Maryland Transportation Section 13-507

      (a)      (1)      An application for a certificate of title of a vehicle for which a salvage certificate has been issued shall be made by the owner of the vehicle on a form that the Administration requires.

            (2)      An application under paragraph (1) of this subsection shall be accompanied by:

                  (i)      Except as provided in subsection (c)(3) of this section, the salvage certificate for the vehicle;

                  (ii)      A certificate of inspection issued by a county police department or the Department of State Police; and

                  (iii)      A certificate of inspection as required under Title 23 of this article.

            (3)      (i)      The Administration may establish a fee for an inspection under paragraph (2)(ii) of this subsection.

                  (ii)      The fees collected under this paragraph shall be paid to the Auto Theft Unit of the Department of State Police for the purpose of recovering the cost of administering the salvage inspection program and may not be credited to the Gasoline and Motor Vehicle Revenue Account for distribution under § 8-403 or § 8-404 of this article.

      (b)      (1)      The certificate of title issued by the Administration shall be:

                  (i)      Issued in the name of the applicant; and

                  (ii)      In a form as provided in this subsection.

            (2)      The Administration shall issue a certificate of title that contains a conspicuous notation that the vehicle is "rebuilt salvage" if the salvage certificate accompanying the application:

                  (i)      Bears a notation under § 13-506(c)(2)(ii)1 of this subtitle; or

                  (ii)      Does not bear a notation under § 13-506(c)(2)(ii)2 of this subtitle.

            (3)      The Administration shall issue a certificate of title that does not contain a notation under paragraph (2) of this subsection if the salvage certificate accompanying the application:

                  (i)      Bears a notation under § 13-506(c)(2)(ii)2 of this subtitle;

                  (ii)      Is issued before October 1, 1992 and the application is accompanied by a statement in writing from an insurance company that the cost to repair the vehicle was equal to or less than the fair market value of the vehicle prior to the vehicle sustaining damage; or

                  (iii)      Is issued for a vehicle that is more than 7 model years old.

      (c)      (1)      When an insurance company makes a claim settlement on a vehicle that has been stolen, the company shall apply for a salvage certificate as provided in § 13-506(c) of this subtitle.

            (2)      On receipt of an application under this subsection, the Administration:

                  (i)      Shall make the appropriate notation in its records; and

                  (ii)      May not issue the salvage certificate until the vehicle is recovered.

            (3)      When a vehicle that has been stolen is recovered, the Administration shall:

                  (i)      Issue a salvage certificate for the vehicle if the insurance company submits a certification under § 13-506(c)(2)(ii)1, 2, or 3 of this subtitle; or

                  (ii)      Issue a certificate of title in lieu of a salvage certificate if the insurance company states that the vehicle has not sustained damage or has sustained only minor damage.

            (4)      The provisions of subsection (b) of this section apply to a certificate of title issued under this subsection.

            (5)      A vehicle for which a certificate of title was issued under paragraph (3)(ii) of this subsection is exempt from the vehicle excise tax as provided in § 13-810(a)(9) of this article.

      (d)      If the Administration receives an application for a certificate of title for a vehicle accompanied by an ownership document issued by another state containing a notation under the laws of the issuing state that the vehicle is in a condition that is substantially similar to a vehicle that is rebuilt salvage under Maryland law, the certificate of title issued by the Administration shall contain a similar notation.