# Transportation (GTR)

## Title 21. Vehicle Laws -- Rules of the Road

### Subtitle 11. Miscellaneous Rules

#### Section 21-1112.1

(a) A person may not obscure or modify any vehicle registration plate in a manner that may prevent identification.

(b) A violation of this section is a moving violation for the purpose of the assessment of points under Sec. 16-402 of this article.

(c) A police officer may enforce this section only as a secondary action when the police officer detains a driver of a motor vehicle for a suspected violation of another provision of the Code.

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