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§ 14-110. Prohibited actions relating to certificate of title, registration card or plate, or o...

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

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Transportation
Title 14. Vehicle Laws--Antitheft Laws (Refs & Annos)
Effective: October 1, 2017
MD Code, Transportation, § 14-110
§ 14-110. Prohibited actions relating to certificate of title, registration card or plate, or other official documents of Administration
Definitions
(a)(1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.
(2) “Falsify” includes alter, counterfeit, duplicate, or forge.
(3) “Registration plate” means every plate or marker required by law to be attached to a vehicle, but does not include the temporary number plate referred to in § 13-415(e)(1) of this article.
Falsification or attempted falsification of certificate of title, registration card or plate, or other official documents of Administration
(b) A person may not, with fraudulent intent, falsify or attempt to falsify any certificate of title, registration card, registration plate, validation tab, permit, or any other official document issued by the Administration.
Manufacture, construction, or possession of paraphernalia used to falsify items
(c) A person may not, with fraudulent intent, manufacture, construct, or possess any paraphernalia for use in any falsification prohibited by this section.
Possession, giving away, sale, or attempted sale of falsified items
(d) A person may not, with fraudulent intent, possess, give away, sell, or attempt to sell any item falsified in violation of this section.
Falsification of assignment on certificate of title
(e) A person may not, with fraudulent intent, falsify any assignment on a certificate of title.
Holding falsified document or registration plate
(f) A person may not hold any document or registration plate described in this section, knowing that it has been falsified in violation of this section.
Use of falsified document or registration plate
(g) A person may not use any document or registration plate described in this section, knowing that it has been falsified in violation of this section.
Fines and penalties
(h) A person convicted of a violation of this section is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 2 months or a fine not exceeding $500 or both.

Credits

Added by Acts 1977, c. 14, § 2, eff. July 1, 1977. Amended by Acts 1986, c. 472, §§ 1, 2; Acts 1988, c. 6, § 1; Acts 1999, c. 34, § 1, eff. April 13, 1999; Acts 2008, c. 524, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2008; Acts 2017, c. 55, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2017.
Formerly Art. 66 ½, § 4-110.
MD Code, Transportation, § 14-110, MD TRANS § 14-110
Current with all legislation from the 2023 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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