Maryland · Maryland Code — Transportation Article
Md. Code, Transp. § 13-415: (a) If a current registration card or current validation tabs that never have been affixed to registration plates are lost, the owner of the vehicle for which the card or tabs were issued or the legal representative of the owner named in the certificate of title of the vehicle, as shown by the recor
What this law says, in plain English
Vehicle owners must immediately apply for duplicate registration cards, replacement tabs, or temporary plates when originals are lost, stolen, or damaged beyond readability, after providing required information and paying fees.
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