# Transportation (GTR)

## Title 13. Vehicle Laws -- Certificates of Title and Registration of Vehicles

### Subtitle 8. Titling Fees and Taxes

#### Section 13-802

(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section and Sec. 13-805 of this subtitle, the fee for each certificate of title issued under this title is $200.

(b)

  (1) The fee for each certificate of title issued for a rental vehicle is $100.

  (2) The fee for each certificate of title issued for an off-highway recreational vehicle is $70.

  (3) The fee for each certificate of title issued for a motor scooter or a moped is $40.

  (4) The fee for each certificate of title issued for a trailer with a gross vehicle weight of 3,000 pounds or less is $100 if:

    (i) The trailer is transferred to:

      (1) A spouse, child, grandchild, parent, sibling, grandparent, father-in-law, mother-in-law, son-in-law, or daughter-in-law of the transferor; or

      (2) A niece or nephew of the transferor if the transferor is at least 65 years of age at the time of the transfer; and

    (ii) No money or other valuable consideration is involved in the transfer.

  (5) On the death of a joint owner of a vehicle, the Administration may not charge a fee for a new certificate of title issued for the vehicle to another joint owner who is the surviving spouse.

  (6) On the death of a sole owner of a vehicle, the Administration may not charge a fee for a new certificate of title issued for the vehicle to a surviving spouse if ownership of the vehicle is transferred in accordance with Sec. 13-114 of this title.

(c) The Administration may not charge a fee for a certificate of title issued for a vehicle that is transferred to a trust or from a trust to one or more beneficiaries in accordance with Sec. 14.5-1001 of the Estates and Trusts Article.

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Md. Code Ann., Transp. (as displayed at mgaleg.maryland.gov, October 16, 2026)