WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor Ch. 112

Article - Transportation

Section 13-402

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1987 Replacement Volume and 1988 Supplement)

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows:

Article - Transportation

13-402.

(a)  (1) Except as otherwise provided in this section or
elsewhere in the Maryland Vehicle Law, each motor vehicle,
trailer, semitrailer, and pole trailer driven on a highway shall
be registered under this subtitle.

(2)  If a motor vehicle required to be registered
under this subtitle is not registered, a person may not park the
unregistered motor vehicle on any:

(i) Public alley, street, or highway; or

(ii) Private property used by the public in
general, including parking lots of shopping centers,
condominiums, apartments, or town house developments.

(3)  The provisions of paragraph (2) of this
subsection do not apply to a motor vehicle that is exempt from
registration under this section or § 13-402.1 of this subtitle.

(b)  Except as otherwise expressly authorized in this title,
the Administration may not register or renew the registration of
a vehicle unless the Administration has issued to the owner a
certificate of title of the vehicle or has received an
application for the certificate of title.

(c)  Registration under this subtitle is not required for:

(1)  A vehicle that is driven on a highway:

(i) In conformity with the provisions of this
title relating to manufacturers, transporters, dealers, secured
parties, owners or operators of special mobile equipment, or
nonresidents; or

(ii) Under a temporary registration card issued
by the Administration;

(2)  A vehicle owned and used by the United States,
unless an authorized officer or employee of the United States
requests registration of the vehicle;

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