2010 Pennsylvania Code
Title 75 - VEHICLES
Chapter 13 - Registration of Vehicles
1376 - Surrender of registration plates and cards upon suspension or revocation.

     § 1376.  Surrender of registration plates and cards upon
                suspension or revocation.
        (a)  General rule.--The department, upon suspending or
     revoking any registration, shall require the registration plate
     or plates and registration card or cards to be surrendered
     immediately to the department.
        (b)  Delegation of authority.--If after 30 days from the mail
     date of a notice of suspension or revocation, the registration
     plates and cards are not surrendered under subsection (a), the
     department may delegate authority to the following persons to
     seize a registration plate and registration card which are
     required to be surrendered under subsection (a):
            (1)  A designated department employee.
            (2)  Members of the Pennsylvania State Police.
            (3)  Local police officers.
            (4)  Sheriffs or deputy sheriffs.
            (5)  Constables or deputy constables.
        (b.1)  Immediate seizure of registration plates and cards.--
     The department may delegate authority to the persons described
     in this section to immediately seize registration plates and
     cards upon imposition of the following:
            (1)  a suspension imposed pursuant to section 1374(d)(3)
        or (4) (relating to suspension or revocation of vehicle
        business registration plates) until all fees, taxes and
        penalties have been paid;
            (2)  a suspension or revocation imposed pursuant to
        section 1373(b)(3) (relating to suspension of registration)
        or 1374(g);
            (3)  a suspension or revocation is reinstated after
        determination of a matter as provided in section 1377
        (relating to judicial review); or
            (4)  a suspension imposed pursuant to section 1379
        (relating to suspension of registration upon sixth unpaid
        parking violation in cities of the first class) until all
        fines, penalties and costs have been paid.
        (c)  Regulations.--The department shall, by regulation,
     prescribe the manner of selecting those persons who are
     delegated authority under this section to seize the registration
     plates and registration cards. This requirement does not apply
     to persons described in this section who have been trained
     pursuant to the provisions of section 6117 (relating to
     authority of qualified employees of department and Department of
     Revenue).
        (d)  Penalty.--Any person failing or refusing to surrender to
     the department or its authorized delegate, upon demand, any
     registration plate or card which has been suspended or revoked
     is guilty of a summary offense and shall, upon conviction, be
     sentenced to pay a fine of $300, plus costs. Costs shall include
     a reasonable fee for official seizure of the unsurrendered
     items.
     (June 19, 1985, P.L.49, No.20, eff. 60 days; Feb. 7, 1990,
     P.L.11, No.6, eff. 60 days; Dec. 7, 1994, P.L.820, No.115, eff.
     60 days; Dec. 21, 1998, P.L.1126, No.151, eff. 60 days; July 14,
     2005, P.L.285, No.50, eff. 60 days; Oct. 9, 2009, P.L.494,
     No.49, eff. 60 days)

        2009 Amendment.  Act 49 amended subsec. (b)(5).
        2005 Amendment.  Act 50 amended subsec. (b.1).
        Cross References.  Section 1376 is referred to in section
     7165 of Title 44 (Law and Justice).