Maryland · Maryland Code — Transportation Article
Md. Code, Transp. § 13-504: (a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, if the title or interest of an owner in a registered vehicle passes to another person other than by voluntary transfer: (1) The registration of the vehicle expires; and - 721 - (2) The vehicle may not be driven on a highway until the person entitled
What this law says, in plain English
When vehicle ownership transfers outside voluntary sale, registration expires and the new owner cannot drive it on highways until obtaining new registration, except for one 200-mile trip to their residence or business using old plates.
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