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Pennsylvania Statutes Title 75 Pa.C.S.A. Vehicles § 1331. Issuance and reissuance of registration plates

Current as of January 01, 2022 | Updated by FindLaw Staff

(a) Department to provide plates.--Registration plates shall be provided by the department.

(b) Information on plate.--Every registration plate shall have displayed upon it the identifying numbers or letters assigned to the vehicle, the name of the Commonwealth, which may be abbreviated, and any other data the department may deem necessary.

(c) Temporary registration plates.--The department shall provide temporary registration plates for use on vehicles which are to be removed from this Commonwealth or for use as necessary pending issuance of permanent registration plates.

(d) Reflectorizing material on plate.--All registration plates, except temporary plates, shall be treated with reflectorizing material in accordance with standards approved by the department.

(e) Issuance of plates by agents.--The department may deliver registration plates, other than special plates, to designated agents, who shall have the authority to issue them in conjunction with the issuance of temporary registration cards.

(f) Periodic reissuance of registration plates.--The department shall develop, implement and administer a program to provide for the reissuance of current registration plates previously issued under this section. The program to be established under this subsection shall address the following criteria:

(1) Other than the annual registration fee required under sections 1305 (relating to application for registration) and 1309 (relating to renewal of registration) and Subchapter B of Chapter 19 (relating to registration fees), the reissued registration plate shall be issued under section 1934 (relating to general reissuance).

(2) The program shall provide that current registration plates issued under this section be replaced. The program may provide that the department provide for reissuance of registration plates on a staggered basis which will replace registration plates issued under this section.

(3) The program may provide for the return of and the recycling of the older registration plates.

(4), (5) Deleted by 2008, Nov. 26, P.L. 1658, No. 133, § 2, effective in 60 days [Jan. 26, 2008].

(6) The program may contain any other conditions, limitations, contractual arrangements or other factors which the department deems necessary to implement this subsection.

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