Can my parents from MI gift me a car in MD? What is the cheapest way of dealing with it?
<p>I live in Maryland(MD) and my parents just bought a car for me in Michigan(MI). However first I don't have a title claim on the car let alone an insurance. Is it possible for me to get a temporary plate from MD, go to MI, staple that in and drive the car back?</p>

<p>So to get that plate from MD I have to apply for car title, which would take ~2 weeks. Can my parents just send me their title signed through mail and I can sign it in MD or is the car title only valid in MI and I have to get a temporary MI plate to drive that car back to MD? And how does this work for gifts? Do my parents declare $0 cost on the car in the title?</p>

<p>Thank you</p>

<p>Ok so after some searching I found out this link: <a href="http://www.mva.maryland.gov/vehicles/registration/title-registration-info.htm" rel="nofollow noreferrer">http://www.mva.maryland.gov/vehicles/registration/title-registration-info.htm</a> </p>

<p>In here there is a last section as follows:</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>All other transfers as gifts are subject to the state inspection laws.
  Gifts of vehicles that are titled out-of-state are not accepted.</p>
</blockquote>

<p>So it seems I have to have the title under my name before I get it registered in MD.</p>

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