Maryland MVA: Titling and registering leased vehicles
The Maryland Motor Vehicle Administration gives these guidelines for titling and registering leased vehicles:
When titling a leased vehicle, obtain the leasing companyês soundex number and the lesseeês driverês license number. The Application for Title (VR-005) must be completed with lessorês and lesseeês soundex/driverês license number, name and address.
A leasing company soundex will always be a company soundex. The leasing companyês address may be an out-of-state address. When possible, use the soundex number previously issued to the leasing company.
The Maryland title will print with the leasing companyês name and address but will also display the in care of symbol (%) in front of the lesseeês name. All leased vehicles will be branded as LEASED.
The registration card will print with the leasing companyês name along with the in care of symbol (%) and lesseeês name and address.
If you have questions, email mvablcsd@mva.maryland.gov.
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