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(2) A written assignment of title or interest is not
required if the prior owner's title or interest has passed to the
transferee as a result of a judicial decree, order, or
proceeding.

[(b)] (D) (1) If the interest of an owner in a vehicle for
which a certificate of title has been issued passes to a legatee
or distributee as a result of testamentary disposition or
intestate devolution:

(i) An application for a new certificate of
title need not be made until the expiration of the last annual
registration in the name of the deceased owner; and

(ii) The certificate of title need not be
submitted to the Administration until the application for a new
certificate of title is made.

(2) If title is assigned properly by the personal

representative of the deceased owner, a certificate of letters

testamentary or of administration issued by a court of competent

jurisdiction in this State is sufficient authority for the
Administration to transfer the title of the vehicle of a deceased

owner.

[(c)] (E) (1) The Administration may transfer on its
records the ownership of a vehicle that has been repossessed by a
secured party, if the secured party submits to the Administration
a certification that states:

(i) That the secured party has a security
interest in the vehicle;

(ii) That, on the basis of the security
agreement or other lawful basis, the secured party has a right to
the possession of and title to the vehicle;

(iii) That the secured party has possession of
the vehicle; and

(iv) Any other information that the
Administration requires.

(2) On submission of the certification to it, the
Administration may issue a new certificate of title if it is
satisfied that the secured party is entitled to one.

13-117.

(A) If the type of body of any vehicle is changed from that
set forth in its certificate of title, the owner of the vehicle
immediately shall notify the Administration of the change [and
apply for a corrected certificate of title] on the form that the
Administration requires.