75 Pa.C.S. § 101
Short title of title
This title shall be known and may be cited as the "Vehicle Code."
Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes Title 75 — VEHICLES
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75 Pa.C.S. § 102
Definitions
Subject to additional definitions contained in subsequent provisions of this title which are applicable to specific provisions of this title, the following words and phrases when used in this title shall have, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, the meanings given to them in this section: "Abandoned vehicle…
75 Pa.C.S. § 103
Uniformity of interpretation
This title shall be so interpreted and construed as to effectuate its general purpose to make uniform the law throughout this Commonwealth and all political subdivisions.
75 Pa.C.S. § 1101
Certificate of title required
(a) General rule.--Except as provided in section 1102 (relating to vehicles not requiring certificate of title), every owner of a vehicle which is in this Commonwealth and for which no certificate of title has been issued by the department shall make application to the department for a certificate of title of the vehic…
75 Pa.C.S. § 1102
Vehicles not requiring certificate of title
No certificate of title is required for: (1) A vehicle owned by the United States unless it is registered in this Commonwealth. (2) A golf cart, motor-driven cycle, go-cart or other similar vehicle unless it is registered in this Commonwealth. (3) A new vehicle owned by a manufacturer or registered dealer before and un…
75 Pa.C.S. § 1103.1
Application for certificate of title
(a) Contents of application.--Application for a certificate of title shall be made upon a form prescribed and furnished by the department and shall contain a full description of the vehicle, the vehicle identification number, odometer reading, date of purchase, the actual or bona fide name and address of the owner, a s…
75 Pa.C.S. § 1104
Examination of records upon receipt of application
The department, upon receiving an application for a certificate of title, shall check the vehicle identification number shown in the application against the records of vehicles required to be maintained under section 1105 (relating to issuance of certificate of title) and against the record of stolen vehicles required…
75 Pa.C.S. § 1105
Issuance of certificate of title
(a) General rule.--The department shall file each application received and, when satisfied as to the genuineness and regularity of the application and that the applicant is entitled to the issuance of a certificate of title, shall issue a certificate of title for the vehicle. The department shall use reasonable diligen…
75 Pa.C.S. § 1106
Content and effect of certificate of title
(a) Vehicle identification and encumbrances.--A certificate of title shall contain such description and other evidence of identification of the vehicle for which it is issued as the department may deem necessary and the odometer reading, together with a statement of any liens or encumbrances, including the names of the…
75 Pa.C.S. § 1107
Delivery of certificate of title
The certificate of title shall be mailed to the first lienholder or encumbrancer named in the certificate or, if there is no lienholder or encumbrancer, the title shall be mailed or delivered to the owner in accordance with the department regulations.
75 Pa.C.S. § 1108
Registration without certificate of title
If the department is not satisfied as to the ownership of the vehicle or that there are no undisclosed security interests in the vehicle, the department may register the vehicle but shall withhold issuance of a certificate of title until the applicant presents documents reasonably sufficient to satisfy the department a…
75 Pa.C.S. § 1109
Refusing issuance of certificate
The department may refuse issuance of a certificate of title or certificate of salvage when it has reasonable grounds to believe: (1) That any required fee has not been paid. (2) That any taxes payable under the laws of this Commonwealth on or in connection with, or resulting from, the acquisition or use of the vehicle…
75 Pa.C.S. § 1110
Duplicate certificate of title to replace original
(a) Application for duplicate.--In the event of a lost, destroyed, defaced, stolen or illegible certificate of title, application for a duplicate may be made by furnishing information satisfactory to the department upon a form prescribed and furnished by the department. The form shall be signed by the first lienholder…
75 Pa.C.S. § 1111
Transfer of ownership of vehicle
(a) Duty of transferor.--In the event of the sale or transfer of the ownership of a vehicle within this Commonwealth, the owner shall execute an assignment and warranty of title to the transferee in the space provided on the certificate or as the department prescribes, sworn to before a notary public or other officer e…
75 Pa.C.S. § 1111.1
Transfer of ownership of vehicles used for human habitation
(a) Tax status certification.--If a mobile home or manufactured home that has been anchored to the ground to facilitate connections with electricity, water and sewerage, and previously titled in this Commonwealth to a person using the mobile home or manufactured home as a residence in this Commonwealth immediately prec…
75 Pa.C.S. § 1113
Transfer to or from manufacturer or dealer
(a) Transfer to manufacturer or dealer.--When the purchaser or transferee of a vehicle is a manufacturer or registered dealer who holds the vehicle for resale, a certificate of title need not be applied for as provided for in section 1111 (relating to transfer of ownership of vehicle), but the transferee shall, within…
75 Pa.C.S. § 1114
Transfer of vehicle by operation of law
(a) General rule.--If the interest of an owner in a vehicle passes to another other than by voluntary transfer, the transferee shall, except as otherwise provided, promptly mail or deliver to the department the last certificate of title, if available, and shall apply for a new certificate of title on a form prescribed…
75 Pa.C.S. § 1115
Correction of certificate of title
(a) General rule.--When any certificate of title has been issued in error to a person not entitled to the certificate or contains incorrect information or information has been omitted from the certificate, the department shall notify in writing the person to whom the certificate has been issued or delivered that the ce…
75 Pa.C.S. § 1116
Issuance of new certificate following transfer
(a) Voluntary transfer.--The department, upon receipt of a properly assigned certificate of title with an application for a new certificate of title, the required fee and any other required documents and articles, shall issue a new certificate of title in the name of the transferee as owner and mail it to the first lie…
75 Pa.C.S. § 1118
Suspension and cancellation of certificate of title
(a) Return of new vehicle.--The department may cancel the certificate of title issued for a new vehicle when it is shown by satisfactory evidence that the vehicle has been returned within the time specified in the department regulations to the manufacturer or dealer from whom obtained. (b) Vehicles sold to nonresidents…
75 Pa.C.S. § 1119
Application for certificate of title by agent
(a) Authorization to make application.-- (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), no person shall make application for a certificate of title when acting for another person unless authorization to make the application is in effect and is verified by oath or affirmation of the other person, made not more than 90 days be…
75 Pa.C.S. § 1131
Applicability of subchapter
This subchapter does not apply to or affect: (1) A lien given by statute or rule of law to a supplier of services or materials for the vehicle. (2) A lien given by statute to the United States, the Commonwealth or any political subdivision. (3) A security interest in a vehicle which is inventory held for sale or lease…
75 Pa.C.S. § 1132.1
Perfection of a security interest in a vehicle
(a) Perfection.--A security interest in a vehicle titled in this Commonwealth is perfected at the time the department receives all of the following: (1) A completed application specifying the lienholder's name and address. Program participants in the Address Confidentiality Program under 23 Pa.C.S. Ch. 67 (relating to…
75 Pa.C.S. § 1134
Assignment by lienholder of security interest
(a) General rule.--A lienholder may assign, absolutely or otherwise, his security interest in the vehicle to a person other than the owner without affecting the interest of the owner or the validity or perfection of the security interest but any person without notice of the assignment is protected in dealing with the l…
75 Pa.C.S. § 1135
Satisfaction of security interest
(a) Absence of subsequent liens.--Where there are no subsequent liens upon a vehicle, the following rules apply upon the satisfaction of a security interest in the vehicle: (1) The outstanding certificate of title shall be mailed or delivered immediately to the owner of the vehicle with proper evidence of satisfaction…
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