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Current as of January 01, 2022 | Updated by FindLaw Staff
No fee shall be charged under this title for or to any of the following:
(1) A certificate of title returned to the department for cancellation.
(2) The replacement of a registration card or plate, driver's license, learner's permit or certificate of title lost in the mail if the applicant files an affidavit of nonreceipt within 90 days of the date of original issuance.
(3) A certificate of salvage.
(4) A certificate of rejection.
(5) A special hauling permit issued to any person:
(i) hauling equipment or materials for use on a Federal or State emergency relief project; or
(ii) hauling a holiday tree for a governmental entity at no charge.
(6) A manufacturer, jobber or dealer for a certificate of title to a motor vehicle, trailer or semitrailer when assignment of certificate of title accompanies the application for certificate of title, and when the dealer, manufacturer or jobber is possessed of current manufacturer's, dealer's or jobber's registration plates.
(7) The transfer of title to a surviving spouse pursuant to section 1114 (relating to transfer of vehicle by operation of law).
(8) Volunteer emergency service personnel who require a certified driving record for certification under 35 Pa.C.S. Ch. 81 (relating to emergency medical services system).
(9) A driver record of a school bus driver obtained electronically from the department by the employer of the school bus driver or any Federal or state transportation association of school bus operators on behalf of the employer where the employer or the association has paid an annual record access fee established by the department. The department shall publish notice of the annual fee in the Pennsylvania Bulletin.
(10) The reissuance of a registration plate, where the registration plate has been determined by an authorized representative of the department or law enforcement to be illegible from a reasonable distance.
(11) Notwithstanding section 1617 (relating to fees), the change of address on a commercial driver's license, including a commercial driver's license with a motorcycle endorsement, if an individual's current address has been changed by a government entity.
(12) A duplicate registration card ordered at the time of an online transaction where the applicant prints the registration credential. This paragraph does not apply to duplicate registration cards processed by the department or an agent service of the department in an over-the-counter transaction or by mail.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Pennsylvania Statutes Title 75 Pa.C.S.A. Vehicles § 1902. Exemptions from other fees - last updated January 01, 2022 | https://codes.findlaw.com/pa/title-75-pacsa-vehicles/pa-csa-sect-75-1902/
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