2010 Pennsylvania Code
Title 75 - VEHICLES
Chapter 71 - Vehicle Theft and Related Provisions
7104 - State replacement vehicle identification number plate.

     § 7104.  State replacement vehicle identification number plate.
        (a)  General rule.--No vehicle on which the vehicle
     identification number has been removed or falsified shall be
     titled or registered without a special permit from the
     department.
        (b)  Application for plate.--Before a certificate of title or
     registration for the vehicle can be obtained, the owner shall
     apply to the department for a State replacement vehicle
     identification number plate on a form furnished by the
     department which shall contain the full name and address of the
     owner and any other information the department may deem
     necessary, as certified by a police officer.
        (c)  Designation on plate.--The State replacement vehicle
     identification number plate shall contain:
            (1)  Official department identification.
            (2)  The manufacturer's vehicle identification number, if
        known, or a number assigned by the department.
        (d)  Issuance and display of plate.--The department shall
     furnish a State replacement vehicle identification number plate
     which shall be immediately placed on the driver's side inside
     door post or as designated by the department.
        (e)  Reconstructed, modified or specially constructed
     vehicle.--The department may assign a State replacement vehicle
     identification number plate for a reconstructed, modified or
     specially constructed vehicle or theft recovery vehicle being
     brought into the Commonwealth from another state.
     (Feb. 14, 1990, P.L.56, No.8, eff. 60 days; Dec. 1, 2004,
     P.L.1767, No.228, eff. Jan. 1, 2007)

        2004 Amendment.  Act 228 amended subsecs. (d) and (e).

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