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2017 Maryland Code
Transportation
Title 13 - Vehicle Laws -- Certificates of Title and Registration of Vehicles
Subtitle 1 - Certificates of Title
§ 13-107. Contents, form, and effect of certificate
Universal Citation: MD Transp Code § 13-107 (2017)
- (a) Contents. -- Each certificate of title issued for a vehicle by the Administration shall contain:
- (1) The date issued;
- (2) The name and Maryland address of the owner of the vehicle;
- (3) The names and addresses of all secured parties, in the order of their priority as shown on the application or, if the application is based on a certificate of title, as shown on the certificate;
- (4) The title number assigned to the vehicle;
- (5) A description of the vehicle including, to the extent that the information exists, its make, model, year, vehicle identification number, and type of body;
- (6) In the case of a vehicle returned to the manufacturer or factory branch under Title 14, Subtitle 15 of the Commercial Law Article and subsequently retitled in the State, a permanent notation that informs all subsequent transferees that:
- (i) Prior to its sale to the transferee, the vehicle was returned to the manufacturer or factory branch under the Automotive Warranty Enforcement Act; and
- (ii) A history of the vehicle is on file with the Administration;
- (7) The classification or weight for which the vehicle is registered;
- (8) A notation indicating a beneficiary added under ยง 13-115 of this subtitle; and
- (9) Any other information that the Administration determines.
- (b) Forms. -- The certificate of title:
- (1) Shall contain forms for:
- (i) Assignment and warranty of title by the owner; and
- (ii) Assignment and warranty of title by a dealer; and
- (2) May contain forms for:
- (i) An application for a certificate of title by a transferee;
- (ii) The naming of secured parties; and
- (iii) The assignment or release of security interests.
- (1) Shall contain forms for:
- (c) Certificate as evidence. -- A certificate of title issued by the Administration is prima facie evidence of the facts appearing on it.
- (d) Certificate not subject to judicial process. -- A certificate of title for a vehicle is not subject to garnishment, attachment, or execution, but this subsection does not prevent a lawful levy on the vehicle.
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