly notify the Administration if:...

Section 13-507 - Salvage Vehicles -- Certificate of Title - (a) (1) An application for a certificate of title of...

Subtitle 6 - Special Registration Plates

Part I - Temporary Registration Plates for Buyers of Vehicles

Section 13-601 - Application by Dealer; Fee - (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section,...

Section 13-602 - Issuance of Plates to Buyer - (a) (1) (i) Subject to the provisions of this part,...

Section 13-603 - Dealer's Duties as to Annual Registration - (a) On request of the buyer of a vehicle to...

Section 13-604 - Information to Be Inserted on Plates; Display of Plates - (a) Each dealer who issues a temporary registration plate shall...

Section 13-605 - Expiration of Temporary Registration - (a) The temporary registration of a vehicle under this part...

Section 13-606 - Dealer's Records - (a) Each dealer who has applied for temporary registration plates...

Section 13-607 - Prohibited Activities - (a) A person may not issue any temporary registration plate...

Section 13-608 - Suspension of Dealer's Privilege - If, after notice and hearing, the Administrator determines that a...

Section 13-609 - Refunds - The Administration may not refund or credit any fee paid...

Section 13-610 - Electronic Transmission of Titling and Registration Information - (a) (1) In this section the following words have the...

Part II - Special Plates for Classified Vehicles

Section 13-612 - Display of Special Numbers - Except as otherwise expressly provided in this part, every special...

Section 13-613 - Personalized Registration Plates for Class a (Passenger), Class D (Motorcycle), Class E (Truck), Class G (Nonfreight Trailer), Class L (Historic), Class M (Multipurpose), and Class N (Street Rod) Vehicles - (a) (1) The owner of any vehicle described in paragraph...

Section 13-616 - Special Registration Plates for Individuals With Disabilities - (a) (1) In this subtitle the following words have the...

Section 13-616.1 - Parking Permit for a Person With a Disability - (a) A person may apply to the Administration for a...

Section 13-616.2 - Temporary Parking Permit - (a) A person may apply to the Administration for a...

Section 13-617 - Special Registration Plates for Amateur Radio Licensees - (a) (1) The owner of any vehicle described in paragraph...

Section 13-618 - Special Commemorative Registration Plates - (a) The Administration shall issue a special Chesapeake Bay Commemorative...

Section 13-619 - Special Registration Plates for Members of Certain Organizations - (a) The owner of a motor vehicle, or a lessee...

Section 13-619.1 - Special Registration Plates for Recipients of an Individually Earned Combat-Related, Armed Forces Medal - (a) (1) The owner of a motor vehicle, or a...

Section 13-619.2 - Special Registration Plates Honoring Maryland Agriculture - (a) In consultation with the Maryland Agricultural Education Foundation, Inc....

Section 13-619.3 - Special Vintage Reproduction Registration Plate - (a) The Administration shall develop and make available for qualifying...

Part III - Special Plates for Interchangeable Registration

Section 13-620 - Use of Plates in General - (a) A special registration plate issued under this part: (1)...

Section 13-621 - Special Registration Plates for Dealers - (a) (1) In this section the following words have the...

Section 13-622 - Special Registration Plates for Automotive Dismantlers or Recyclers and Scrap Processors - (a) If an automotive dismantler and recycler or scrap processor...

Section 13-623 - Special Registration Plates for Financial Institutions - (a) In this section, “financial institution” means: (1) Any bank...

Section 13-624 - Special Registration Plates for Owners and Operators of Special Mobile Equipment - (a) The owner or operator of any special mobile equipment...

Section 13-625 - Registration of Transporters; Special Registration Plates for Transporters - (a) In this section, “transporter” means a person in the...

Section 13-626 - Shuttle Permits - (a) (1) In this section the following words have the...

Part IV - Miscellaneous Special Registrations

Section 13-629 - Special Use of Registration Plates Provided for Intrastate Passenger Transportation in Prescribed Urban Limits - Any person to whom special registration plates have been issued...

Subtitle 7 - Offenses Against Registration or Certificate of Title Laws; Cancellation, Suspension, and Revocation

Part I - Offenses

Section 13-701 - Driving Vehicle Without Evidence of Registration - (a) Except as otherwise provided in this title, as to...

Section 13-702 - Driving Vehicle When Registration Canceled, Suspended, or Revoked - (a) A person may not drive a vehicle on any...

Section 13-703 - Unauthorized Use of Registration Card, Plate, Special Plate, Permit, or Certificate of Title - (a) As to any certificate of title, issued to a...

Section 13-704 - Fraud in Application - (a) In any application for a certificate of title, a...

Part II - Cancellation, Suspension, or Revocation

Section 13-705 - Suspension or Revocation of Registration or Certificate of Title in General - (a) (1) The Administration may suspend or revoke the registration...

Section 13-705.1 - Suspension of Registration for Driving When Driver's License Suspended or Revoked - (a) If a person is convicted of driving or attempting...

Section 13-706 - Suspension or Revocation of Special Plates for Interchangeable Registration - After notice and hearing, the Administration may suspend or revoke...

Section 13-707 - Suspension or Revocation of Registration of Motor Carrier Company - If the Public Service Commission suspends or revokes a motor...

Section 13-708 - Owner or Person in Possession to Return Evidences of Registration on Cancellation, Suspension, or Revocation - (a) If the Administration cancels, suspends, or revokes the certificate...

Section 13-709 - Effect of Cancellation, Suspension, or Revocation of Registration on Property Rights - The cancellation, suspension, or revocation of the registration of a...

Section 13-710 - Commercial Motor Vehicle Registration - (a) The Administration may deny, cancel, suspend, or revoke the...

Subtitle 8 - Titling Fees and Taxes

Part I - Fees for Certificates of Title

Section 13-801 - When and to Whom Fees Payable - Any applicable fees specified in this part for a certificate...

Section 13-802 - Amount of Fees - (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section...

Section 13-804 - Funds for Enforcement of Vehicle Inspection Law - For the purpose of enforcing Title 23 of this article...

Section 13-805 - Fee for Duplicate Certificate of Title - For the issuance of a duplicate certificate of title, issued...

Part II - Excise Tax

Section 13-808 - When and to Whom Tax Payable - The excise taxes imposed by this part for a vehicle...

Section 13-809 - Imposition of Tax - (a) (1) In this section the following words have the...

Section 13-810 - Exemptions - (a) On issuance in this State of an original or...

Section 13-811 - Tax on Vehicles Transferred in Violation of Subtitle 1 - The excise tax imposed by this part also is imposed...

Section 13-812 - Collection of Tax and Fees by Dealer - (a) Each dealer who collects any tax or fee required...

Section 13-813 - Jeopardy Assessment - (a) If the Administration finds that any dealer or other...

Section 13-814 - Disposition of Proceeds of Tax - (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section,...

Section 13-815 - Tax Credit for Electric Vehicles - (a) In this section, “excise tax” means the tax imposed...

Part III - Miscellaneous Provisions

Section 13-817 - Refund of Overpayment or Excise Taxes - (a) If the Administration determines that an overpayment has been...

Section 13-818 - Fuel Efficiency Surcharge or Fuel Efficiency Credit - (a) (1) In this section the following words have the...

Subtitle 9 - Registration Classifications and Fees

Part I - General Provisions

Section 13-901 - When and to Whom Fees Payable - The fees specified in this subtitle for the registration of...

Section 13-902 - Administration to Determine Registration Classification - In case of dispute, the Administration may determine the registration...

Section 13-903 - Exemptions - (a) The following vehicles are exempt from the registration fees...

Section 13-904 - Proration of Registration Fee for Part of Registration Year - (a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, the annual...

Section 13-905 - Postage Payments Not Allowed - The Administration may not require applicants for vehicle registration to...

Section 13-906 - Application Requirements Where Fee Based on Gross Weight - An application for the registration of any vehicle for which...

Section 13-907 - Transfer of Registration Within Certain Classes - (a) At any time during a registration year, the owner...

Section 13-908 - Refund of Overpayment - If the Administration determines that an overpayment has been made...

Section 13-909 - Staggered Registration System - (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this subtitle, the Administration...

Part II - Classified Vehicles

Section 13-911 - Definitions - (a) In this part the following words have the meanings...

Section 13-912 - Passenger Cars and Station Wagons: Class a (Passenger) Vehicles - (a) When registered with the Administration, every passenger car and...

Section 13-913 - "For Hire" Vehicles: Class B (For Hire) Vehicles - (a) (1) When registered with the Administration, every passenger motor...

Section 13-914 - Funeral Motor Vehicles and Ambulances: Class C (Funeral and Ambulance) Vehicles - (a) When registered with the Administration, every motor vehicle operated...

Section 13-915 - Motorcycles: Class D (Motorcycle) Vehicles - (a) When registered with the Administration, every motorcycle is a...

Section 13-916 - Single Unit (Two or More Axles): Class E (Truck) Vehicles -- in General - (a) When registered with the Administration, every single unit truck...

Section 13-917 - Single Unit (Two or More Axles): Class E (Truck) Vehicles -- Truck Not Exceeding 3/4 Ton Capacity and 7,000 Pounds - Notwithstanding § 13-916(b) of this subtitle, for any Class E...

Section 13-918 - Single Unit (Two or More Axles): Class E (Truck) Vehicles -- Truck-Trailer Combinations - (a) If a Class E (truck) vehicle is operated in...

Section 13-919 - Single Unit (Two or More Axles): Class E (Truck) Vehicles -- "Dump Service Registration" - (a) On application, the Administration shall issue a special Class...

Section 13-920 - Single Unit (Two or More Axles): Class E (Truck) Vehicles -- Tow Trucks - (a) (1) In this section, “tow truck” means a vehicle...

Section 13-921 - Single Unit (Two or More Axles): Class E (Truck) Vehicles -- Farm Truck Registration - (a) In this section, “farm truck” means a farm vehicle...

Section 13-923 - Truck Tractors: Class F (Tractor) Vehicles -- in General - (a) When registered with the Administration, every truck tractor or...

Section 13-924 - Truck Tractors: Class F (Tractor) Vehicles -- Farm Truck Tractor Registration - (a) In this section, “farm truck tractor” means a farm...

Section 13-927 - Trailers and Semitrailers: Class G (Trailer) Vehicles -- in General - (a) (1) When registered with the Administration, every trailer and...

Section 13-928 - Trailers and Semitrailers: Class G (Trailer) Vehicles -- Fleet Registrations - (a) (1) The owner of a fleet of trailers or...

Section 13-930 - Trailers and Semitrailers: Class G (Trailer) Vehicles -- Farm Trailer and Semitrailer Registration - (a) In this section, “farm trailer or semitrailer” means a...

Section 13-932 - School Vehicles: Class H (School) Vehicles - (a) When registered with the Administration, every school vehicle is...

Section 13-933 - Passenger Buses, Charter or for Hire: Class P (Passenger Bus) Vehicles - (a) When registered with the Administration, every bus operated under...

Section 13-934 - Vanpool Vehicles: Class J (Vanpool) Vehicles - (a) When registered with the Administration, every vehicle used as...

Section 13-935 - Farm Area/island Vehicles: Class K (Farm Area/island) Vehicles - (a) (1) In this section the following words have the...

Section 13-936 - Historic Motor Vehicles: Class L (Historic) Vehicles - (a) In this section, “historic motor vehicle” means a motor...

Section 13-936.1 - Historic Motor Vehicles: Vintage Registration Plates - (a) In this section, “vintage registration plate” means a Maryland...

Section 13-936.2 - Historic Motor Vehicles -- Trucks, Tractors, and Motor Homes - (a) In this section, “historic motor vehicle” means a Class...

Section 13-937 - Class M (Multipurpose) Vehicle - (a) When registered with the Administration, every multipurpose passenger vehicle...

Section 13-937.1 - Street Rod: Class N (Street Rod) Vehicles - (a) In this section, “street rod” means a motor vehicle...

Section 13-938 - Refund of Fee on Surrender of Unused Plates - If registration plates issued for a vehicle registered under this...

Section 13-939 - Limousines: Class Q (Limousine) Vehicles - (a) When registered with the Administration, every limousine operated for...

Section 13-939.1 - Registration Fees for Rental Vehicles - Notwithstanding any other provision of this subtitle, for a rental...

Section 13-939.2 - Registration Fees for Low Speed Vehicle: Class R (Low Speed) Vehicles - (a) When registered with the Administration, every low speed vehicle...

Part III - Interchangeable Registrations

Section 13-940 - Dealers, Manufacturers, Distributors, and Factory Branches: Class 1a (Dealer) Plates - (a) Special registration plates issued to a dealer, manufacturer, distributor,...

Section 13-941 - Dealers: Class 1b (Motorcycle Dealer) Plates - (a) Special registration plates issued to a motorcycle dealer under...

Section 13-942 - Dealers: Class 1c (Trailer Dealer) Plates - (a) Special registration plates issued to a trailer dealer under...

Section 13-943 - Automotive Dismantlers or Recyclers or Processors: Class 2 (Recycler) Plates - (a) Special registration plates issued to an automotive dismantler or...

Section 13-944 - Financial Institutions: Class 3 (Finance Company) Plates - (a) Special registration plates issued to a financial institution under...

Section 13-945 - Owners and Operators of Special Mobile Equipment: Class 4 (Mobile Equipment) Plates - (a) Special registration plates issued to the owner or operator...

Section 13-946 - Transporters: Class 5 (Transporter) Plates - (a) Special registration plates issued to a transporter under §...

Part IV - Miscellaneous Fees

Section 13-950 - Additional or Duplicate Registration Cards - (a) (1) On application, the Administration may issue an additional...

Section 13-951 - Replacement of Unaffixed Validation Tabs - For the issuance of replacement validation tabs, issued under §...

Section 13-952 - Replacement of Registration Plates or Affixed Validation Tabs - (a) For the issuance of replacement registration plates, a replacement...

Section 13-953 - Duplicate of Security Interest Filing - (a) Any person with a perfected security interest in a...

Section 13-954 - Surcharge for Motor Vehicle Registration - (a) In this section, “motor vehicle” means a: (1) Class...

Section 13-955 - Maryland Emergency Medical System Operations Fund - (a) In this section, “Fund” means the Maryland Emergency Medical...

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