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<chapter num="26" heading="Refund of Excise Tax" title_num="11" subtitle_num="15">
  <regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".01" heading="Definitions.">
    <paragraph num="A.">
      <text>In this chapter, the following terms have the meanings indicated.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="B.">
      <text>Terms Defined.</text>
      <paragraph num="(1)">
        <text>“Administration” means the Motor Vehicle Administration.</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(2)">
        <text>“Consumer” has the meaning stated in Commercial Law Article, §14-1501(b), Annotated Code of Maryland.</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(3)">
        <text>“Owner” has the meaning stated in Transportation Article, §11-143, Annotated Code of Maryland.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </regulation>
  <regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".02" heading="Refund of Excise Tax.">
    <text>The Administration may not refund an excise tax collected under Transportation Article, §13-809, Annotated Code of Maryland, except under the following conditions:</text>
    <paragraph num="A.">
      <text>The return of a vehicle under Commercial Law Article, §14-1502, Annotated Code of Maryland;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="B.">
      <text>A determination by the Administration that an overpayment of excise tax has been made as a result of an error in the computation of tax at the time the vehicle is titled; or</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="C.">
      <text>The acceptance, by voluntary agreement, of the return of a vehicle by a dealer from a consumer or owner within 60 days from the date of sale, provided the vehicle is not being accepted for purposes of trade in exchange for another vehicle.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </regulation>
  <regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".03" heading="Excise Tax — Replacement Vehicle.">
    <paragraph num="A.">
      <text>The Administration shall allow a credit for any excise tax paid by a consumer or owner for a vehicle returned under Regulation .02A and C of this chapter towards the excise tax imposed for a replacement vehicle.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="B.">
      <text>If the excise tax on the replacement vehicle exceeds that paid on the returned vehicle, the consumer or owner shall pay the difference to the dealer.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="C.">
      <text>If the excise tax on the replacement vehicle is less than that paid on the returned vehicle, the Administration shall refund the difference to the consumer or owner.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </regulation>
  <annotations>
    <annotation type="Authority">Transportation Article, §§12-104(b), 13-808, and 13-817, Annotated Code of Maryland</annotation>
    <annotation type="History" subtype="Administrative History">Effective date: November 8, 1993 (20:22 Md. R. 1708)</annotation>
    <annotation type="History" subtype="Administrative History">Chapter revised effective June 5, 1995 (22:11 Md. R. 822)</annotation>
  </annotations>
</chapter>