Marvin Mandel, Governor                          1347

§ 3-502. Transferee must secure new registration.

(a)    The transferee before operating or permitting the operation
upon a highway of a vehicle transferred to him shall apply for and
obtain the registration thereon, as upon an original registration,
except as otherwise permitted in this subtitle. If the vehicle is not
operated upon a highway the vehicle need not be registered.

(b)    A transferee who has been given written permission to use
the existing registration plates, as provided in section 8-501, may
operate and permit the operation of the vehicle under the plates for
not more than 10 days from the date of its transfer. Prior to the
expiration of this period he shall remove the plates from the vehicle
and promptly return them either to the prior owner of the vehicle
or to the department. After either the expiration of the 10 day
period or the earlier removal of the registration plates, the registra-
tion of the vehicle shall expire, and it shall be unlawful for the
transferee or for any person other than the person to whom such
registration plates were originally issued to have them in his pos-
session, whether or not the plates are in use. Nothing in this sub-
section prohibits the prior owner from transferring the registration
plates to another vehicle, as provided in section 3-502.1.

§ 3-502.1. Transfer to another vehicle.

The former owner of a transferred vehicle may have its existing
plates and registration number assigned to another vehicle in the
same classification by applying to the department and paying a
transfer fee of $1.00. If the vehicle to which they are transferred is
one for which a higher registration fee is required than for the
former vehicle, the owner shall pay in addition the difference between
the fee paid for registration of the former vehicle and the fee re-
quired for registration of the vehicle to which they are transferred.

§ 3-503. Transfers to and from registered dealers.

(a)    If the transferee of a vehicle is a registered dealer who
holds it for sale and either lawfully operates it under dealers' regis-
tration plates or does not operate or permit such vehicle to be
operated upon the highways, the transferee shall not be required
to obtain a new registration of the vehicle.

(b)    If a transfer of a vehicle is made by a registered dealer and
the transferee possesses current registration plates issued to another
properly registered vehicle, and the registration plates are transfer-
able, the dealer, in the manner and to the extent specified in rules
and regulations issued or to be issued by the commissioner, shall
issue to the transferee only one permit which authorizes the trans-
feree to use on the vehicle transferred to him by the dealer the cur-
rent registration plates belonging to the other vehicle for a period not
exceeding 30 days from the date of the transfer. The permit shall be
on a form furnished to registered dealers by the department and
shall bear the signature of the dealer and be displayed as registration
cards are now required to be displayed.

§ 3-503.1. Transfers between spouses.

If either by act of the parties or by operation of law a vehicle
registered in the joint names of husband and wife is transferred to
the individual name of either spouse, or a vehicle registered in the