Md. Code, Transportation § 13-102
This is the official text of Md. Code, Transportation § 13-102, part of Maryland’s Code, Transportation — governs vehicles, drivers, and roadways.
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§13–102.
Official statutory text
A certificate of title is not required for:
(1) A vehicle owned and used by the United States, unless it is registered in this State;
(2) A new vehicle owned by a manufacturer or dealer and held for sale, even though incidentally moved on the highway or used for purposes of testing or demonstration or used as allowed under § 13–621 of this title;
(3) A vehicle used by a manufacturer only for testing;
(4) A vehicle owned by a nonresident of this State and not required by law to be registered in this State;
(5) A vehicle regularly engaged in the interstate transportation of people or property and for which a currently effective certificate of title has been issued in another state;
(6) A vehicle moved only by human or animal power;
(7) A bicycle, except for a moped;
(8) A vehicle in which interest has passed to a secured party on default of the owner;
(9) Farm equipment;
(10) Special mobile equipment;
(11) A self–propelled invalid:
(i) Wheelchair; or
(ii) Tricycle;
(12) A trailer, other than a camping trailer, rated by the manufacturer as having a gross vehicle weight of 2,500 pounds or less; or
(13) An off–highway recreational vehicle purchased before October 1, 2010.
(1) A vehicle owned and used by the United States, unless it is registered in this State;
(2) A new vehicle owned by a manufacturer or dealer and held for sale, even though incidentally moved on the highway or used for purposes of testing or demonstration or used as allowed under § 13–621 of this title;
(3) A vehicle used by a manufacturer only for testing;
(4) A vehicle owned by a nonresident of this State and not required by law to be registered in this State;
(5) A vehicle regularly engaged in the interstate transportation of people or property and for which a currently effective certificate of title has been issued in another state;
(6) A vehicle moved only by human or animal power;
(7) A bicycle, except for a moped;
(8) A vehicle in which interest has passed to a secured party on default of the owner;
(9) Farm equipment;
(10) Special mobile equipment;
(11) A self–propelled invalid:
(i) Wheelchair; or
(ii) Tricycle;
(12) A trailer, other than a camping trailer, rated by the manufacturer as having a gross vehicle weight of 2,500 pounds or less; or
(13) An off–highway recreational vehicle purchased before October 1, 2010.
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