3448                                             LAWS OF MARYLAND                                        Ch. 742

Article - Transportation

13-406.

The Administration shall refuse to register or transfer the
registration of any vehicle if:

(1) The application contains any false or fraudulent
statement;

(2) The applicant has failed to furnish information
or documents required or requested by the Administration;

(3) Any required fee has not been paid;

(4) The applicant is not entitled to registration of
the vehicle under the Maryland Vehicle Law;

(5) The vehicle is mechanically unfit or unsafe to be
operated on the highways;

(6) The registration of the vehicle is suspended or
revoked;

(7) A warrant for a motor vehicle violation under the
Maryland Vehicle Law has been issued against the applicant and
has not been served on him; [or]

(8)  The Administration has reasonable ground to
believe:

(i) That the vehicle is stolen; [or]

(ii) That the grant or transfer of registration
would be a fraud against another person; OR

(9) THE GROSS VEHICLE WEIGHT IS 33,000 POUNDS OR OVER
AND THE APPLICANT HAS FAILED TO FURNISH PROOF OF PAYMENT OF THE
FEDERAL HEAVY VEHICLE USE TAX.

24-104.1.

(a) For purposes of this section, the length of a vehicle
includes its front and rear bumpers and any part of its load that
extends beyond the vehicle, but is exclusive of safety and energy
conservation devices, such as marker lamps, steps and handholds
for entry and egress, front-mounted refrigeration units, and
front-mounted air compressors. THE MEASUREMENT OF A COMBINATION
OF VEHICLES ENGAGED IN THE TRANSPORTATION OF MOTOR VEHICLES SHALL
NOT INCLUDE THE OVERHANG OF THE TRANSPORTED VEHICLES.

(f) Except as otherwise provided in this section: