Maryland - Obtain Title Number

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Procedure

Used Vehicles

1. To title and register a purchased used vehicle, gather all the required documents.
2. If the vehicle's current title was issued in Maryland, use it as your application form by completing the section entitled Application for Title and Registration. If not, use the Application for Certificate of Title (form #VR-005).
3. Submit the completed application form along with all other required documents.
4. Pay the required fees and taxes.
5. Your title will be mailed to you regardless of how you apply for it. If you also register the vehicle, your registration card, license plates and expiration stickers can be provided immediately when you apply in person to the MVA; otherwise, these items also will be mailed to you.

Maryland Excise Titling Tax

• For vehicles purchased from a licensed dealer: the excise tax is assessed based on the agreed upon price of the vehicle by the buyer and the seller including any dealer processing charge, with an allowance for trade-in consideration. Manufacturer rebates are taxable, however dealer rebates and discounts are not. All rebate, trade-in, or discount information must be clearly marked on the bill of sale.

• Vehicles purchased from a private party sale is assessed 6% of the purchase price verified by a notarized MVA Bill of Sale (form #VR-181), signed by both the buyer(s) and the seller(s) in which the actual price paid for the vehicle is stated or, in other cases, the total purchase price or the valuation shown in a national publication of used car values adopted for use by the Administration will be used to establish the tax. There is an addition or subtraction for high or low mileage. Vehicles seven years old and older, the tax is based on the greater of the purchase price or the minimum book value of $640. Note: The MVA may require you to submit additional documentation to substantiate the purchase price. Trailers 7 years and older will be assessed 6% excise tax on the greater of the purchase price or the minimum value of $320.

New Vehicles

Maryland dealers from whom you bought the vehicle will usually handle the titling and registration of your vehicle for you. The dealer will provide you with a bill of sale and temporary (cardboard) or permanent (metal) license plates before you drive the vehicle off the lot. The Maryland Certificate of Title will be printed and mailed to you later. If a lien is placed against your title, a Maryland Security Interest Filing (SIF) will be mailed to the lien holder at the same time.

If the dealer does not handle the titling and registration of your vehicle, perhaps because you purchased the vehicle from an out-of-state dealer, you will have to submit the application documents yourself.

1. To title and register a newly purchased vehicle, gather all the required documents.
2. Complete and submit an application form along with all other required documents.
3. Pay the required fees and taxes.
4. Your title will be mailed to you regardless of how you apply for it. If you also register the vehicle, your registration card, license plates and expiration stickers can be provided immediately when you apply in person to the MVA; otherwise, these items also will be mailed to you.

Maryland Excise Titling Tax

A vehicle purchased from a licensed dealer, is assessed excise tax based on the agreed upon price of the vehicle, by the buyer and the seller including any dealer processing charge, with an allowance for trade-in consideration. Manufacturer rebates are taxable, however dealer rebates and discounts are not. All rebate, trade-in, or discount information must be clearly marked on the bill of sale.

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Required Documents

Used Vehicles:

• Proof of ownership: You must submit the vehicle's current title that has been properly assigned to you. Note that if the title was issued in Maryland, it can be used as your application form for titling and registering the vehicle. A registration document and bill of sale may be submitted as proof of ownership ONLY if the vehicle is from a state that does not issue a title as proof of ownership.
• Completed application form: If the vehicle's current title was issued in Maryland, use it as your application form by completing the section entitled Application for Title and Registration. If not, use the Application for Certificate of Title (form #VR-005). Be sure to include your insurance information. Your policy must conform to Maryland's minimum liability insurance requirements.
• Proof of purchase price: This should be a bill of sale signed by both the buyer(s) and seller(s). The bill of sale must be notarized if the following conditions apply:
  • the vehicle is less than 7 years old; and
  • the purchase price is at least $500 below the book value; and
  • the new owner (buyer) wants to base the excise tax calculation (6% of the vehicle's value) on the sale price rather than the book value.
• Odometer disclosure statement: If the vehicle has a Maryland title or an out-of-state title, the odometer reading can be recorded and attested to in the section entitled Assignment of Ownership. You also can submit the MVA's Odometer Disclosure Statement (form #VR-197).

Additional information and/or forms may be required:

• Lien information: If you borrowed money to buy the vehicle, the lien information may need to be recorded on the application. The MVA form entitled Security Interest Filing (form #VR-217) must be used if a second lien is placed against the title.
• Lien release: If the existing title indicates that a lien was placed against it, you must submit a lien release. For a vehicle that was titled in Maryland, this could be a properly completed and signed Maryland Security Interest Filing (SIF) or a signed letter from the lien holder specifically identifying the vehicle and stating that the lien has been released. If the vehicle is currently titled in another state, you may submit a signed letter of release from the lien holder or you may have the lien holder sign the title indicating that the lien has been released.
• Power of attorney: If someone other than you, the new owner, is signing the titling forms, this document is required.

New Vehicles:

• Application for Certificate of Title (form #VR-005): If you also want to register your vehicle, be sure to include your insurance information. Your policy must conform to Maryland's minimum liability insurance requirements.
• Certificate of Origin: This is an ownership document produced by the vehicle's manufacturer.
• Bill of Sale
• Odometer disclosure statement

Additional information and/or forms may be required:

• Lien information: If you borrowed money to buy the vehicle, you may need to record your lien information on the application Application for Certificate of Title (form #VR-005). The MVA Security Interest Filing (form #VR-217) must be used if a second lien is placed against the title.
• Power of attorney: If someone other than you, the new owner, is signing the titling forms, this document is required.

Office Locations & Contacts

Motor Vehicle Administration
6601 Ritchie Highway NE,
Glen Burnie, MD 21062
410-768-7000
1-800-492-4575 (TTY)

MVA Locations

MVA Maryland Website

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Fees

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Documents to Use

• Application for Certificate of Title VR-005
• Odometer Disclosure Statement VR-197
• Security Interest Filing Statement VR-217
• Bill of Sale VR-181

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Required Information

• Applicant's name
• Soundex/Maryland driver's license no.
• Date of birth
• Address
• Vehicle description:
  • Model, make, body style
  • Vehicle identification number
  • Model year
  • Type of fuel
  • Number of cylinders
  • Motor carrier
  • Unit number

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External Links

• Motor Vehicle Administration - Maryland:

http://www.mva.maryland.gov/vehicles/registration/title-registration-info.htm

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