2013 Maryland Code
TRANSPORTATION
§ 13-108 - Delivery of certificate

§13-108.

(a) Except as otherwise provided in this subtitle, when the Administration issues a certificate of title of a vehicle, it shall deliver the certificate of title by mailing it to the owner of the vehicle.

(b) Notwithstanding subsection (a) of this section, where a vehicle has been repossessed by a lessor, lender, or credit grantor, the lessor, lender, or credit grantor or a title service agent on behalf of the lessor, lender, or credit grantor may request delivery by hand at a facility of the Administration of the certificate of title of the repossessed vehicle or a duplicate of the certificate of title.

§ 13-108 - 1. Electronic issuance of certificate of title

(a) Development and implementation. -- Notwithstanding any other provision of this title, the Administration may develop and implement an electronic system for the issuance of certificates of title and the recording and releasing of security interests.

(b) Functions. -- The electronic system may provide for:

(1) Recording titling and registration data without the issuance of a certificate of title; and

(2) Recording and releasing liens without the issuance of a security interest filing.

(c) Transmission of data. -- The electronic system may provide for the electronic transmission of vehicle data to and from service providers, as defined in § 13-610 of this title.

(d) Regulations. -- The Administration shall adopt regulations to govern the electronic transmission of titling and registration information authorized under this section.