Section 3. Title 75 is amended by adding sections to read:
§ 1920.1. Recreational trailers and recreational cargo
trailers .
(a) General rule.--The annual fee for registration of a
recreational trailer or recreational cargo trailer shall be
determined by its registered gross weight according to the
following table:
Registered Gross
Weight in Pounds Fee
8,000 or less $12
8,001 - 13,000 35
13,001 or more 90
(b) Optional five-year registration.--A recreational trailer
or recreational cargo trailer with a registered gross weight of
13,000 pounds or less may be registered for a period of five
years upon payment by the registrant of the applicable fee for
such period.
(c) Optional permanent registration.--The following apply:
(1) A recreational trailer or recreational cargo trailer
with a registered gross weight of 13,001 or more pounds may
be registered for a one-time fee of $425 in lieu of the
annual fee at the option of the registrant.
(2) A permanent registration of a recreational trailer
or recreational cargo trailer under this section may be
transferred to another recreational trailer or recreational
cargo trailer one time upon payment of the fee under section
1927 (relating to transfer of registration).
§ 1920.2. Special procedures for trailer registration.
(a) General rule.--Application for certificate of title and
the registration of a trailer, including a recreational trailer
or recreational cargo trailer , shall be made upon an appropriate
form furnished by the department. Department information shall
contain the definitions of recreational trailer and recreational
cargo trailer as set forth under section 102 (relating to
definitions).
(b) Penalty.--An applicant who falsely certifies that a
trailer is a recreational trailer or recreational cargo trailer
on an application for a trailer registration is subject to the
penalty under 18 Pa.C.S. § 4904(b) (relating to unsworn
falsification to authorities).
Section 4. Section 4942(c) of Title 75 is amended to read:
§ 4942. Registered gross weight.
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(c) Combination.--No combination containing a trailer having
a gross weight or registered gross weight in excess of 10,000
pounds shall be operated with a gross weight in excess of the
registered gross weight of the truck or truck tractor for a
combination. This subsection shall not apply to a combination of
vehicles consisting of a motor vehicle towing a recreational
trailer or recreational cargo trailer, registered as such, as
long as the combination weight does not exceed the gross
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