Md. Code, Transportation § 11-143
This is the official text of Md. Code, Transportation § 11-143, part of Maryland’s Code, Transportation — governs vehicles, drivers, and roadways.
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§11–143.
Official statutory text
“Owner”, as used in reference to a vehicle:
(1) Means a person who has the property in or title to the vehicle;
(2) Includes a person who, subject to a security interest in another person, is entitled to the use and possession of the vehicle;
(3) Does not include a lessee under a lease not intended as security; and
(4) Includes a lessee under a lease intended as a security.
(1) Means a person who has the property in or title to the vehicle;
(2) Includes a person who, subject to a security interest in another person, is entitled to the use and possession of the vehicle;
(3) Does not include a lessee under a lease not intended as security; and
(4) Includes a lessee under a lease intended as a security.
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