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§ 13-704. Fraudulent applications prohibited

West's Annotated Code of MarylandTransportationEffective: October 1, 2017

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Transportation
Title 13. Vehicle Laws--Certificates of Title and Registration of Vehicles (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 7. Offenses Against Registration OR Certificate of Title Laws; Cancellation, Suspension, and Revocation (Refs & Annos)
Part I. Offenses
Effective: October 1, 2017
MD Code, Transportation, § 13-704
§ 13-704. Fraudulent applications prohibited
Currentness
Applications for certificate of title
(a) In any application for a certificate of title, a person may not:
(1) Fraudulently use a false or fictitious name;
(2) Knowingly make a false statement;
(3) Knowingly conceal a material fact; or
(4) Otherwise commit a fraud in making the application.
Applications for vehicle registration
(b) In any application for the registration of a vehicle, a person may not:
(1) Fraudulently use a false or fictitious name;
(2) Knowingly make a false statement;
(3) Knowingly conceal a material fact; or
(4) Otherwise commit a fraud in making the application.
Fines
(c) A person convicted of a violation of this section is subject to a fine not exceeding $1,000.

Credits

Added by Acts 1977, c. 14, § 2, eff. July 1, 1977. Amended by Acts 1978, c. 346, § 2; Acts 1986, c. 472, § 1; Acts 2017, c. 55, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2017.
Formerly Art. 66 ½, § 3-708.
MD Code, Transportation, § 13-704, MD TRANS § 13-704
Current through legislation effective through May 9, 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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