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<section article="gtr" article_name="Transportation" number="13-106" 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">
    <text>The Administration shall:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>File each application for a certificate of title that it receives; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Issue a certificate of title of the vehicle if:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>It finds that the applicant is entitled to the certificate of title; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>It has received the required fees.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>The Administration shall keep a record of all certificates of title that it issues, as follows:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>Under a distinctive title number assigned to the vehicle;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Under the vehicle identification number of the vehicle or, if a distinguishing number has been assigned to it, under the distinguishing number; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>Under any other method that the Administration determines.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>Upon receipt with the application for a certificate of title, the Administration shall maintain a record of the following documents as a part of its certificate of title records for a motor vehicle:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>A notice from a dealer under § 14–1502(f)(1) of the Commercial Law Article;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>A notice from a manufacturer or factory branch under § 14–1502(f)(2) of the Commercial Law Article; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>A manufacturer’s disclosure form provided to the Administration under § 14–1502(g) of the Commercial Law Article.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <level label="1">
      <text>The Administration shall issue a permanent decal to the owner of a motor scooter or moped for which a certificate of title is issued.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>An owner of a motor scooter or moped for which a certificate of title is issued shall display the decal on the vehicle as prescribed by the Administration.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>A decal shall display a unique number sequence assigned by the Administration.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>The Administration:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>Shall establish a fee of $5 for a decal; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>May adopt regulations to implement this section.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
