Vehicles of nonresidents exempt from registration - 75 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 1303

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     § 1303.  Vehicles of nonresidents exempt from registration.
        (a)  General rule.--A nonresident owner of any foreign
     vehicle may operate or permit the operation of the vehicle
     within this Commonwealth without registering the vehicle in this
     Commonwealth or paying any fees to the Commonwealth, provided
     the vehicle at all times when operated in this Commonwealth is
     duly registered and in full compliance with the registration
     requirements of the place of residence of the owner and further
     provided the vehicle is not:
            (1)  used for the transportation of persons for hire,
        compensation or profit;
            (2)  regularly operated in carrying on business within
        this Commonwealth;
            (3)  designed, used or maintained primarily for the
        transportation of property for hire, compensation or profit
        and not subject to reciprocity under section 6144 (relating
        to vehicle registration and licensing) or 6149 (relating to
        automatic reciprocity); or
            (4)  special mobile equipment if not also required to be
        and actually registered under the laws of the place of
        residence of the owner.
        (b)  Transportation of persons for hire, compensation or
     profit.--Every owner of a foreign vehicle operated within this
     Commonwealth for the transportation of persons for hire,
     compensation or profit either regularly according to schedule or
     for a period exceeding 30 days in the calendar year, unless
     exempted from registration under the terms of a reciprocity
     agreement shall register the vehicle according to the laws of
     this Commonwealth.
        (c)  Carrying on business in this Commonwealth.--Every
     nonresident, including any foreign corporation, carrying on
     business within this Commonwealth and operating in the business
     any vehicle within this Commonwealth, unless exempted from
     registration under the terms of a reciprocity agreement, shall
     be required to register each such vehicle according to the laws
     of this Commonwealth. A foreign corporation having its principal
     place of business in this Commonwealth is regarded as a resident
     of this Commonwealth for the purposes of this section.
        (d)  Members of armed forces.--A member of the armed forces
     of the United States who is serving on active duty in this
     Commonwealth need not register a personal passenger vehicle in
     this Commonwealth if the vehicle is registered in the state of
     his residence.
        (e)  Trailer as part of registered combination.--(Deleted by
     amendment).
     (Mar. 7, 1982, P.L.152, No.49, eff. imd.; July 10, 1984,
     P.L.679, No.146, eff. 60 days; Dec. 28, 1994, P.L.1450, No.172,
     eff. 60 days)

        1994 Amendment.  Act 172 amended subsec. (b).
        1984 Amendment.  Act 146 deleted subsec. (e).
        1982 Amendment.  Act 49 amended subsec. (c).
        Cross References.  Section 1303 is referred to in section
     1301 of this title.

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