§ 13-605. Expiration of temporary registration

   (a) When registration expires. -- The temporary registration of a vehicle under this part expires on the first to occur of:

   (1) Receipt of annual registration plates for the vehicle;

   (2) Rescission of the contract to buy the vehicle; or

   (3) Expiration of 60 days from the date the temporary plate was issued.

(b) Extension. -- The Administration may extend the temporary registration for a vehicle under this part for a period not to exceed 30 days if the Administration is satisfied that reasonable conditions exist to justify the granting of this extension.

(c) Destruction of temporary plates. -- The person to whom a temporary registration plate has been issued for a vehicle shall destroy the temporary registration plate as soon as the temporary registration expires.

HISTORY: An. Code 1957, art. 66 1/2, § 3-602; 1977, ch. 14, § 2; 1987, ch. 496; 1992, ch. 193; 2001, ch. 376.