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Pennsylvania Code › Title 67 - TRANSPORTATION › Part I - Department of Transportation › Subpart A - Vehicle Code Provisions › Article III - Registration › Chapter 43 - TEMPORARY REGISTRATION CARDS AND PLATES › Section 43.4 - Authorization to issue temporary registration plates

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(a)
Application procedure
. A
					 person wishing to be authorized to issue temporary registration plates shall
					 apply to the Department on forms furnished by the Department. For a person to
					 be authorized, the person shall be a resident of this Commonwealth. The
					 application shall include:
(1) Photographs,
					 interior and exterior, of the proposed place of business, including branch
					 offices. The photographs of the exterior shall show the entrance way and signs,
					 required under subsection (b)(2). Photographs of the interior of the proposed
					 agent's office shall show the desk, phone, secure area for storage of temporary
					 cards and plates, and the complete schedule of fees and charges relating to the
					 issuance of temporary cards and plates, posted in accordance with subsection
					 (b)(1).
(2) A letter of reference
					 from a bank or other financial institution which indicates that accounts of the
					 applicant are handled in a satisfactory manner that is consistent with standard
					 banking practices.
(3) Three
					 letters of reference from business concerns, on their business stationery,
					 attesting to the character of the applicant.
(4) The bond prescribed by §
												43.9 (relating to bond), on the
					 form of the Department, or a surety's binding commitment to issue the bond upon
					 approval of the application.
(5) A
					 notarized statement listing outstanding liabilities of the business or of the
					 owners and officers of the business that are due and owing to the Commonwealth
					 or, if none, a notarized statement to that effect.
(6) The names, addresses and social security
					 numbers of owners or corporate officers, and employes authorized to issue
					 temporary registration cards and plates, of the manufacturer's, dealer's or
					 full agent's business.
(7) A
					 criminal history record, obtained from the State Police, of each owner or
					 corporate officer.
(8) A notarized
					 statement attesting that the applicant has read and understands this
					 chapter.
(9) The name, address and
					 notary seals of a notary who is an employe during all of the hours of
					 operation. The owner may be the notary.
(10) A schedule of business hours. This
					 schedule shall contain a minimum of 20 business hours per week, or a minimum of
					 10 business hours per week plus an additional 10 business hours when a person
					 may make an appointment. Business hours of operation shall be convenient to the
					 public and be indicated on the sign required under subsection (b)(2).
(11) A statement that the business location
					 meets local zoning ordinances and building codes.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 67 - TRANSPORTATION › Part I - Department of Transportation › Subpart A - Vehicle Code Provisions › Article III - Registration › Chapter 43 - TEMPORARY REGISTRATION CARDS AND PLATES › Section 43.5 - Issuance of temporary registration cards

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(a)
General rule
. Cards will
					 be issued in the following manner:
(1)
					 Temporary registration cards will be issued only by the Bureau, by dealers,
					 manufacturers, card agents and full agents authorized by the Bureau and by
					 government agencies authorized by the Bureau. When required by law, dealers and
					 manufacturers shall be licensed by the State Board of Vehicle Manufacturers,
					 Dealers and Salespersons as a prerequisite to authorization by the
					 Bureau.
(2) Temporary registration
					 cards will be issued only in conjunction with issuance of a temporary
					 registration plate by the Bureau, an authorized dealer, manufacturer, full
					 agent or authorized government agency, or in conjunction with the transfer of a
					 registration plate.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 67 - TRANSPORTATION › Part I - Department of Transportation › Subpart A - Vehicle Code Provisions › Article III - Registration › Chapter 43 - TEMPORARY REGISTRATION CARDS AND PLATES › Section 43.6 - Issuance of temporary registration plates

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(a)
Limits on issuance.
Temporary registration plates will be issued in the following manner:
(1) Temporary registration plates other than
					 those specified in paragraph (4) will be issued only by the Bureau, approved
					 governmental agencies, dealers, manufacturers and full agents authorized by the
					 Bureau.
(2) Temporary registration
					 plates shall be issued only in conjunction with an application for title and
					 registration of a vehicle within this Commonwealth or for the purpose of
					 driving or otherwise moving a vehicle purchased in this Commonwealth to another
					 state or country for titling, registration, use or resale there.
(3) Notwithstanding paragraphs (1) and (2), a
					 full agent who is also an authorized messenger service under Chapter 255
					 (relating to messenger services), may issue a temporary registration plate in
					 one of the following circumstances after receiving authorization from the
					 Department indicating the vehicle record is clear of a suspension or other
					 impediment to issuance of the registration plate:
(i) For a vehicle for which the applicant
					 already has a Pennsylvania certificate of title.
(ii) To a person who is applying for
					 replacement of a lost, stolen or defaced registration plate.
(iii) For a vehicle for which the applicant
					 has an out-of-State title and registration, but is also required to be
					 registered, but not titled, in this Commonwealth.
(4) Temporary registration plates for
					 reconstructed and specially constructed vehicles will be issued only by the
					 Bureau.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 67 - TRANSPORTATION › Part I - Department of Transportation › Subpart A - Vehicle Code Provisions › Article III - Registration › Chapter 43 - TEMPORARY REGISTRATION CARDS AND PLATES › Section 43.7 - Inventory of temporary registration cards and plates

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(a)
Inventory report.
Every
					 dealer, manufacturer and full agent is responsible for providing the Bureau
					 with a report on the temporary registration plates which it has in inventory,
					 within 30 days of the Bureau's request for the information.
(b)
Security.
Temporary
					 registration cards and plates shall be kept in a secure place, which shall meet
					 the approval of the Bureau. Issuing agents shall be responsible for security of
					 temporary registration cards and plates obtained by them until they are issued
					 to applicants.
(c)
Report
					 on lost or stolen plates.
If plates are lost or stolen, the dealer,
					 manufacturer or full agent shall notify the Department of the loss or theft
					 within 48 hours of the occurrence. This notice shall be in the form of a
					 notarized statement and shall give complete details of the loss or theft of the
					 plates. In the event of theft, a police report shall be submitted to the
					 Department within 10 days of the theft.
(d)
Available for
					 inspection.
Temporary registration plates and related documents shall
					 be available for inspection, with or without notice, by authorized Commonwealth
					 employes which includes the State Police. Records required by the Department to
					 be maintained by the issuing agent in carrying out its duties under this
					 chapter shall be subject to periodic inspection by authorized representatives
					 of the Commonwealth or its designated agents under the following conditions:
(1)
Place.
The inspection
					 will be conducted at the issuing agent's established place of
					 business.
(2)
Time.
The inspection will be conducted during regular and
					 usual business hours.
(3)
Scope.
The inspection will be limited to examination of the
					 records and plate inventory which are subject to the recordkeeping requirements
					 of this chapter and which are on the premises.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 67 - TRANSPORTATION › Part I - Department of Transportation › Subpart A - Vehicle Code Provisions › Article III - Registration › Chapter 43 - TEMPORARY REGISTRATION CARDS AND PLATES › Section 43.8 - Return or surrender of temporary registration cards and plates

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(a)
Discontinued business
. An issuing agent, other than a card
					 agent, who discontinues his business shall, within 5 days, return to the
					 Department the certificate of authorization and the temporary registration
					 cards and plates in the agent's possession. The Bureau will make appropriate
					 refunds under subsection (c).
(b)
Suspension
. An issuing agent, other than a card agent, whose
					 right to issue temporary registration cards and plates has been suspended shall
					 surrender the certificate of authorization and the registration cards and
					 plates in the agent's possession at the agent's established place of business
					 to an authorized representative of the Department.
(c)
Refunds
. A refund of the
					 fee paid by an agent for a temporary registration plate may be obtained upon
					 the return of the plate by the agent, accompanied by the appropriate form
					 provided by the Department, except when the plate is being returned by a
					 dealer, manufacturer or full agent whose authorization has been suspended or
					 revoked. The Bureau will deduct $25 from the refund amount due to cover
					 processing of the request for refund.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 67 - TRANSPORTATION › Part I - Department of Transportation › Subpart A - Vehicle Code Provisions › Article III - Registration › Chapter 43 - TEMPORARY REGISTRATION CARDS AND PLATES › Section 43.10 - Prohibited acts

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(a)
False
					 information not knowingly to be given
. An issuing agent may not
					 knowingly issue a temporary registration card or plate containing misstatement
					 of facts or other false information.
(b)
Alteration
. A temporary
					 registration card or plate may not be altered. An alteration on a temporary
					 registration card or plate, including copies submitted to the Bureau, renders
					 it invalid.
(c)
Renewal or
					 reissuance
. An issuing agent may not renew or reissue a temporary
					 registration card or plate which has expired, except upon written authorization
					 of the Department or except as provided for in §
											43.6(a)(3)
					 (relating to issuance of temporary registration plates).
(d)
Refusal to issue
. An
					 authorized dealer, manufacturer or full agent may not refuse, upon request, to
					 issue a temporary registration plate to the owner or lessee of a vehicle who
					 possesses proper documentation under this chapter.
(e)
Issuance at location not approved
					 by the Department
. Temporary registration plates may not be issued by
					 an authorized dealer, manufacturer or full agent at a location other than the
					 approved places of business of the authorized dealer, manufacturer or full
					 agent, except under § 43.6(b).
(f)
Refusal to accept separate check
					 or money order
. An issuing agent may not refuse to accept a separate
					 check or money order made payable to the Commonwealth for fees and taxes due to
					 the Commonwealth in association with a title application.
(g)
Consignment
. An
					 authorized dealer, manufacturer or full agent may not consign or transfer to
					 other issuing agents or persons, any of the inventory of temporary registration
					 plates issued by the Department to the authorized dealer, manufacturer or full
					 agent.
(h)
Issuance of
					 temporary registration without proper documentation
. An authorized
					 dealer, manufacturer or full agent may not issue a temporary registration card
					 or plate if proper documentation is not complete and if information is not
					 verified if required. This includes proof of ownership, insurance coverage,
					 odometer statements, proof of identity and other documentation that may be
					 required.
(i)
Gifts
. An issuing agent may not offer or deliver money, gifts
					 or other items of substantial value nor offer and deliver money, gifts or other
					 items to a Commonwealth employe.
(j)
Reportable transactions
. An issuing agent may not fail to report a transaction involving the sale or
					 transfer of a vehicle consistent with Internal Revenue Service statutes,
					 regulations and rules.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 67 - TRANSPORTATION › Part I - Department of Transportation › Subpart A - Vehicle Code Provisions › Article III - Registration › Chapter 43 - TEMPORARY REGISTRATION CARDS AND PLATES › Section 43.12 - Use of temporary registration plate

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(a)
Applicability.
This section pertains to the use of a temporary
					 registration plate by the person to whom it was issued.
(b)
Temporary registration plate
					 nontransferable.
Temporary registration plates may not be transferred
					 from one vehicle to another. If a person purchases another vehicle before
					 receiving the regular registration card from the Bureau, the person shall wait
					 until receipt of the regular registration card and then transfer the
					 registration plate in the usual manner.
(c)
Expiration of temporary
					 registration plates.
Temporary registration plates shall expire as
					 follows:
(1)
Rules pertaining to
					 cardboard plates.
(i) A cardboard
					 temporary registration plate shall expire and become void upon the occurrence
					 of one of the following:
(A) Issuance of
					 registration from another state.
(B) Rescission of a contract to purchase a
					 vehicle.
(C) Expiration of 30 days
					 from the date of issuance.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 67 - TRANSPORTATION › Part I - Department of Transportation › Subpart A - Vehicle Code Provisions › Article III - Registration › Chapter 43 - TEMPORARY REGISTRATION CARDS AND PLATES › Section 43.13 - Special temporary registration cards and plates

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The Secretary may authorize the issuance of special
						temporary registration cards and plates for special occasions which he deems to
						be in the best interests of the Commonwealth. Temporary registration cards and
						plates shall be valid for a period of time the Secretary will
						determine.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 67 - TRANSPORTATION › Part I - Department of Transportation › Subpart A - Vehicle Code Provisions › Article III - Registration › Chapter 47 - DISPLAY OF REGISTRATION PLATES › Section 47.1 - Purpose

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The purpose of this chapter is to designate the manner in
						which registration plates are to be displayed on vehicles as prescribed by
						75 Pa.C.S. §
												1332(a) (relating to display
						of registration plate).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 67 - TRANSPORTATION › Part I - Department of Transportation › Subpart A - Vehicle Code Provisions › Article III - Registration › Chapter 47 - DISPLAY OF REGISTRATION PLATES › Section 47.2 - Location

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(a)
Single
					 plate.
A single registration plate shall be located on the rear of the
					 vehicle so as to be illuminated by the license plate light required by
					 75 Pa.C.S. §
												4303(b) (relating to general
					 lighting requirements), except that the registration plate of a truck-tractor
					 shall be located on the front of the vehicle.
(b)
Two plates.
If two
					 registration plates are issued for a single vehicle, one registration plate
					 shall be located on the rear of the vehicle as prescribed in subsection (a),
					 and the other on the front of the vehicle.
(c)
Two plates and an attached
					 carrier.
If two person with disability, disabled veteran or severely
					 disabled veteran registration plates are issued for a vehicle which has a
					 carrier attached to the rear for the purposes of transporting a wheelchair or
					 similar personal assistive device, one plate shall be affixed to the rear of
					 the vehicle as prescribed by subsection (a) and the other shall be affixed to
					 the rear of the carrier instead of affixing the plate to the front of the
					 vehicle.
The provisions of this §
													47.2 amended under the Vehicle
						  Code,
						  75 Pa.C.S. §
														1332.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 67 - TRANSPORTATION › Part I - Department of Transportation › Subpart A - Vehicle Code Provisions › Article III - Registration › Chapter 47 - DISPLAY OF REGISTRATION PLATES › Section 47.3 - Manner of attachment

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Every registration plate shall be securely fastened to
						the vehicle:
(1) So as to be clearly
					 visible.
(2) In a horizontal
					 position.
(3) At a height of not
					 less than 12 inches from the ground, measuring from the bottom of the
					 registration plate.
(4) So as to
					 prevent the registration plate from swinging.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 67 - TRANSPORTATION › Part I - Department of Transportation › Subpart A - Vehicle Code Provisions › Article III - Registration › Chapter 47 - DISPLAY OF REGISTRATION PLATES › Section 47.4 - Validating stickers

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(
Editor's Note
: The act of November 25,
						2013 (P. L. 974, No. 89) amended
						75 Pa.C.S. §
												1332(d) (relating to display
						of registration plate) as follows: "Validating registration stickers shall not
						be issued or required to be displayed." The amendment is effective December 31,
						2016. As of December 31, 2016, this section is rendered null and void and the
						Department will promulgate a regulation to formally rescind §
						47.4).
(a)
Issuance.
The Department of Transportation will issue validating stickers upon renewal of
					 a vehicle registration or, if the vehicle registered had a temporary
					 registration, to indicate that registration has been completed and the
					 temporary registration status terminated.
(b)
Validating window
					 sticker
. For specific geographic areas, the Secretary of the
					 Department (Secretary) may require or permit the display of a Department-issued
					 validating window sticker as an alternative to the standard validating sticker.
					 The Secretary will publish in the
Pennsylvania Bulletin
notice
					 of the geographic areas where a validating window sticker is required or
					 permitted. See 30 Pa.B. 5496 (October 21, 2000).
(c)
Display
. Validating
					 stickers shall be displayed as follows:
(1)
Location of validating stickers
. Unless otherwise allowed by
					 this chapter, a validating sticker shall be affixed to the registration plate
					 of the vehicle for which it was issued in the space or indentation provided on
					 the registration plate.
(2)
Validating window sticker
. Where a validating window sticker
					 is permitted or required by the Secretary, the sticker shall be affixed to the
					 inside of the driver's side bottom corner of the rear window. The printing on a
					 validating window sticker shall be clearly visible from the outside of the
					 vehicle.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 67 - TRANSPORTATION › Part I - Department of Transportation › Subpart A - Vehicle Code Provisions › Article III - Registration › Chapter 49 - PERSONAL PLATES › Section 49.1 - Purpose

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This chapter establishes rules and procedures governing
						the issuance of personal registration plates to implement
						75 Pa.C.S. §
												1341
						(relating to personal plate).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 67 - TRANSPORTATION › Part I - Department of Transportation › Subpart A - Vehicle Code Provisions › Article III - Registration › Chapter 49 - PERSONAL PLATES › Section 49.2 - Definitions

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The following words and terms, when used in this chapter,
						have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates
						otherwise:
Personal registration
						plates
-Registration plates, identical in design to regular
						registration plates, which display a registration number consisting of a
						combination of letters or numbers, or both, requested by the owner of the
						vehicle.
Special registration plates
-Registration
						plates, issued for special groups of owners or registrants or for special types
						of vehicles, which may bear a special or distinctive
						designation.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 67 - TRANSPORTATION › Part I - Department of Transportation › Subpart A - Vehicle Code Provisions › Article III - Registration › Chapter 49 - PERSONAL PLATES › Section 49.3 - Personal registration plates

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(a)
Application.
Application for personal registration plates
					 shall be made on the appropriate form provided by the Department, and be
					 accompanied by the prescribed additional fee.
(b)
Limitations and content.
Personal registration plates shall conform with the following:
(1) A personal registration plate may not
					 contain a combination of letters or numbers, or both, which, in the judgment of
					 the Department, has connotations offensive to good taste and decency or would
					 be misleading. The Department reserves the right to recall a personal
					 registration plate which it later determines to be offensive or
					 misleading.
(2) Personal and
					 special registration plates will be issued only for passenger cars and other
					 vehicles with a registered gross weight of not more than 9,000
					 pounds.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 67 - TRANSPORTATION › Part I - Department of Transportation › Subpart A - Vehicle Code Provisions › Article III - Registration › Chapter 49 - PERSONAL PLATES › Section 49.4 - Special registration plates

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(a)
Amateur radio operator plates.
A special registration plate
					 containing the station call letters will be issued to the holder of a Federal
					 Communications Commission license as an amateur radio station operator, subject
					 to the following:
(1) The vehicle for which
					 the amateur radio operator plate is issued shall be registered by the amateur
					 radio station licensee, or by the licensee and spouse, jointly.
(2) The applicant shall be a resident of this
					 Commonwealth.
(3) Only one special
					 registration plate shall be issued to any person under this
					 subsection.
(4) Application shall
					 be made on the form provided by the Department, and be accompanied by the
					 prescribed additional fee.
(5) The
					 plate may not have been previously issued to another applicant.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 67 - TRANSPORTATION › Part I - Department of Transportation › Subpart A - Vehicle Code Provisions › Article III - Registration › Chapter 49 - PERSONAL PLATES › Section 49.5 - Replacement and refund

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(a)
Replacement of personal or special registration plates.
The
					 following applies to the replacement of personal or special registration
					 plates:
(1) If a personal or special
					 registration plate is defaced and the registrant desires a replacement plate
					 containing the same combination of letters, numbers, or both, as the defaced
					 plate, the owner shall file application for replacement of the registration
					 plate accompanied by the fee prescribed in
					 75 Pa.C.S. §
													1931
					 (relating to personal registration plates). If the plate is so defaced that it
					 cannot be used while the replacement personal or special plate order is being
					 processed, a replacement plate from the regular series of plates shall be
					 obtained for use until the personal or special plate is manufactured for the
					 fee prescribed in
					 75 Pa.C.S. §
													1929
					 (relating to replacement registration plates).
(2) If a personal or special registration
					 plate is lost or stolen, the registrant will not be issued a replacement plate
					 duplicating the combination of letters, numbers, or both, of the lost or stolen
					 plate. If the owner desires another personal or special registration plate,
					 application shall be made for a new combination of letters, numbers, or
					 both.
(3) If the registrant ceases
					 to be a member of the special organization, the registrant shall file
					 application for replacement of the special plate, along with the appropriate
					 replacement plate fee prescribed in
					 75 Pa.C.S. §
													1929
					 (relating to replacement registration plates) for a regular registration plate.
					 Upon receipt of the regular plate, the special organization registration plate
					 shall be returned to the Department for cancellation.
(4) If the Department issues a personal
					 registration plate and then recalls the plate because it is later determined to
					 be offensive or misleading, the registrant will be offered a choice of a free
					 replacement personal registration plate or a refund of the fee paid for the
					 issuance of the plate.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 67 - TRANSPORTATION › Part I - Department of Transportation › Subpart A - Vehicle Code Provisions › Article III - Registration › Chapter 51 - TRANSFER, EXCHANGE AND RECLASSIFICATION OF REGISTRATION › Section 51.1 - Purpose

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The purpose of this chapter is to establish
						administrative procedures relating to the transfer, exchange and
						reclassification of vehicle registration under
						75 Pa.C.S. §
												1314
						(relating to transfer of registration).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 67 - TRANSPORTATION › Part I - Department of Transportation › Subpart A - Vehicle Code Provisions › Article III - Registration › Chapter 51 - TRANSFER, EXCHANGE AND RECLASSIFICATION OF REGISTRATION › Section 51.2 - Definitions

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The following words and terms, when used in this chapter,
						have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates
						otherwise:
Extension fee
-The portion of the fee
						mandated by
						75 Pa.C.S. §
												1314(d) (relating to
						transfer of registration) that is attributable to extending the expiration
						date. The extension fee shall be equal to the number of months from the
						previous expiration date to the new expiration date times the prorated monthly
						fee for the vehicle class.
Increase fee
-The portion of the fee
						mandated by
						75 Pa.C.S. §
												1314(d) that is attributable
						to the upgrade in class of the vehicle. The increase fee shall be equal to the
						number of months from the issuance of the transfer to the expiration date of
						the registration times the difference in prorated monthly fees from the former
						class to the new class.
Transfer fee
-The fee prescribed by
						75 Pa.C.S. §
												1927
						(relating to transfer of registration).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 67 - TRANSPORTATION › Part I - Department of Transportation › Subpart A - Vehicle Code Provisions › Article III - Registration › Chapter 51 - TRANSFER, EXCHANGE AND RECLASSIFICATION OF REGISTRATION › Section 51.3 - Rules

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(a)
Transfer.
A registration plate may be transferred from one
					 vehicle to another vehicle for which that registration plate is
					 valid.
(b)
Exchange
					 transfer.
If the registration plate to be transferred is not valid on
					 the new vehicle, an exchange transfer will take place-that is, a new
					 registration plate will be issued, upon the receipt of which the registrant
					 shall immediately return the old plate to the Department.
(c)
Expiration date.
The
					 expiration date of the registration after transfer or reclassification may be
					 any expiration date for which the Bureau of Motor Vehicles is currently issuing
					 a registration, provided that all of the appropriate fees are paid.
(d)
Reclassification.
In the
					 case of reclassification of a vehicle registration due to a change in type of
					 body or use of the vehicle or registered gross weight, an increase fee shall be
					 due in the manner prescribed in §
											51.4 (relating to fees at time of
					 transfer), except that no transfer fee is required unless registration is being
					 transferred from one vehicle to another.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 67 - TRANSPORTATION › Part I - Department of Transportation › Subpart A - Vehicle Code Provisions › Article III - Registration › Chapter 51 - TRANSFER, EXCHANGE AND RECLASSIFICATION OF REGISTRATION › Section 51.4 - Fees at time of transfer

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(a)
Straight transfer.
When the class of vehicle and the
					 expiration date are unchanged, only the payment of the transfer fee is
					 required.
(b)
Downgrade in
					 class.
When the class of vehicle is changed to a lower class and the
					 expiration date is unchanged, only the payment of the transfer fee is required.
					 A refund will not be made.
(c)
Upgrade in class.
When the class of vehicle is changed to a
					 higher class and the expiration date is unchanged, the payment of both the
					 transfer fee and the increase fee is required.
(d)
Shortened downgrade.
If
					 the class of vehicle is changed to a lower class and the expiration date is
					 changed to an earlier date, the payment of the transfer fee is required. A
					 refund will not be made.
(e)
Shortened upgrade.
If the class is changed to a higher class
					 and the expiration date is changed to an earlier date, the payment of both the
					 transfer fee and the increase fee is required. A credit will not be allowed or
					 refund payable on account of the shortened expiration date.
(f)
Extended downgrade.
If
					 the class of vehicle is changed to a lower class and the expiration date is
					 changed to a later date, the payment of both the transfer fee and the extension
					 fee is required. A credit will not be allowed or refund payable on account of
					 the change to a lower class of vehicle.
(g)
Extended upgrade.
If the
					 class of vehicle is changed to a higher class and the expiration date is
					 changed to a later date, the payment of the transfer fee, the increase fee and
					 the extension fee is required.
(h)
Title fee.
In addition to each of the fees set forth in this
					 section, a certificate of title fee is required except when the registration is
					 transferred to a vehicle already titled to the registrant and the vehicle is
					 not to be reclassified.
This section cited in 67 Pa. Code §
													51.3 (relating to
						  rules).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 67 - TRANSPORTATION › Part I - Department of Transportation › Subpart A - Vehicle Code Provisions › Article III - Registration › Chapter 53 - MANUFACTURERS, DEALERS AND MISCELLANEOUS MOTOR VEHICLE BUSINESSES REGISTRATION PLATES › Section 53.1 - Purpose and scope

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(a)
Purpose.
This chapter establishes procedures for distribution
					 and use of manufacturer, dealer and miscellaneous motor vehicle business
					 registration plates.
(b)
Scope.
This chapter applies to persons who apply for or use
					 manufacturer, dealer or miscellaneous motor vehicle business registration
					 plates.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 67 - TRANSPORTATION › Part I - Department of Transportation › Subpart A - Vehicle Code Provisions › Article III - Registration › Chapter 53 - MANUFACTURERS, DEALERS AND MISCELLANEOUS MOTOR VEHICLE BUSINESSES REGISTRATION PLATES › Section 53.3 - Issuance of plates

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(a)
To
					 whom issued
. Plates will be issued in the following manner:
(1) Dealer plates will be issued to a
					 manufacturer or dealer licensed by the State Board of Vehicle Manufacturers,
					 Dealers and Salespersons and to a manufacturer or dealer of a type not licensed
					 by the Board, if the manufacturer or dealer registers with the Department under
					 subsection (b).
(2) Miscellaneous
					 motor vehicle business plates will be issued to a miscellaneous motor vehicle
					 business which registers with the Department under subsection (b).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 67 - TRANSPORTATION › Part I - Department of Transportation › Subpart A - Vehicle Code Provisions › Article III - Registration › Chapter 53 - MANUFACTURERS, DEALERS AND MISCELLANEOUS MOTOR VEHICLE BUSINESSES REGISTRATION PLATES › Section 53.4 - Use of plates

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(a)
Dealer plates.
(1) Dealer
					 plates may be used on vehicles owned or in possession of a dealer or
					 manufacturer and operated by the dealer or manufacturer or its employes only
					 when the vehicle is used for one of the following purposes:
(i) In the business of the registrant as a
					 dealer or manufacturer. If a dealer or manufacturer is engaged in a business
					 other than the business of motor vehicle dealer or manufacturer, dealer plates
					 may not be used on vehicles used in the other business, nor on vehicles used in
					 both businesses.
(ii) For the
					 personal pleasure or use of the dealer or members of the dealer's immediate
					 family, or when the dealer is a corporation, for the personal pleasure or use
					 of the officers or members of their immediate families, or for the personal use
					 of the regular employes of the dealer.
(iii) For teaching students enrolled in an
					 approved driver education course how to operate a vehicle and for taking an
					 examination for a driver's license by the new driver.
(iv) For testing vehicles in the possession
					 of the dealer or manufacturer.
(v)
					 For demonstrating vehicles in the possession of the dealer or
					 manufacturer.
(vi) For loaning to
					 customers whose vehicles are being repaired.
(vii) For loaning to prospective purchasers
					 for a period not exceeding 5 days for the purpose of demonstrating
					 vehicles.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 67 - TRANSPORTATION › Part I - Department of Transportation › Subpart A - Vehicle Code Provisions › Article III - Registration › Chapter 53 - MANUFACTURERS, DEALERS AND MISCELLANEOUS MOTOR VEHICLE BUSINESSES REGISTRATION PLATES › Section 53.5 - Registration cards for manufacturers, dealers and miscellaneous motor vehicle businesses

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(a)
General rule
. The Department, upon issuing manufacturer,
					 dealer or miscellaneous motor vehicle business registration plates, will issue
					 cards which will include the name and address of the registrant, the
					 identification number assigned to the registrant, the expiration date of the
					 registration and the number of the registration plates assigned.
(b)
Types of cards
.
					 Registrants will be furnished two types of registration cards:
(1) A separate, original card for each
					 registration plate, containing the name and address of the registrant, the
					 identification number assigned to the registrant, the expiration date of the
					 registration and the number of the plate.
(2) A summary card in the form of a computer
					 printout, containing the name and address of the registrant, the identification
					 number assigned to the registrant, the registration plate number for each plate
					 assigned to the registrant, and the expiration date of the registration. The
					 registrant may make photocopies of this type of card which shall have the same
					 force as the original card and may be exhibited, when required, in lieu of the
					 original card.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 67 - TRANSPORTATION › Part I - Department of Transportation › Subpart A - Vehicle Code Provisions › Article III - Registration › Chapter 53 - MANUFACTURERS, DEALERS AND MISCELLANEOUS MOTOR VEHICLE BUSINESSES REGISTRATION PLATES › Section 53.6 - Responsibilities of dealer, manufacturer and miscellaneous motor vehicle business registrants

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(a)
Change of ownership
. The registrant shall notify the
					 Department on the prescribed form within 5 days of any change of ownership. The
					 following are regarded as changes of ownership:
(1) Whenever the owner takes a new
					 partner.
(2) Whenever the owner
					 sells the business.
(3)
					 Incorporation of a business.
(4)
					 Sale of controlling interest in a corporation.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 67 - TRANSPORTATION › Part I - Department of Transportation › Subpart A - Vehicle Code Provisions › Article III - Registration › Chapter 53 - MANUFACTURERS, DEALERS AND MISCELLANEOUS MOTOR VEHICLE BUSINESSES REGISTRATION PLATES › Section 53.7 - Return of dealer, manufacturer and miscellaneous motor vehicle business registration plates

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(a) Registration
					 plates shall be returned to the Department immediately, if one of the following
					 occur:
(1) The registration has been revoked
					 or suspended by the Department.
(2)
					 The State Board of Vehicle Manufacturers, Dealers and Salespersons has
					 suspended, revoked or not renewed the license of the registered manufacturer or
					 dealer.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 67 - TRANSPORTATION › Part I - Department of Transportation › Subpart A - Vehicle Code Provisions › Article III - Registration › Chapter 53 - MANUFACTURERS, DEALERS AND MISCELLANEOUS MOTOR VEHICLE BUSINESSES REGISTRATION PLATES › Section 53.8 - Certified checks

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The Department may, in its discretion, require certified
						checks, postal or other money orders or cash from any registrant after a
						default in the payment of checks or drafts of the registrant.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 67 - TRANSPORTATION › Part I - Department of Transportation › Subpart A - Vehicle Code Provisions › Article III - Registration › Chapter 55 - RESERVED › Section 55.3 - Reserved

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The provisions of this §
													55.3 deleted under the Vehicle
						  Code,
						  75 Pa.C.S. §§
														1301,
						  1304(b) and
						  6103.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 67 - TRANSPORTATION › Part I - Department of Transportation › Subpart A - Vehicle Code Provisions › Article III - Registration › Chapter 55 - RESERVED › Section 55.4 - Reserved

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The provisions of this §
													55.4 deleted under the Vehicle
						  Code,
						  75 Pa.C.S. §§
														1301,
						  1304(b) and
						  6103.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 67 - TRANSPORTATION › Part I - Department of Transportation › Subpart A - Vehicle Code Provisions › Article III - Registration › Chapter 55 - RESERVED › Section 55.5 - Reserved

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The provisions of this §
													55.5 deleted under the Vehicle
						  Code,
						  75 Pa.C.S. §§
														1301,
						  1304(b) and
						  6103.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 67 - TRANSPORTATION › Part I - Department of Transportation › Subpart A - Vehicle Code Provisions › Article III - Registration › Chapter 57 - STAGGERED REGISTRATION › Section 57.1 - Purpose

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The purpose of this chapter is to implement the staggered
						registration system mandated by
						75 Pa.C.S. §
												1307(a) (relating to period
						of registration).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 67 - TRANSPORTATION › Part I - Department of Transportation › Subpart A - Vehicle Code Provisions › Article III - Registration › Chapter 57 - STAGGERED REGISTRATION › Section 57.2 - Applicability

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This chapter applies to every vehicle required to bear
						Pennsylvania registration plates except:
(1) Antique or classic vehicles.
(2) Vehicles bearing dealer or miscellaneous
					 motor vehicle business registration plates.
(3) Vehicles bearing semipermanent
					 registration plates issued to governmental or quasigovernmental
					 bodies.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 67 - TRANSPORTATION › Part I - Department of Transportation › Subpart A - Vehicle Code Provisions › Article III - Registration › Chapter 57 - STAGGERED REGISTRATION › Section 57.3 - Expiration dates

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(a)
New
					 registrations.
A new registration shall expire 1 year after the last
					 day of the month preceding either the date of issuance of a registration card
					 by the Department or the date of issuance of a temporary registration card by
					 either the Department or an authorized agent of the Department, whichever
					 occurs first.
(b)
Renewed
					 registration.
A renewed registration shall expire as follows:
(1) If a registration is renewed before 2
					 months have elapsed since its scheduled expiration, the renewed registration
					 shall expire 1 year after the last day of the month in which it had been
					 scheduled to expire.
(2) If a
					 registration is renewed after 2 months have elapsed since expiration, the
					 renewed registration shall expire 1 year after the last day of the month
					 preceding the date of issuance of the renewed registration.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 67 - TRANSPORTATION › Part I - Department of Transportation › Subpart A - Vehicle Code Provisions › Article III - Registration › Chapter 59 - CONFIDENTIAL REGISTRATIONS › Section 59.1 - Purpose; authority

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(a)
Purpose.
The purpose of this chapter is to establish rules and
					 procedures for the issuance of confidential registrations.
(b)
Authority.
This chapter
					 is promulgated under authority of
					 75 Pa.C.S. §
												6103
					 (relating to promulgation of rules and regulations by department).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 67 - TRANSPORTATION › Part I - Department of Transportation › Subpart A - Vehicle Code Provisions › Article III - Registration › Chapter 59 - CONFIDENTIAL REGISTRATIONS › Section 59.2 - Definitions

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The following words and terms, when used in this chapter,
						shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates
						otherwise:
Confidential registration
-A vehicle
						registration as to which the records of the Department are available only as
						specified in this chapter.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 67 - TRANSPORTATION › Part I - Department of Transportation › Subpart A - Vehicle Code Provisions › Article III - Registration › Chapter 59 - CONFIDENTIAL REGISTRATIONS › Section 59.3 - Issuance

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A confidential registration may be issued only to:
(1) A governmental law enforcement agency for
					 a vehicle used to any extent for undercover or surveillance purposes;
					 and
(2) Commonwealth departments
					 and other agencies for vehicles assigned to Department secretaries and deputy
					 secretaries and heads of other agencies.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 67 - TRANSPORTATION › Part I - Department of Transportation › Subpart A - Vehicle Code Provisions › Article III - Registration › Chapter 59 - CONFIDENTIAL REGISTRATIONS › Section 59.4 - Application

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Application for a confidential registration shall be made
						on a form furnished by the Department which shall include an affidavit of
						intended use.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 67 - TRANSPORTATION › Part I - Department of Transportation › Subpart A - Vehicle Code Provisions › Article III - Registration › Chapter 59 - CONFIDENTIAL REGISTRATIONS › Section 59.5 - Availability of information

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(a)
Law enforcement agencies.
Information concerning the identity
					 of the registrant of a confidential registration will be provided only upon
					 written request of the registrant or a law enforcement agency.
(b)
Other requests.
Upon
					 receipt of a request for information concerning a confidential registration
					 from any person or entity other than the registrant or a law enforcement
					 agency, the Department will inform the requester that the identity of the
					 registrant is confidential, and will notify the registrant of the identity of
					 the requester.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 67 - TRANSPORTATION › Part I - Department of Transportation › Subpart A - Vehicle Code Provisions › Article III - Registration › Chapter 60 - PERMANENT REGISTRATION OF FLEET VEHICLES › Section 60.1 - Purpose

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This chapter establishes rules and procedures to
						implement permanent registration of fleet vehicles as authorized by
						75 Pa.C.S. §
												1307.1
						(relating to permanent fleet registration).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 67 - TRANSPORTATION › Part I - Department of Transportation › Subpart A - Vehicle Code Provisions › Article III - Registration › Chapter 60 - PERMANENT REGISTRATION OF FLEET VEHICLES › Section 60.2 - Definitions

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The following words and terms, when used in this chapter,
						have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates
						otherwise:
Applicant
-A person, firm or corporation
						in whose name an application to permanently register a fleet of vehicles is
						filed.
Bureau
-The Bureau of Motor Vehicles of
						the Department.
Cancel
-To terminate by formal action of
						the Department a registration or privilege issued or granted under this
						chapter. The registration or privilege will not be restored except upon
						submission and acceptance of a new application.
Combination
-Two or more vehicles
						physically interconnected in tandem.
Credentials
-A permanent registration
						card, permanent registration plate and permanent registration sticker.
Department
-The Department of
						Transportation, Bureau of Motor Vehicles, of the Commonwealth.
Fleet
-One hundred or more commercially
						operated vehicles owned or leased by one person, firm or corporation.
Gross weight
-The combined weight of a
						vehicle or combination of vehicles and its load excluding the driver's
						weight.
Interstate operation
-Vehicle movement
						between or through two or more jurisdictions.
Intrastate operation
-Vehicle movement
						from one point within a jurisdiction where passengers or freight is loaded to
						another point within the same jurisdiction where passengers or freight is
						unloaded, regardless of the route traveled; that is, movement across state
						lines so long as vehicle ends up within the same state in which it
						started.
Jurisdiction
-A state, territory or
						possession of the United States; the District of Columbia; or a Province of
						Canada.
Registrant
-A person, firm or corporation
						in whose name a fleet of vehicles is permanently registered.
Registration
-The authority for a vehicle
						to operate on a highway as evidenced by the issuance of an identifying card and
						plate.
Registration card
-A card issued by the
						Department to the registrant for a vehicle registered as part of a permanent
						fleet containing the make and vehicle identification number of the vehicle, the
						vehicle registration plate number, the name and address of the registrant and
						other necessary information required by the Department.
Registration year
-The 12-month
						registration period for which the registration fees are calculated.
Vehicle
-Every device in, upon or by
						which a person or property is or may be transported or drawn upon a highway,
						except devices used exclusively upon rails or tracks.