PRINTER'S NO. 1873
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
1468
Session of
2017
INTRODUCED BY HANNA, KINSEY, THOMAS, VAZQUEZ, IRVIN, ROTHMAN,
CAUSER AND SANKEY, MAY 31, 2017
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, MAY 31, 2017
AN ACT
Amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
Statutes, in snowmobiles and all-terrain vehicles, further
providing for registration of snowmobile or ATV and for fees
and providing for nonresident ATV pass.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Sections 7711.1(f) and 7715.2(a) of Title 75 of
the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes are amended to read:
§ 7711.1. Registration of snowmobile or ATV.
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(f) Exemptions from registration.--Subsection (a) does not
apply if:
(1) The snowmobile or ATV is owned by or in the
possession of a dealer who has been issued a dealer
registration certificate, dealer registration plates and
dealer plate registration cards under section 7711 (relating
to registration of dealers), the dealer is in compliance with
section 7711 and the snowmobile or ATV is used in accordance
with section 7711.
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(2) The snowmobile or ATV is owned and used by the
United States or another state or a political subdivision
thereof, in which case the snowmobile or ATV shall display
the name of the owner in a manner prescribed by the
department.
(3) The snowmobile or ATV is operated on land owned or
leased by the owner or operator of the snowmobile or ATV and
it is not operated elsewhere within this Commonwealth.
(4) The owner of the snowmobile or ATV is not a resident
of this Commonwealth and the operator presents proof that the
snowmobile or ATV has been properly registered in another
jurisdiction that exempts from its registration requirements
persons who have obtained proper registration under this
chapter.
(5) The snowmobile is a vintage snowmobile.
(6) The owner of the ATV:
(i) is not a resident of this Commonwealth and
resides in another jurisdiction that does not exempt from
its registration requirements persons who have obtained
proper registration under this chapter; and
(ii) acquires a pass under section 7719 (relating to
nonresident ATV pass).
§ 7715.2. Fees.
(a) Fees.--Except as provided in subsection (b), the
department shall collect the following fees:
(1) Certificate of title, $22.50.
(2) Expiration sticker, $20.
(2.1) Vintage snowmobile permit, $20.
(3) Dealer registration, $25.
(4) Replacement, due to loss or damage, of registration
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certificate, limited registration certificate, registration
decal, registration plate, expiration sticker or vintage
snowmobile permit, $5.
(5) Transfer of registration pursuant to section 7711.1
(relating to registration of snowmobile or ATV), $5.
(6) Recording the name of a secured party on a
certificate of title, $5.
(7) Nonresident ATV pass under section 7719 (relating to
nonresident ATV pass), $20.
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Section 2. Title 75 is amended by adding a section to read:
§ 7719. Nonresident ATV pass.
(a) Issuance of pass.--Upon receipt of an application upon a
form prescribed and furnished by the department that shall
contain information required by the department and be
accompanied by the required fee and any other information the
department shall require, the department shall issue to an owner
of an ATV who is not a resident of this Commonwealth and resides
in another jurisdiction that does not exempt from its
registration requirements persons who have obtained proper
registration under this chapter, a nonresident ATV pass for a
period not to exceed 10 days.
(b) Carrying and exhibiting pass.--A pass shall, at all
times while the ATV is being operated, be in the possession of
the person driving or in control of the ATV or carried in the
ATV and shall be exhibited on demand of a police officer or
authorized department employee.
(c) Not transferable.--A nonresident ATV pass is not
transferable to a successor owner of the ATV or to another ATV.
(d) Suspension or revocation.--The department may suspend or
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revoke a nonresident ATV pass upon conviction of the holder of
an offense under this chapter. A suspended or revoked
nonresident ATV pass is invalid.
(e) Online registration.--The department shall promulgate
rules and regulations to provide for online registration.
Section 3. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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