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§ 13-621. Special dealer registration plates

West's Annotated Code of MarylandTransportationEffective: April 13, 2010

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Transportation
Title 13. Vehicle Laws--Certificates of Title and Registration of Vehicles (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 6. Special Registration Plates (Refs & Annos)
Part III. Special Plates for Interchangeable Registration
Effective: April 13, 2010
MD Code, Transportation, § 13-621
§ 13-621. Special dealer registration plates
Currentness
Definitions
(a)(1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.
(2) “Educational institution” includes:
(i) Public schools, as defined in § 1-101(k) of the Education Article; and
(ii) A public institution of higher education, as defined in § 11-206.1(a)(2) of the Education Article.
(3) “Licensed dealer” includes, as to Class 1A (dealer) plates provided for under § 13-940 of this title, a licensed manufacturer, licensed distributor, and licensed factory branch.
Number of plates issued
(b) If a licensed dealer owns a vehicle that is mainly used in the dealer's business and that otherwise is required to be registered under this title, the dealer may apply to the Administration for the issuance of as many special, dealer registration plates as the Administration authorizes.
Use of dealer registration plates
(c) Except as otherwise provided in § 15-305.1 of this article and Subtitle 9 of this title, a licensed dealer may:
(1) Drive, under any one dealer registration plate issued to the dealer:
(i) Any vehicle owned by the dealer and mainly used in the dealer's business; and
(ii) Any vehicle in the possession of the dealer, but not owned by him, if the dealer has the consent of the owner of the vehicle to this use; and
(2) As to any vehicle the dealer owns and to which is attached any one dealer registration plate issued to the dealer:
(i) 1. Lend the vehicle to a prospective buyer, for demonstration purposes; and
2. Permit the prospective buyer to drive the vehicle under that plate for a period of not more than 10 days from the date of delivery of the vehicle to the prospective buyer, regardless of the business in which the prospective buyer is engaged or the use to which the vehicle will be put during the demonstration period; and
(ii) Lend the vehicle to an educational institution that provides accommodations for the deaf and hard of hearing in its driver's education instruction under a manufacturer-sponsored driver's education loan program approved by the Administration.

Credits

Added by Acts 1977, c. 14, § 2, eff. July 1, 1977. Amended by Acts 1985, c. 639; Acts 2006, c. 133, § 1, eff. June 1, 2006; Acts 2010, c. 72, § 5, eff. April 13, 2010.
MD Code, Transportation, § 13-621, MD TRANS § 13-621
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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