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<chapter num="39" heading="Electronic or Digital 24-Hour Registration" title_num="11" subtitle_num="15">
  <regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".01" heading="Purpose.">
    <text>This chapter establishes the criteria for the owner of a vehicle to apply for, pay for, and receive an electronic or digital 24-hour registration for the purpose of operating a vehicle on a highway in the State of Maryland.</text>
  </regulation>
  <regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".02" 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>“Electronic or digital 24-hour registration” means an online transaction provided by Administration through online services.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </regulation>
  <regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".03" heading="Application for Electronic or Digital 24-Hour Registration.">
    <paragraph num="A.">
      <text>The owner of a vehicle that is not currently registered in the new owner’s name in the State and who wishes to use the vehicle on a Maryland State highway may apply for an electronic or digital 24-hour registration in a format prescribed by the Administration.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="B.">
      <text>An applicant for an electronic or digital 24-hour registration shall provide the Administration with a completed online application, the required fee set forth in COMAR 11.11.05, and proof of the following, as described in Regulation .04 of this chapter:</text>
      <paragraph num="(1)">
        <text>Identity;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(2)">
        <text>Vehicle ownership; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(3)">
        <text>Insurance.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="C.">
      <text>An application for an electronic or digital 24-hour registration may be submitted through the Administration’s online services.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </regulation>
  <regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".04" heading="Period of Validity.">
    <paragraph num="A.">
      <text>An electronic or digital 24-hour registration shall:</text>
      <paragraph num="(1)">
        <text>Be valid for a period of 24-hours; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(2)">
        <text>Indicate the expiration date and time.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="B.">
      <text>The Administration may not issue more than one 24-hour registration for each vehicle sales transaction.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </regulation>
  <regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".05" heading="Required Proofs.">
    <paragraph num="A.">
      <text>As proof of identity, an applicant for an electronic or digital 24-hour registration shall furnish a valid State-issued ID or driver’s license.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="B.">
      <text>As proof of ownership, an applicant for an electronic or digital 24-hour registration shall provide a properly assigned certificate of title or other ownership documentation acceptable to the Administration.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="C.">
      <text>As proof of insurance, an applicant for an electronic or digital 24-hour registration shall provide proof that the vehicle for which the electronic or digital 24-hour registration is to be issued is covered by the minimum amount of vehicle liability insurance required by Transportation Article, §17-103, Annotated Code of Maryland.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </regulation>
  <annotations>
    <annotation type="Authority">Transportation Article, §§12-104(b) and 13-405.2, Annotated Code of Maryland</annotation>
    <annotation type="History" subtype="Administrative History">Effective date: October 31, 2022 (49:22 Md. R. 979)</annotation>
  </annotations>
</chapter>