PRINTER'S NO. 2874
No. 2192 Session of 1976
INTRODUCED BY RENWICK, BENNETT, ARTHURS, A. C. FOSTER JR.,
GEORGE, LEVI, WESTERBERG, YAHNER, ENGLEHART, TURNER AND FEE,
MARCH 10, 1976
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, MARCH 10, 1976
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of August 12, 1971 (P.L.299, No.75), entitled
2 "An act regulating snowmobiles, providing for registrations
3 and fees, and providing penalties," providing for the
4 transferability of numbers assigned to snowmobiles.
5 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
6 hereby enacts as follows:
7 Section 1. Subsection (a) of section 3, act of August 12,
8 1971 (P.L.299, No.75), entitled "An act regulating snowmobiles,
9 providing for registrations and fees, and providing penalties,"
10 amended October 3, 1973 (No.77), is amended to read:
11 Section 3. Certificates of Registration.--(a) Certificates
12 of registration and a decal showing the expiration date shall be
13 issued to the applicant. Numbers corresponding to the permanent
14 registration number of the snowmobile, shown on the certificate
15 of registration, shall be obtained by the applicant and affixed
16 to the snowmobile. The permanent registration number displayed
17 on the snowmobile shall be of a color which will contrast with
18 the surface to which applied, shall be reflective, and shall be
1 at least three inches high. The decals and the permanent
2 registration number shall be displayed on both sides of the
3 cowling of the snowmobile for which issued. No number other than
4 the number assigned to a snowmobile by the department or the
5 identification number of the registration in another state shall
6 be attached to or displayed on the cowling. The certificate of
7 registration issued for a snowmobile shall expire, unless,
8 within two years of issuance, the owner of the vehicle notifies
9 the department of the sale or transfer of title and the
10 necessary information for a newly acquired snowmobile, and the
11 decal shall [become invalid] remain valid when title to the
12 snowmobile is so transferred; the fee for such transfer shall be
13 two dollars ($2,00).
14 Temporary registration for a period not to exceed forty-five
15 days may be issued by a registered dealer, pursuant to rules and
16 regulations promulgated by the department.
17 The secretary shall maintain a central file of the
18 certificate of registration number, name and address of the
19 owner of each snowmobile for which a certificate of registration
20 is issued and such information shall be made available to all
21 enforcement agencies.
22 * * *
23 Section 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall
24 take effect for all license years beginning January 1, 1976 and
25 thereafter.
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