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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".05" citation="COMAR 11.15.14.05" title_num="11" subtitle_num="15" chapter_num="14" heading="Used Vehicles Sold or Transferred from Someone Other Than a Dealer.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>An applicant for a certificate of title for a used vehicle transferred from someone other than a dealer shall provide the Administration with a:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Properly assigned certificate of title or other ownership document or electronic record acceptable to the Administration from the jurisdiction in which the vehicle was last registered; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Completed application for a certificate of title.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>The Administration shall refuse to issue a certificate of title if:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>The required documents are not furnished or the information is incomplete;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>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;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>The applicant is a trust and the trust agreement naming the trust and designating the trustee or trustees is not furnished;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>A transaction involves a bankruptcy and a copy of the court appointment for the bankruptcy trustee is not furnished;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>A transaction involves a legal dependent and a copy of a court appointment for the legal guardian is not furnished;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(6)">
      <text>An error or alteration in the documents furnished has occurred and a letter of explanation or certified statements does not clarify the error or alteration to the satisfaction of the Administration;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(7)">
      <text>The lien holder to be recorded is someone other than a dealer or bona fide lending institution and a lien contract is not furnished;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(8)">
      <text>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;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(9)">
      <text>Certain documents are lost or omitted and the applicant fails to furnish:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>A letter of indemnification which is subject to the approval of the Administration; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Photocopies of lost documents;</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(10)">
      <text>The owner or purchaser is deceased and the personal representative, legatee, distributee, legal heir, or surviving spouse has not provided as required:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Letters of administration/testamentary;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>A legal heir form; or</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>A death certificate;</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(11)">
      <text>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;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(12)">
      <text>The vehicle is an import and the following documents are not furnished:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>One of the following:</text>
        <paragraph num="(i)">
          <text>Appropriate U.S. Customs forms; or</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(ii)">
          <text>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</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>If the vehicle does not comply with U.S. Department of Transportation or U.S. Environmental Protection Agency requirements:</text>
        <paragraph num="(i)">
          <text>Receipts for conversion work, or</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(ii)">
          <text>A bond release letter;</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(13)">
      <text>The vehicle was subject to a security interest and a proper termination statement is not furnished:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>On a Maryland Notice of Security Interest Filing form;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>On a title;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>On a letter on the lien holder's letterhead; or</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(d)">
        <text>By electronic transmission from an approved vendor;</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(14)">
      <text>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;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(15)">
      <text>The applicant has requested a replacement VIN but has not:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Furnished an application for an assigned VIN; or</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Had a VIN inspection completed by an authorized police officer in this State;</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(16)">
      <text>The ownership document is a salvage certificate branded “Not Rebuildable — Parts Only — Not To Be Retitled”;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(17)">
      <text>The vehicle is less than 7 years old and the applicant:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Did not furnish a notarized bill of sale; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Refuses to pay excise tax based on the greater of the purchase price or the book value of the vehicle;</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(18)">
      <text>The purchase price on the title is left blank and the applicant fails to produce a bill of sale;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(19)">
      <text>The assignment of ownership is signed by the seller, but:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>The space provided for the purchaser's name is left blank; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>A bill of sale is not furnished;</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(20)">
      <text>A Maryland titled vehicle is transferred as a gift between family members and the applicant fails to furnish a:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Gift certification form; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Proof of relationship certification;</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(21)">
      <text>A vehicle with an open lien is transferred as a gift between a parent and child, and the transferor and transferee fail to furnish a statement signed by both parties, identifying the individual who:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Paid the down payment;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Paid the taxes;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Made all previous payments; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(d)">
        <text>Incurred the obligation for continued payment; or</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(22)">
      <text>The vehicle is transferred as a result of a divorce and the divorce decree is not furnished.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>