2010 Pennsylvania Code
Title 75 - VEHICLES
Chapter 77 - Snowmobiles and All-Terrain Vehicles
7711.1 - Registration of snowmobile or ATV.

     § 7711.1.  Registration of snowmobile or ATV.
        (a)  General rule.--Except as otherwise provided in
     subsection (f), it is unlawful for a person to operate or for an
     owner to permit another person to operate a snowmobile or an ATV
     unless:
            (1)  There is carried on the snowmobile or ATV a valid
        registration certificate issued therefor pursuant to
        subsection (b).
            (2)  There is displayed on the snowmobile a registration
        decal, or on the ATV a registration plate, issued therefor
        pursuant to subsection (b).
            (3)  The display of the registration decal or plate is in
        the manner prescribed by the department.
            (4)  There is displayed on the snowmobile or ATV a valid
        expiration sticker issued therefor pursuant to subsection
        (b).
            (5)  The display of the expiration sticker is in the
        manner prescribed by the department.
        (b)  Issuance.--Upon receipt of an application therefor upon
     a form prescribed and furnished by the department which shall
     contain information reasonably required by the department and
     which shall be accompanied by the required fee, the department
     shall issue to the owner of a snowmobile or ATV:
            (1)  A biennial registration certificate containing the
        registration number for the snowmobile or ATV and the
        expiration date of the registration.
            (2)  A registration decal displaying the registration
        number for a snowmobile or a registration plate displaying
        the registration number for an ATV.
            (3)  A biennial expiration sticker displaying the
        expiration date of the registration.
        (c)  Temporary registration.--Temporary registration for a
     period not to exceed 45 days may be issued by a dealer as
     prescribed by the department. Proof of temporary registration
     shall be carried and displayed as prescribed by the department.
        (d)  Expiration of registration.--
            (1)  Except as provided in paragraph (2), a registration
        certificate and an expiration sticker shall expire effective
        the day after the expiration date appearing on the
        registration certificate and expiration sticker.
            (2)  Upon transfer of ownership of a snowmobile or ATV
        during a registration period, the registration certificate
        and expiration sticker shall expire. The transferor shall,
        within 15 days from the date of transfer, return to the
        department the registration certificate with the date of
        transfer and the name and address of the new owner endorsed
        on the back. If the transferor applies for registration of a
        different snowmobile or ATV and pays the required transfer
        fee, the transferor may be issued in the name of the
        transferor a registration certificate and expiration sticker
        for that snowmobile or ATV for the remainder of the
        registration period without payment of a registration fee.
        The registration decal or plate shall not be removed from a
        snowmobile or ATV upon transfer to the new owner and is
        invalid until the new owner is issued a registration
        certificate or limited registration certificate for the
        snowmobile or ATV.
            (3)  An expired general registration certificate and an
        expired expiration sticker are invalid.
        (e)  Suspension or revocation.--If a person violates this
     chapter or is convicted of any offense under this chapter, the
     department may suspend or revoke a registration certificate and
     an expiration sticker. A suspended or revoked registration
     certificate or expiration sticker is invalid.
        (f)  Exemptions from registration.--Subsection (a) does not
     apply if:
            (1)  The snowmobile or ATV is owned by or in the
        possession of a dealer who has been issued a dealer
        registration certificate, dealer registration plates and
        dealer plate registration cards under section 7711 (relating
        to registration of dealers), the dealer is in compliance with
        section 7711 and the snowmobile or ATV is used in accordance
        with section 7711.
            (2)  The snowmobile or ATV is owned and used by the
        United States or another state or a political subdivision
        thereof, in which case the snowmobile or ATV shall display
        the name of the owner in a manner prescribed by the
        department.
            (3)  The snowmobile or ATV is operated on land owned or
        leased by the owner or operator of the snowmobile or ATV and
        it is not operated elsewhere within this Commonwealth.
            (4)  The owner of the snowmobile or ATV is not a resident
        of this Commonwealth and the operator presents proof that the
        snowmobile or ATV has been properly registered in another
        jurisdiction that exempts from its registration requirements
        persons who have obtained proper registration under this
        chapter.
     (June 25, 2001, P.L.701, No.68, eff. 120 days)

        2001 Amendment.  Act 68 added section 7711.1.
        Cross References.  Section 7711.1 is referred to in sections
     7711.2, 7715.2, 7752 of this title.