Statutes > Maryland Statutes > TRANSPORTATION > TITLE 13 - VEHICLE LAWS - CERTIFICATES OF TITLE AND REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES > Subtitle 4 - Registration of Vehicles > Section 13-401 - Driving or allowing certain unregistered vehicles to be driven.

Section 13-401 - Driving or allowing certain unregistered vehicles to be driven.

§ 13-401. Driving or allowing certain unregistered vehicles to be driven.
  

(a)  Applicability of section.- This section applies to any vehicle required to be registered under this title. 

(b)  Driving unregistered vehicles.- If a vehicle is not registered, a person may not drive the vehicle on a highway in this State. 

(c)  Allowing unregistered vehicles to be driven.- If a vehicle is not registered, the owner of the vehicle may not knowingly allow the vehicle to be driven on a highway in this State. 

(d)  Driving vehicles with unpaid registration fees.- If the required registration fee for a vehicle has not been paid, a person may not drive the vehicle on a highway in this State. 

(e)  Allowing vehicles with unpaid registration fees to be driven.- If the required registration fee for a vehicle has not been paid, the owner of the vehicle may not knowingly allow the vehicle to be driven on a highway in this State. 

(f)  Canceled registrations.- If the registration of a vehicle is canceled, a person may not drive the vehicle on a highway in this State. 

(g)  Allowing vehicles with canceled registrations to be driven.- If the registration of a vehicle is canceled, the owner of the vehicle may not knowingly allow the vehicle to be driven on a highway in this State. 

(h)  Suspended registrations.- If the registration of a vehicle is suspended, a person may not drive the vehicle on a highway in this State. 

(i)  Allowing vehicles with suspended registration to be driven.- If the registration of a vehicle is suspended, the owner of the vehicle may not knowingly allow the vehicle to be driven on a highway in this State. 

(j)  Revoked registration.- If the registration of a vehicle is revoked, a person may not drive the vehicle on a highway in this State. 

(k)  Allowing vehicles with revoked registration to be driven.- If the registration of a vehicle is revoked, the owner of the vehicle may not knowingly allow the vehicle to be driven on a highway in this State. 
 

[1986, ch. 472, § 1.]