Regulation .04 Used Vehicles Sold by a Dealer.
Regulation .04 Used Vehicles Sold by a Dealer.LinkCopy Citation
A.
An applicant for a certificate of title to be issued for a used vehicle sold by a dealer shall provide the Administration with:
(1)
A properly assigned certificate of title or other acceptable ownership document or electronic record from the jurisdiction in which the vehicle was last registered;
(2)
A completed application for a certificate of title;
(3)
A dealer's reassignment or reassignments;
(4)
A dealer's bill of sale;
(5)
Except for §C(14) of this regulation, a Maryland safety inspection certificate; and
(6)
An odometer disclosure certification as required by COMAR 11.13.06.
B.
Instead of a dealer's bill of sale, Maryland dealers may complete the purchase price certification on the application for a certificate of title or dealer's reassignment.
C.
The Administration shall refuse to issue a certificate of title if:
(1)
The required documents are not furnished or the information is incomplete;
(2)
The seller's or applicant's signature is signed by an individual to whom power of attorney is granted and the writing granting the power of attorney is not furnished;
(3)
The applicant is a trust and the trust agreement naming the trust and designating the trustee or trustees is not furnished;
(4)
A transaction involves a bankruptcy and a copy of the court appointment for the bankruptcy trustee is not furnished;
(5)
A transaction involves a legal dependent and a copy of a court appointment for the legal guardian is not furnished;
(6)
An error or alteration in the documents furnished has occurred and a letter of explanation or certified statement does not clarify the error oralteration to the satisfaction of the Administration;
(7)
The lien holder to be recorded is someone other than a dealer or bona fide lending institution and a lien contract is not furnished;
(8)
The vehicle is an unrecovered stolen vehicle and a letter from the insurance company requesting issuance of a title in order to satisfy the claim is not furnished;
(9)
Certain documents are lost or omitted and the applicant fails to furnish:
(a)
A letter of indemnification which is subject to the approval of the Administration; and
(b)
Photocopies of the lost documents;
(10)
The owner or purchaser is deceased and the personal representative, legatee, distributee, legal heir, or surviving spouse has not provided:
(a)
Letters of administration/testamentary;
(b)
A legal heir form; or
(c)
A death certificate;
(11)
For a mobile home, a receipt from the Compliance Division of the Comptroller of the Treasury, which shows that the retail sales tax has been paid on a mobile home sold before January 1, 1989, is not furnished;
(12)
The vehicle is an import and the following documents are not furnished:
(a)
One of the following:
(i)
Appropriate U.S. Customs forms; or
(ii)
If imported by a member of the U.S. military, Form DD788 or DD1252, and a copy of military orders or a Maryland driver's license; and
(b)
If the vehicle does not comply with U.S. Department of Transportation or U.S. Environmental Protection Agency requirements:
(i)
Receipts for conversion work; or
(ii)
A bond release letter;
(13)
The vehicle was subject to a security interest and a proper termination statement is not furnished:
(a)
On a Maryland Notice of Security Interest Filing form;
(b)
On a title;
(c)
On a letter on the lien holder's letterhead; or
(d)
By electronic transmission from an approved vendor;
(14)
Except for trucks with a gross vehicle weight of 1 ton or more, truck tractors, and freight trailers, which Maryland dealers may sell without an inspection, the vehicle was sold by a Maryland dealer and the:
(a)
Vehicle's most current safety inspection is over 6 months old;
(b)
Vehicle has traveled more than 1,000 miles since the inspection certificate was issued; or
(c)
Vehicle was sold uninspected for dismantling or rebuilding and the dealer has not furnished a statement to indicate that the vehicle was sold for dismantling or rebuilding;
(15)
The ownership document is a salvage certificate from this State or another state and the inspection by a police officer in this State who is authorized to inspect salvage vehicles has not been furnished;
(16)
The applicant has requested a replacement VIN but has not:
(a)
Furnished an application for an assigned VIN; or
(b)
Had a VIN inspection completed by an authorized police officer in this State; or
(17)
The ownership document is a salvage certificate branded “Not Rebuildable — Parts Only — Not To Be Retitled”.