If registration plates issued for a vehicle registered under this part have never been used, the owner of the vehicle for which the plates were issued is entitled to a refund of the Maryland registration fee paid less an administrative fee established by the Administration if, during the registration year for which the registration plates were issued, the owner:

1. (1) Applies to the Administration for a refund; and

2. (2) Surrenders to the Administration:

   1. (i) The registration card issued for the vehicle; and
   2. (ii) The unused registration plates.

Added by Acts 1977, c. 14, § 2, eff. July 1, 1977. Amended by Acts 1991, 1st Sp. Sess., c. 2; Acts 1994, c. 145, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1994.

Formerly Art. 66 ½, § 3-827.