# COMAR Title 11 — Department of Transportation

## Subtitle 15 — Motor Vehicle Administration — Vehicle Registration

### Chapter 25 — Certificate of Origin

**Authority:** Transportation Article, §§12-104(b), 13-101, and 13-104.1(1), Annotated Code of Maryland

**Administrative History:** Effective date: November 8, 1993 (20:22 Md. R. 1708)

**Administrative History:** Chapter revised effective October 15, 2012 (39:20 Md. R. 1307)

#### Regulation .01 Definition.

*COMAR 11.15.25.01*

In this chapter, “certificate of origin” has the meaning stated in Transportation Article, §13-101, Annotated Code of Maryland.

#### Regulation .02 Uniform Manufacturer's Certificate of Origin.

*COMAR 11.15.25.02*

A. The Manufacturer's Certificate of Origin for a new motor vehicle shall have the security features and be in the form recommended by the American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators.

B. A distributor of motor vehicles, licensed under Transportation Article, Title 15, Annotated Code of Maryland, may issue the uniform certificate of origin on behalf of the manufacturer of a new motor vehicle.

C. The Manufacturer’s Certificate of Origin for trailers, with a gross vehicle weight of 3,000 pounds or less, may be exempt from the security features required in §A of this regulation.

#### Regulation .03 Return of Certificate of Origin.

*COMAR 11.15.25.03*

The Administration may not return a certificate of origin unless the certificate of origin accompanies an application for title reflecting a vehicle different than the vehicle actually sold.