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Terms Used In Maryland Code, TRANSPORTATION 13-107

  • Attachment: A procedure by which a person's property is seized to pay judgments levied by the court.
  • Beneficiary: A person who is entitled to receive the benefits or proceeds of a will, trust, insurance policy, retirement plan, annuity, or other contract. Source: OCC
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Garnishment: Generally, garnishment is a court proceeding in which a creditor asks a court to order a third party who owes money to the debtor or otherwise holds assets belonging to the debtor to turn over to the creditor any of the debtor
  • including: means includes or including by way of illustration and not by way of limitation. See
  • state: means :

    (1) a state, possession, territory, or commonwealth of the United States; or

    (2) the District of Columbia. See
(a) Each certificate of title issued for a vehicle by the Administration shall contain:

(1) The date issued;

(2) The name and Maryland address of the owner of the vehicle;

(3) The names and addresses of all secured parties, in the order of their priority as shown on the application or, if the application is based on a certificate of title, as shown on the certificate;

(4) The title number assigned to the vehicle;

(5) A description of the vehicle including, to the extent that the information exists, its make, model, year, vehicle identification number, and type of body;

(6) In the case of a vehicle returned to the manufacturer or factory branch under Title 14, Subtitle 15 of the Commercial Law Article and subsequently retitled in the State, a permanent notation that informs all subsequent transferees that:

(i) Prior to its sale to the transferee, the vehicle was returned to the manufacturer or factory branch under the Automotive Warranty Enforcement Act; and

(ii) A history of the vehicle is on file with the Administration;

(7) The classification or weight for which the vehicle is registered;

(8) A notation indicating a beneficiary added under § 13-115 of this subtitle; and

(9) Any other information that the Administration determines.

(b) The certificate of title:

(1) Shall contain forms for:

(i) Assignment and warranty of title by the owner; and

(ii) Assignment and warranty of title by a dealer; and

(2) May contain forms for:

(i) An application for a certificate of title by a transferee;

(ii) The naming of secured parties; and

(iii) The assignment or release of security interests.

(c) A certificate of title issued by the Administration is prima facie evidence of the facts appearing on it.

(d) A certificate of title for a vehicle is not subject to garnishment, attachment, or execution, but this subsection does not prevent a lawful levy on the vehicle.