1. (a) On application and payment of the required fee, the Administration may issue a temporary in-transit registration to allow a nonresident owner of a vehicle to operate the vehicle on a highway in the State only for the purpose of transporting the vehicle to a jurisdiction outside the State in which the vehicle is to be titled and registered.

2. (b) An application for a temporary in-transit registration may be made only:

   1. (1) By a nonresident owner of a vehicle; and
   2. (2) On the form the Administration requires.
3. (c) A temporary in-transit registration may be issued for a period determined by the Administration.
4. (d) The fee for a temporary in-transit registration shall be established by the Administration.

5. (e)

   1. (1) The Administration or a licensed title service agent may issue a temporary in-transit registration.
   2. (2) A temporary in-transit registration may be issued only after the vehicle owner has furnished to the Administration or title service agent proof of identity, vehicle ownership, and insurance.
   3. (3) The Administration or a title service agent may not issue more than one temporary in-transit registration for each vehicle sales transaction.
6. (f) The Administration shall adopt regulations to carry out this section.

Added by Acts 2019, c. 287, § 1, eff. July 1, 2020.