Maryland is Insane on any holes in the body of the vehicle. OTOH, you can get some aluminum tape cheap at a parts store, cover it over and that, apparently, counts as ok. The law seems to be intended to force you to have it ~air-tight to keep exhaust out. Check with #12 for details on inspection stuff; he also knows a place (down by his old house, but honest) that does inspections you can trust, he says.
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