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You have purchased or have been given a motor vehicle or trailer; it has passed Maryland Safety Inspection and it’s time to get tags.  The MVA will collect excise tax, new certificate of title fee and 2-years registration/tag fees.  We de-coded the information provided on the MVA website below for your convenience.

You have purchased or have been given a motor vehicle or trailer.  Now you need to get your motor vehicle or trailer to an authorized Maryland Safety Inspection station to be inspected.  The MVA will collect excise tax, new certificate of title fee and 30-days registration/tag fees.  We de-coded the information provided on the MVA website below for your convenience.

Marylanders normally register their motor vehicles or trailers for 2-years at a time. The fees are different so please call us or stop by so we can help you determine what your fees are for your motor vehicle or trailer.

All scooters, mopeds, snow mobiles, ATV's and dirt bikes must be titled in Maryland as of October 1, 2012 [MVA Bulletin D-09-12-09]. A few years later, UTV's were added on May 31, 2017 [MVA Bulletin D-05-17-01]. These are all off-road vehicles and are not required to be Maryland Safety inspected.

Substitute tags may be requested when [1] Your vehicle’s original license plates are lost, stolen or damaged and you want to replace them with license plates of the same type; [2] You want standard license plates to replace your Chesapeake Bay, Agriculture, Vanity or organizational license plates; [3] You want to replace standard plates for Chesapeake Bay, Agriculture, Vanity or organizational license plates.

To be registered as a Historic vehicle, your vehicle must be a passenger vehicle, motorcycle or truck (with a GVWR of 10,000 pounds or less): be 20 calendar years old or older and must not have been substantially altered, remodeled or remanufactured from the manufacturers original design.

A vehicle registered as Historic cannot be used for general daily transportation, or primarily for the transportation of passengers or property on highways. It can only be used in exhibitions, club activities, parades, tours, occasional transportation and similar uses. They will not be used for employment, transportation to and from employment or school, or for commercial purposes. A trailer does not qualify for historic registration.

If your historic vehicle is 60 years old or older, you may obtain a permanent, non-transferable registration for a one-time fee. Note: A historic motor vehicle 60 years old or older do not qualify for a special registration plates since they require an annual registration fee.

The Agricultural plate fees goes to the Maryland Agricultural Education Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to advancing educational programs and agricultural literacy statewide [agtagme.com] * 410-939-9030.

A lien is a record maintained by the MVA of the debt owed by a vehicle owner to a secured party (lender). A secured party lends the money to the owner and has the power to repossess the vehicle if the owner does not repay the loan.

The MVA may place a flag on your vehicle’s record when requested to do so by an authorized flagging agency.  This flag will prevent you from renewing your vehicle’s registration, transferring the vehicle’s license plates, obtaining substitute license plates or obtaining a duplicate registration card until the flag fees and/or administrative flag fees are paid in full.