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 43.2 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
The following words and terms, when used in this chapter,
						have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates
						otherwise:
Act
-75 Pa.C.S. §§ 101-9821
						(relating to the Vehicle Code).
Applicant
-A person, as defined in the
						act, who applies for registration of a vehicle and for a temporary registration
						card or plate.
Bureau
-The Bureau of Motor Vehicles of
						the Department.
Card agent
-A notary public, commissioned
						by the Department of State, Bureau of Legislation, Commissions and Elections,
						who is approved by the Department to issue temporary registration cards in
						conjunction with applications for transfer of registration plates. A notary
						public from another state may also serve as a card agent and may issue a
						temporary registration card to a Commonwealth registrant who has purchased a
						vehicle in the state and who wishes to apply for transfer of a Commonwealth
						registration plate. The notary shall be commissioned or licensed as a notary by
						a governmental agency of the state.
Certificate of authorization
-The
						document issued to an agent which indicates the agent has complied with the
						requirements of the Department and is permitted to issue temporary registration
						cards or plates, or both.
Dealer
-A person engaged in the business
						of buying, selling or exchanging vehicles, including passenger cars, trucks,
						implements of husbandry, special mobile equipment and trailers, who is
						registered by the Department under §
											53.3(b) (relating
						to issuance of plates). The term does not include a miscellaneous motor vehicle
						business, unless the business is also registered as a dealer under §
						53.3(b).
Department
-The Department of
						Transportation of the Commonwealth.
Established place of business
-The place
						occupied either continuously or at regular periods by a dealer, manufacturer or
						full agent, where the books and records are kept, where a large share of the
						business is transacted and which meets local zoning rules, ordinances and
						building codes.
Full agent
-A county treasurer or a
						person other than a manufacturer or dealer authorized by the Bureau to issue
						temporary registration cards and plates.
Issuing agent
-A full agent or card
						agent, or a dealer or manufacturer, who has been authorized by the Bureau to
						issue temporary registration cards and plates.
Manufacturer
-A person engaged in the
						business of constructing or assembling vehicles, motors or bodies of
						vehicles.
Regular registration plate
-A metal
						registration plate issued by the Bureau for a specific vehicle in conjunction
						with a permanent registration card, or a metal registration plate issued by an
						authorized dealer, manufacturer or full agent as a temporary plate and
						validated for regular use by issuance of a regular registration card.
Temporary registration card
-A form
						provided by the Department for issuance to an applicant for registration or
						transfer of registration for use by the applicant until receipt of the regular
						registration card. A form issued with a temporary registration plate for a
						vehicle which is to be driven or otherwise moved to another state or country
						for titling, registration, use or resale there.
Temporary registration plate
-A
						registration plate to be used by the applicant until regular registration is
						received. There are two types of temporary registration plates: metal
						registration plates, for issuance only for vehicles which are being registered
						in this Commonwealth, and cardboard registration plates for issuance only for
						vehicles which are to be driven or otherwise moved to another state or country
						for titling, registration, use or resale there.
(i) Metal temporary plates are issued to an
					 applicant for use during the time in which the application for regular
					 registration is being submitted to and processed by the Department.
(ii) A cardboard registration plate may also
					 be issued under special conditions, as authorized by the Department.