Transfer a vehicle title in Maryland

What to bring

• properly assigned title or proof of ownership
• Maryland Safety Inspection Certificate valid within 90 days
• Maryland insurance coverage when registration is part of the transfer
• bill of sale or other value documents when Maryland uses them for tax handling
• title taxes and fees

Likely next steps

1. Use Maryland's title-transfer workflow instead of a normal renewal when the ownership record is changing hands.
2. Gather the assigned title, inspection certificate, insurance, and tax documents before the MVA or tag-and-title-service transaction.
3. Use Maryland's lienholder and temporary-registration processes only when the transfer facts require them.
4. Complete the ownership transfer first so future registration and renewal happen on the correct Maryland record.