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<section article="gtr" article_name="Transportation" number="13-104" title_number="13" title_name="Vehicle Laws -- Certificates of Title and Registration of Vehicles" subtitle_number="1" subtitle_name="Certificates of Title">
  <level label="a">
    <level label="1">
      <text>The application for a certificate of title of a vehicle shall be made by the owner of the vehicle on the form that the Administration requires.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Notwithstanding any other provision of this title, an application for a certificate of title of an off–highway recreational vehicle, a motor scooter, or a moped shall be made by electronic transmission under § 13–610 of this title.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>The owner of a motor scooter or moped shall certify at the time of titling that the motor scooter or moped is covered by the required security described in § 17–103 of this article.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <level label="1">
      <text>Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, the Administration may not issue a certificate of title to any individual who is not at least 18 years old.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The Administration may issue a certificate of title to an individual under the age of 18 years if the individual submits an application for a certificate of title that is cosigned by:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>A parent or guardian of the applicant; or</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>If the applicant has no parent or guardian or is married, an adult employer of the applicant or any other responsible adult.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>The individual cosigning the application of a minor under this subsection shall certify that the statements made in the application are true to the best of the cosigner’s knowledge, information, and belief.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>The application shall contain:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>The full name and Maryland address of the owner, including:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>If the owner is an individual, the owner’s Maryland residence and mailing addresses;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>If the owner is a business firm, association, or corporation, its federal identification number and:</text>
        <level label="1">
          <text>Its business address in this State; or</text>
        </level>
        <level label="2">
          <text>The name and address of its resident agent in this State;</text>
        </level>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>If the owner is a partnership or joint venture, the name of each partner or joint venturer;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iv">
        <text>If the owner is an unincorporated association, joint stock company, or other group described in § 6–406 of the Courts Article, the name and address of a resident agent on whom service may be made in any lawsuit arising out of the ownership, maintenance, or use of the vehicle; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="v">
        <text>If the owner is a trustee, the address of the trust in this State and the name and address of a person in this State on whom service may be made in any lawsuit arising out of the ownership, maintenance, or use of the vehicle;</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <level label="i">
        <text>If the owner is an individual, the owner’s date of birth; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>If the owner is a partnership or joint venture, the date of birth of each partner or joint venturer;</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>A description of the vehicle, including:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>To the extent that the information exists, its make, model, year, vehicle identification number, type of body, and number of cylinders;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>If the vehicle is a two–stage vehicle:</text>
        <level label="1">
          <text>The make and year of the first stage; and</text>
        </level>
        <level label="2">
          <text>The make, model, and year of the second stage;</text>
        </level>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>If the vehicle is a motorcycle with an engine manufactured on or after January 1, 1977, the identifying number of the engine; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iv">
        <text>Any other information that the Administration requires;</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>A statement of:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>The applicant’s title to and each security interest in the vehicle; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>The name and address of each secured party with any security interest in the vehicle and the nature and order of priority of that interest;</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="5">
      <text>If the sole individual owner of a motor vehicle designates a transfer–on–death beneficiary under § 13–115 of this subtitle, the name and mailing address of the beneficiary; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="6">
      <text>Any other information that the Administration reasonably requires to determine if the owner is entitled to a certificate of title.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <text>The application shall be signed by:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>Each owner who is an individual;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The individual cosigning the application on behalf of a minor in accordance with subsection (b) of this section;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>An officer or authorized agent of the owner, if the owner is a business firm, association, or corporation;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>A partner or joint venturer, if the owner is a partnership or joint venture;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="5">
      <text>An officer or authorized agent, if the owner is an unincorporated association, joint stock company, or other group described in § 6–406 of the Courts Article; or</text>
    </level>
    <level label="6">
      <text>A trustee, if the owner is a trust.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="e">
    <text>The application shall be accompanied by each certificate of title of the vehicle that previously may have been issued by this or any other state and still is outstanding.</text>
  </level>
</section>
