PRINTER'S NO. 2450
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
2111
Session of
2021
INTRODUCED BY RABB, A. DAVIS, SCHLOSSBERG AND SANCHEZ,
NOVEMBER 23, 2021
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, NOVEMBER 23, 2021
AN ACT
Amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
Statutes, in registration of vehicles, further providing for
application for registration and for issuance of registration
card.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Sections 1305(a) and 1308(a) of Title 75 of the
Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes are amended to read:
§ 1305. Application for registration.
(a) General rule.--Application for the registration of a
vehicle shall be made to the department upon the appropriate
form or forms furnished by the department. The application shall
contain the full name and address of the owner or owners[;], the
make, model, year and vehicle identification number of the
vehicle[;], the fuel type and designation of fuel, liquid fuel
or alternative fuel and such other information as the department
may require. Program participants in the Address Confidentiality
Program under 23 Pa.C.S. Ch. 67 (relating to domestic and sexual
violence victim address confidentiality) may use a substitute
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address designated by the Office of Victim Advocate as their
address. Applicants for registration of a truck, truck tractor,
trailer or bus shall provide the vehicle's Gross Vehicle Weight
Rating (GVWR), or the Gross Combination Weight Rating (GCWR), as
applicable. If the manufacturer's ratings are not available, the
applicant shall provide sufficient information as to the
horsepower, braking capacity and such other data as necessary
for the department to determine an equivalent measure of the
vehicle's hauling and stopping capability. If the applicant
wishes to register a vehicle at a registered gross weight less
than the gross vehicle weight rating, the application shall
include information as to weight, load and any other such
information as the department may require. The application shall
be accompanied by self-certification of financial responsibility
and the applicable fee.
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§ 1308. Issuance of registration card.
(a) General rule.--The department, upon registering a
vehicle, shall issue to the registrant a registration card which
shall contain the registration number assigned to the vehicle,
the name and address of the registrant and the name of the
owner, if other than the registrant, a description of the
vehicle including the vehicle identification number, the
expiration date, the fuel type and designation of fuel, liquid
fuel or alternative fuel and such other information as may be
determined by the department.
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Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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