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§ 13-602. Issuance of temporary registration plates

West's Annotated Code of MarylandTransportationEffective: October 1, 2011

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 I. Temporary Registration Plates for Buyers of Vehicles
Effective: October 1, 2011
MD Code, Transportation, § 13-602
§ 13-602. Issuance of temporary registration plates
Currentness
In general
(a)(1)(i) Subject to the provisions of this part, a licensed dealer may issue one temporary registration plate for a vehicle to the person who buys the vehicle from the dealer, whether or not the vehicle is to be registered in this State.
(ii) The dealer may not issue more than one temporary registration for any vehicle.
(2) A licensed dealer may issue a temporary registration plate to a vehicle buyer who is subject to a penalty for lapsed security for another vehicle under § 17-106 of this article.
Temporary registration plate application required
(b) Before a temporary registration plate may be issued for a vehicle, the buyer of the vehicle shall complete and deliver to the dealer a temporary registration plate application, on the form that the Administration requires.
Copy of temporary registration plate application sent to Administration
(c) On the same day that a dealer issues a temporary registration plate for a vehicle, the dealer shall:
(1) Send to the Administration a copy of the temporary registration plate application completed by the buyer of the vehicle; and
(2) Electronically transmit to the Administration, in the format that the Administration requires, the vehicle, owner, insurance, and temporary registration information contained on the temporary registration plate application.

Credits

Added by Acts 1977, c. 14, § 2, eff. July 1, 1977. Amended by Acts 1986, c. 472, § 1; Acts 2010, c. 21, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2010; Acts 2011, c. 274, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2011; Acts 2011, c. 275, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2011.
Formerly Art. 66 ½, § 3-602.
MD Code, Transportation, § 13-602, MD TRANS § 13-602
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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