{
 "state": "Maryland",
 "code": "MD",
 "url": "https://cartaxhq.com/maryland/",
 "summary": "Maryland has no yearly car tax. When you title a car you pay a one-time 6.5% excise titling tax. Registration is billed every two years at a flat rate by weight.",
 "annual": {
  "kind": "none",
  "note": "No yearly car tax; only registration fees."
 },
 "purchase": {
  "rate": 6.5,
  "name": "Maryland motor vehicle excise (titling) tax",
  "localAdds": false,
  "tradeInCredit": true,
  "note": "6.5% of fair market value (rentals 3.5%). The trade-in allowance is deducted. Private sales of cars 7+ years old are taxed on at least $640. The rate rose from 6%."
 },
 "registration": "Registration costs about $137–$187 for two years, by weight. A title costs $200.",
 "due": "No yearly car tax. Registration renews every two years.",
 "sources": [
  {
   "title": "Md. Transportation Code §13-809",
   "url": "https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gtr&section=13-809&enactments=false"
  },
  {
   "title": "Maryland MVA – Titling tax",
   "url": "https://mva.maryland.gov/"
  }
 ],
 "verified": "2026-10-14",
 "places": []
}