{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-transportation-13-610","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Transportation § 13–610","heading":"","body":"(a) (1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.\n(2) “Fleet” means 10 or more vehicles.\n(3) “Qualified owner” means a person, partnership, firm, or corporation, or an individual agent of a person, partnership, firm, or corporation, authorized by the Administration to transmit electronically proper titling and registration information and fees to the Administration.\n(4) “Service provider” means a dealer or title service agent licensed under Title 15 of this article or a qualified owner of a fleet.\n(b) Subject to the approval of the Administration, a service provider may:\n(1) Issue permanent registration plates to the transferee or renew the registration of a vehicle if the service provider has electronically transmitted the proper titling and registration information to the Administration, or an agent designated by the Administration;\n(2) Charge the transferee or the registered owner of the vehicle a fee for the actual cost to the service provider of the electronic transmission service described in item (1) of this subsection; and\n(3) Electronically submit a security interest filing with the Administration on behalf of a registered owner or lienholder.\n(c) The Administration shall adopt regulations to:\n(1) Govern the electronic transmission of titling, registration, and security interest information authorized under this section; and\n(2) Determine the appropriate level of the fee that may be charged by service providers for the electronic transmission service.","path":["Article - Transportation"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gtr\u0026section=13-610","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T20:01:38Z","sha256":"e1f071404504a72585571c4a4fbdfddcf426ae57e8ba851903bc7660357a49ce","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-transportation-13-609","next":"us-md/md.-code-transportation-13-612"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}