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Unannotated Code of Maryland (Last Updated: May 16, 2014) |
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TRANSPORTATION |
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TITLE 13. VEHICLE LAWS -- CERTIFICATES OF TITLE AND REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES |
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SUBTITLE 5. TRANSFER OF REGISTRATION |
§ 13-503.1. Transfers between spouses
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(a) Use of same registration plates. -- If, whether by act of the parties or by operation of law, the title or interest of an owner in a vehicle is transferred in a manner specified in subsection (b) of this section, the transferee may continue to use the same registration plates on the vehicle after the transfer.
(b) Scope of section. -- This section applies to the transfer of the title or interest of an owner in a vehicle if the vehicle is registered in the:
(1) Joint names of a husband and wife and is transferred to the individual name of either spouse;
(2) Individual name of either spouse and is transferred to their joint names or to the individual name of the other spouse;
(3) Joint names of a parent and child and is transferred to the individual name of either party;
(4) Name of an individual and is transferred to the joint names of that individual and the individual's parent or child; or
(5) Name of an individual and is transferred to the name of a child or parent of that individual.
(c) Similar transfers. -- In all other respects the transfer shall be treated the same way as any other transfer by a private owner of a registered vehicle.