1. A. Records of the dealer business activities shall be preserved in their original form or a format approved by the Administration for a period of time as required by Transportation Article, §15-105, Annotated Code of Maryland.

2. B. The records shall be accessible at the location approved by the Administration. If location is other than the licensed location, an electronic or other copy must be maintained at the licensed location and consist of but not be limited to:

   1. (1) Transactions regarding purchases, sales, and transfers of ownership, including those conducted with other licensed dealers and salesmen;
   2. (2) Collection of excise tax, titling, and registration fees;

   3. (3) Perpetual inventory of temporary registration plates, certificates, and registration permits assigned to and issued by the dealer. These records shall document the following:

      1. (a) Accounting of temporary registration plates, certificates and permits issued; and
      2. (b) An accounting of temporary registration plates, certificates and permits voided including an explanation of the reason for void;
   4. (4) An assigned title for each untitled vehicle in the dealer’s inventory; and

   5. (5) While the vehicle is in the possession of prospective retail customers, records documenting the:

      1. (a) Name of each prospective retail customer of the vehicle;
      2. (b) Beginning and ending odometer reading of the vehicle for the period each prospective retail customer had possession of the vehicle; and
      3. (c) Dealer tag number of interchangeable plate displayed on the vehicle.

Authority: Commercial Law Article, §14-1502; Transportation Article, §§12-104(b), 13-503, 13-610, 13-621, 15-102,
15-103, 15-105, 15-107, 15-108, 15-305.1, 15-307—15-309, 15-311.1, 15-312, 15-313, 15-406, 15-408, 15-409, and 15-411; Annotated Code of Maryland

Effective date: February 15, 1973

Regulation .02 amended effective December 1, 1978 (5:24 Md. R. 1798)

Regulations .03 and .09 amended effective May 5, 1978 (5:9 Md. R. 685)

Regulations .11 and .12C—F amended effective June 15, 1979 (6:12 Md. R. 1051)

Regulation .12 amended effective April 6, 1979 (6:7 Md. R. 577)

Regulation .12D amended effective December 28, 1979 (6:26 Md. R. 2075)

Regulations .13P—S, .14D, .15, and .16 adopted effective February 4, 1976 (3:3 Md. R. 151)

Regulation .15A, C amended effective August 25, 1978 (5:17 Md. R. 1331)

Regulations .17 and .18 adopted effective May 12, 1976 (3:10 Md. R. 530)

Regulation .18 amended effective January 27, 1978 (5:2 Md. R. 64)

Regulations .01—.08, .10, .12—.14, .16, and .18 amended effective February 6, 1981 (8:3 Md. R. 227)

Regulation .01 amended effective January 1, 1992 (18:25 Md. R. 2752); May 6, 1996 (23:9 Md. R. 670)

Regulation .02D amended effective July 28, 1986 (13:15 Md. R. 1734)

Regulation .02F amended effective January 21, 1991 (18:1 Md. R. 30)

Regulation .02N amended effective June 19, 1995 (22:12 Md. R. 902)

Regulation .02O adopted and .04A amended as an emergency provision effective July 18, 1985 (12:16 Md. R. 1602)

Regulation .02O adopted and Regulations .02N and .04A amended as an emergency provision effective September 4, 1985 (12:19 Md. R. 1845); adopted permanently effective December 30, 1985 (12:26 Md. R. 2545)

Regulation .04 amended as an emergency provision effective September 1, 1988 (15:20 Md. R. 2331); adopted permanently effective December 26, 1988 (15:26 Md. R. 2985)

Regulation .05B, E amended effective November 10, 2003 (30:22 Md. R. 1583)

Regulation .05D amended effective July 8, 1991 (18:13 Md. R. 1483)

Regulation .07-1 adopted effective February 14, 1994 (21:3 Md. R. 194)

Regulation .08 amended effective January 1, 1992 (18:25 Md. R. 2752)

Regulation .09 amended effective May 28, 1990 (17:10 Md. R. 1220); November 8, 1993 (20:22 Md. R. 1708)

Regulation .09A amended effective January 5, 2004 (30:26 Md. R. 1915)

Regulation .09C adopted effective August 1, 1994 (21:15 Md. R. 1307)

Regulation .11 amended effective May 28, 1990 (17:10 Md. R. 1220); January 5, 2004 (30:26 Md. R. 1915)

Regulation .11E amended effective May 18, 1998 (25:10 Md. R. 748)

Regulation .12 amended effective May 28, 1990 (17:10 Md. R. 1220); October 29, 2001 (28:21 Md. R. 1857)

Regulation .12A amended effective January 1, 1992 (18:25 Md. R. 2752)

Regulation .12C amended effective May 18, 1998 (25:10 Md. R. 748)

Regulation .13 amended effective June 19, 1995 (22:12 Md. R. 902); January 29, 1996 (23:2 Md. R. 95)

Regulation .13A amended effective January 1, 1992 (18:25 Md. R. 2752)

Regulation .13E amended effective July 8, 1991 (18:13 Md. R. 1483)

Regulation .13J amended effective June 20, 1983 (10:12 Md. R. 1073); January 1, 1992 (18:25 Md. R. 2752)

Regulation .13N amended effective June 20, 1983 (10:12 Md. R. 1073); October 17, 1988 (15:21 Md. R. 2468); January 1, 1992 (18:25 Md. R. 2752)

Regulation .13P amended effective January 1, 1992 (18:25 Md. R. 2752)

Regulation .14 amended effective August 15, 1983 (10:16 Md. R. 1454); May 19, 1986 (13:10 Md. R. 1157); November 8, 1993 (20:22 Md. R. 1708)

Regulation .14A, I, K, L amended effective January 2, 1995 (21:26 Md. R. 2189)

Regulation .14B, C, D amended effective July 28, 1986 (13:15 Md. R. 1734)

Regulation .14C, G amended effective November 22, 2004 (31:23 Md. R. 1654)

Regulation .14J amended effective June 19, 1995 (22:12 Md. R. 902)

Regulation .14K adopted effective May 2, 1988 (15:9 Md. R. 1109)

Regulation .14M adopted effective June 19, 1995 (22:12 Md. R. 902)

Regulation .15E adopted effective November 30, 1987 (14:24 Md. R. 2555)

Regulation .17 amended effective October 26, 1981 (8:21 Md. R. 1709); February 22, 1999 (26:4 Md. R. 273)

Regulation .19 adopted effective September 12, 1983 (10:18 Md. R. 1609)

Regulation .19 repealed effective October 15, 2012 (39:20 Md. R. 1307)

Regulation .20 adopted effective May 2, 1988 (15:9 Md. R. 1109)

Regulation .21 adopted effective August 6, 1990 (17:15 Md. R. 1861)

Regulation .21B amended effective October 23, 2006 (33:21 Md. R. 1677)

Regulation .21C amended effective January 1, 1992 (18:25 Md. R. 2752)

Regulation .22 adopted effective July 8, 1991 (18:13 Md. R. 1483)

Regulation .23 adopted effective January 2, 1995 (21:26 Md. R. 2189)

Regulation .23A amended effective February 22, 1999 (26:4 Md. R. 274)

Regulation .24 adopted effective June 19, 1995 (22:12 Md. R. 902)

Regulation .24 repealed effective October 15, 2012 (39:20 Md. R. 1307)

Regulation .25 adopted effective May 6, 1996 (23:9 Md. R. 670)

Regulations .01—.25 repealed and new Regulations .01—.23 adopted effective March 13, 2017 (44:5 Md. R. 294)

Regulation .01B amended effective March 11, 2019 (46:5 Md. R. 306)

Regulation .14D amended effective April 14, 2025 (52:7 Md. R. 323)

Regulation .22 amended effective March 11, 2019 (46:5 Md. R. 306)