# Transportation (GTR)

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

### Subtitle 9. Registration Classifications and Fees

#### Section 13-938

If registration plates issued for a vehicle registered under this part have never been used, the owner of the vehicle for which the plates were issued is entitled to a refund of the Maryland registration fee paid less an administrative fee established by the Administration if, during the registration year for which the registration plates were issued, the owner:

(1) Applies to the Administration for a refund; and

(2) Surrenders to the Administration:

  (i) The registration card issued for the vehicle; and

  (ii) The unused registration plates.

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