Md. Code, Transportation § 13-502
This is the official text of Md. Code, Transportation § 13-502, part of Maryland’s Code, Transportation — governs vehicles, drivers, and roadways.
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§13–502.
Official statutory text
(a) Except as otherwise permitted in this subtitle, before the transferee of a registered vehicle may drive a vehicle on a highway, the transferee shall apply for and obtain a new registration of the vehicle, as on an original registration.
(b) Except as otherwise permitted in this subtitle, before the transferee of a registered vehicle may permit the vehicle to be driven on a highway, the transferee shall apply for and obtain a new registration of the vehicle, as on an original registration.
(c) If the vehicle is not driven on a highway, however, the vehicle need not be registered.
(b) Except as otherwise permitted in this subtitle, before the transferee of a registered vehicle may permit the vehicle to be driven on a highway, the transferee shall apply for and obtain a new registration of the vehicle, as on an original registration.
(c) If the vehicle is not driven on a highway, however, the vehicle need not be registered.
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