MARVIN MANDEL, Governor                                 1173

SUPPORTING DATA WHETHER ACCOMPANIED BY A WRITTEN CLAIM
OR NOT TO THE STATE COMPTROLLER FOR REFUND TO THE
APPROPRIATE PERSON.

REVISOR'S NOTE: Subsections (a) to (d) of this
section presently appear as Article 14B,
section 4E of the Code, as amended by
Chapters 826 and 217, H.B. 989 and S.B.
246, Acts of 197.1. In subsection (a)
reference that the fee shall accompany the
application is proposed for deletion
because it duplicates proposed section
8-715(e).

The provision of paragraph 2 of subsection
(b) requirinq the tax to be forwarded with
an application for a certificate of title
is proposed for deletion because it
duplicates the provisions stated in
proposed section 8—715(c).

In subsection (c) the last clause has been
revised to include language from the last
sentence of present section 6(a) which
sentence is proposed for repeal. See
revisor's note, proposed section 8-712(b).

Subsection (e) presently appears as Article
1MB, section 4F of the Code.

The nomenclature used to describe the tax
is changed from excise to title in order to
be more descriptive of what it actually is.

The only other changes made are in style.

8-717. DUPLICATE CERTIFICATE OF TITLE IF ORIGINAL IS
MISSING OR DAMAGED.

(A) APPLICATION TO DEPARTMENT.---IF A

CERTIFICATE OF TITLE IS LOST, STOLEN, MUTILATED,
DESTROYED, OR BECOMES ILLEGIBLE, THE FIRST LIEN HOLDER
OR, IF THERE IS NONE, THE OWNER NAMED IN THE
CERTIFICATE, AS SHOWN BY THE DEPARTMENT'S RECORDS,
SHALL WITHIN 30 DAYS OBTAIN A DUPLICATE BY APPLYING TO
THE DEPARTMENT. THE APPLICANT SHALL FURNISH
INFORMATION CONCERNING THE ORIGINAL CERTIFICATE AND
THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF ITS LOSS, MUTILATION, OR
DESTRUCTION AS THE DEPARTMENT REQUIRES. MUTILATED OR