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Vehicles exempt from registration - 75 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 1302Legal Research Home > Pennsylvania Statutes Sponsored Links
§ 1302. Vehicles exempt from registration.
The following types of vehicles are exempt from registration:
(1) Any vehicle used in conformance with the provisions
of this chapter relating to dealers, persons registered under
any of the miscellaneous motor vehicle business classes or
nonresidents.
(2) Any implement of husbandry, trailer or semitrailer
determined by the department to be used exclusively for
agricultural operations and only infrequently operated upon
highways. Vehicles exempt from registration under this
paragraph shall be used exclusively upon a farm or farms
owned or operated by the owner of the vehicle or upon
highways between:
(i) Parts of one such farm.
(ii) Such farms located not more than 25 miles
apart.
(iii) Such farm or farms and a place of business
located within a radius of 25 miles from such farm or
farms for the purpose of buying or selling agricultural
commodities or supplies or for delivery, repair or
servicing of the vehicle.
(3) Any self-propelled golf cart used for the
transportation of persons engaged in the game of golf while
crossing any public highway during any game of golf.
(4) Any vehicle moved by special permit as provided for
in sections 4965 (relating to single permits for multiple
highway crossings), 4966 (relating to permit for movement of
quarry equipment), and 4970(a) (relating to permit for
movement of construction equipment).
(5) Any vehicle registered and displaying plates issued
in a foreign country by the armed forces of the United States
for a period of 45 days from the date of the return of the
owner to the United States.
(6) Any vehicle owned by a resident legally required to
be registered in another state based and used principally
outside of this Commonwealth.
(7) Any vehicle moved solely by human or animal power.
(8) (Deleted by amendment).
(9) Any mobile home or modular housing unit.
(10) Any farm vehicle used exclusively upon a farm or
farms owned or operated by the owner of the vehicle.
(i) Type I--Such a farm vehicle which does not
qualify as a motor carrier vehicle may be driven upon
highways only from sunrise to sunset. However, a farm
vehicle which qualifies as a motor carrier vehicle and
displays a currently valid certificate of inspection may
be driven upon highways without any restriction as to
time. Such a farm vehicle may only be driven on highways
between:
(A) Parts of one such farm.
(B) Such farms located not more than 25 miles
apart.
(C) Such farm or farms and a place of business
located within a radius of 25 miles from such farm or
farms for the purpose of buying or selling
agricultural commodities or supplies.
(D) Such farm or farms and a place of business
located within a radius of 50 miles from such farm or
farms for the purpose of repair or servicing of the
farm vehicle.
(ii) Type II--Such a farm vehicle which does qualify
as a motor carrier vehicle and which does not display a
currently valid certificate of inspection may be driven
upon highways only from sunrise to sunset and between:
(A) Parts of one such farm.
(B) Such farms located not more than ten miles
apart.
(C) Such farm or farms and a place of business
located within a radius of ten miles from such farm
or farms for the purpose of buying or selling
agricultural commodities or supplies.
(D) Such farm or farms and a place of business
located within a radius of 25 miles from such farm or
farms for the purpose of repair or servicing of the
farm vehicle.
(iii) A biennial certificate of exemption shall be
required for such a farm vehicle.
(iv) The owner of the farm vehicle shall maintain
such minimum levels of liability insurance coverage on
the vehicle as are required to be maintained under
Chapter 17 (relating to financial responsibility) by
owners of registered motor vehicles. The owner shall
satisfy the requirements of this subparagraph if the
minimum amounts of liability insurance coverage for the
farm vehicle have been provided under farm liability
insurance coverage maintained generally by the owner.
Coverage prescribed in Subchapter B of Chapter 17 shall
not be required to be maintained or provided for the farm
vehicle.
(11) Any trailer or semitrailer, including but not
limited to non-self-propelled special mobile equipment, to be
used primarily for off highway use and only operated
incidentally upon the highway.
(12) Any military vehicle used for training by a
private, nonprofit, tax exempt military educational
institution when such vehicle does not travel on public roads
in excess of one mile and the property on both sides of the
public road is owned by the institution.
(13) Any oversized or overweight vehicle which may be
moved or operated only under a permit and without a load
pursuant to section 4961(a) (relating to authority to issue
permits) and 4962(f) (relating to when loads permitted).
(14) Any vehicle used for golf course or resort
maintenance when such vehicle does not travel on public roads
in excess of one mile and the property on both sides of the
public road is owned by said golf course or resort.
(15) Any motor vehicle being towed.
(16) Any trailer registered in another state towed by a
motor vehicle registered in this Commonwealth provided:
(i) the owner has as many trailers registered in
this Commonwealth as combinations so registered; or
(ii) the towing vehicle is being operated under a
permanent lease to a person meeting the requirements of
subparagraph (i).
(17) Any multipurpose agricultural vehicle. Vehicles
exempt from registration under this paragraph shall be used
exclusively upon a farm or farms owned or operated by the
owner of the vehicles or upon highways between:
(i) Parts of one such farm.
(ii) Such farms located not more than two miles
apart.
(18) Any farm and garden vehicle under 20 horsepower
driven incidentally upon a highway, as determined by the
department.
(19) A tow dolly.
(20) An electric personal assistive mobility device.
(21) Special mobile equipment engaged in construction
activities within one mile of an active construction site
where the vehicle is being used. Unregistered vehicles used
under this paragraph shall be required to meet lighting and
other requirements of special mobile equipment. This
exemption shall not apply to tracked vehicles.
(July 20, 1979, P.L.168, No.55, eff. imd.; Feb. 15, 1980,
P.L.12, No.8, eff. imd.; July 11, 1980, P.L.550, No.113, eff. 60
days; Oct. 10, 1980, P.L.791, No.147, eff. imd.; Mar. 7, 1982,
P.L.152, No.49, eff. imd.; June 23, 1982, P.L.605, No.171, eff.
imd.; July 10, 1984, P.L.679, No.146, eff. 60 days; July 11,
1985, P.L.204, No.52, eff. 90 days; July 11, 1985, P.L.220,
No.56, eff. 60 days; Dec. 12, 1986, P.L.1562, No.170, eff. 60
days; Aug. 5, 1991, P.L.238, No.26, eff. imd.; Dec. 18, 1992,
P.L.1411, No.174, eff. 60 days; May 20, 1993, P.L.30, No.10,
eff. 60 days; Dec. 7, 1994, P.L.820, No.115, eff. 60 days; July
6, 1995, P.L.246, No.30, eff. imd.; Dec. 21, 1998, P.L.1126,
No.151, eff. 60 days; July 4, 2002, P.L.692, No.105, eff. 60
days; Dec. 1, 2004, P.L.1767, No.228, eff. 60 days)
2004 Amendment. Act 228 added par. (21).
2002 Amendment. Act 105 added par. (20).
1998 Amendment. Act 151 deleted par. (8) and amended par.
(18).
1995 Amendment. Act 30 amended par. (10). See section 5 of
Act 30 in the appendix to this title for special provisions
relating to equipment standards and inspection criteria.
Cross References. Section 1302 is referred to in section
2105 of this title.
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