§ 13-402. Registration required for vehicles driven in State
West's Annotated Code of MarylandTransportationEffective: October 1, 2022
Effective: October 1, 2022
MD Code, Transportation, § 13-402
§ 13-402. Registration required for vehicles driven in State
(a)(1) Except as otherwise provided in this section or elsewhere in the Maryland Vehicle Law,1 each motor vehicle, trailer, semitrailer, and pole trailer driven on a highway shall be registered under this subtitle.
(b) Except as otherwise expressly authorized in this title, the Administration may not register or renew the registration of a vehicle unless the Administration has issued to the owner a certificate of title of the vehicle or has received an application for the certificate of title.
(c) Registration under this subtitle is not required for:
(d)(1) If a motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer is registered in another state, displays current registration plates issued for it by that state, and is brought into this State by a nonresident for transporting seasonal farm workers to be employed on farms in this State or for work incidental to seasonal crop operations on farms in this State, the vehicle need not be registered in this State if:
(2) When the Administration receives a certification by the Secretary of State Police that a vehicle is entitled to an exemption under this subsection, the Administration shall issue an exemption permit on the form the Secretary of State Police approves. The form shall be carried at all times by the driver of the vehicle for which it is issued or in a conspicuous place on the vehicle.
(e) Except for members elected from this State, if a member of the United States Congress resides in this State during his term of office in the Congress, he need not register his vehicles in this State during that time.
(f) A trailer or semitrailer operated in intrastate service need not be registered in this State if:
(g)(1) A trailer or semitrailer rented or leased in intrastate service need not be registered in this State if, subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection:
(iii) The owner of the trailer or semitrailer annually has registered in this State a number of these trailers and semitrailers that is at least equal to the average number of these trailers and semitrailers that the owner annually will have available in this State for rent or lease in intrastate service.
(2) If a person claims exemption for a trailer or semitrailer under this subsection, the person shall file annually with the Administration, at the time and in the manner that the Administration requires, an affidavit that sets forth, as to all such trailers and semitrailers that the person has available in all states for rent or lease:
(h)(1) A motor vehicle rented in intrastate service need not be registered in this State if, subject to paragraph (3) of this subsection:
(2) The percentage of the total number of motor vehicles in a rental fleet that must be registered in this State is determined by dividing the gross revenue received in the preceding year for the use of such rental vehicles arising from all motor vehicle rental transactions occurring in this State by the total gross revenue received in the preceding year for the use of such rental vehicles arising from all motor vehicle rental transactions occurring in all jurisdictions in which the rental fleet is operated. The resulting percentage shall be applied to the total number of motor vehicles in the rental fleet and that figure, to the nearest whole number, shall be the number of rental motor vehicles that shall be fully registered and titled in this State.
(3) If a person claims exemption for a motor vehicle under this subsection, the person shall file annually with the Administration, at the time and in the manner that the Administration requires, an affidavit that sets forth, as to all such motor vehicles that the person has available in all states for rent:
(i)(1) A person may not rent to another person a motor vehicle or attempt to rent to another person a motor vehicle in this State in violation of this section.
Credits
Added by Acts 1977, c. 14, § 2, eff. July 1, 1977. Amended by Acts 1978, c. 590; Acts 1981, c. 333; Acts 1981, c. 546; Acts 1981, c. 682; Acts 1981, c. 743; Acts 1982, c. 17, § 7; Acts 1985, c. 306, § 1; Acts 1988, c. 660; Acts 1989, c. 112; Acts 1992, c. 258; Acts 1994, c. 165, § 3, eff. July 1, 1994; Acts 1994, c. 166, § 3, eff. July 1, 1994; Acts 1995, c. 3, § 2, eff. March 7, 1995; Acts 1999, c. 82, § 1, eff. July 1, 1999; Acts 1999, c. 241, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1999; Acts 2000, c. 19, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2000; Acts 2005, c. 25, § 13, eff. April 12, 2005; Acts 2005, c. 366, § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 2006; Acts 2010, c. 72, § 1, eff. April 13, 2010; Acts 2016, c. 257, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2016; Acts 2017, c. 55, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2017; Acts 2017, c. 710, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2017; Acts 2018, c. 174, § 1, eff. June 1, 2018; Acts 2018, c. 175, § 1, eff. June 1, 2018; Acts 2021, c. 351, § 1, eff. July 1, 2022; Acts 2022, c. 387, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2022; Acts 2022, c. 388, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2022.
Formerly Art. 66 ½, § 3-402.
Footnotes
Transportation, § 11-101 et seq.
MD Code, Transportation, § 13-402, MD TRANS § 13-402
Current through legislation effective through April 25, 2024, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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