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Transfer of vehicle by operation of law - 75 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 1114

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     § 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 and furnished by the department. The application
     shall be accompanied by such instruments or documents of
     authority, or certified copies thereof, as may be sufficient or
     required by law to evidence or effect a transfer of title or
     interest in or to chattels in such case.
        (b)  Transfer to surviving spouse.--Transfer of a certificate
     of title to a surviving spouse, or any person designated by the
     spouse, may be made without the necessity of filing for letters
     of administration notwithstanding the fact that there are minor
     children surviving the decedent provided the surviving spouse
     files an affidavit that all the debts of the decedent have been
     paid.
        (c)  Surrender of certificate.--A person holding a
     certificate of title whose interest in a vehicle has been
     extinguished or transferred other than by voluntary transfer
     shall immediately surrender the certificate of title to the
     person to whom the right to possession of the vehicle has
     passed. Upon request of the department, such person shall mail
     or deliver the certificate to the department. Delivery of the
     certificate pursuant to the request of the department does not
     affect the rights of the person surrendering the certificate.

        Saved from Suspension.  Pennsylvania Rule of Civil Procedure
     for District Justices No. 482(10), as amended April 25, 1979,
     provided that section 1114 shall not be deemed suspended or
     affected. Rules 401 through 482 relate to execution of judgments
     for the payment of money rendered by district justices.
        Cross References.  Section 1114 is referred to in section
     1902 of this title; sections 1957, 8580, 8965 of Title 15
     (Corporations and Unincorporated Associations).

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