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Application for registration - 75 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 1305

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     § 1305.  Application for registration.
        (a)  General rule.--Application for the registration of a
     vehicle shall be made to the department upon the appropriate
     form or forms furnished by the department. The application shall
     contain the full name and address of the owner or owners; the
     make, model, year and vehicle identification number of the
     vehicle; and such other information as the department may
     require. Program participants in the Address Confidentiality
     Program under 23 Pa.C.S. Ch. 67 (relating to domestic and sexual
     violence victim address confidentiality) may use a substitute
     address designated by the Office of Victim Advocate as their
     address. Applicants for registration of a truck, truck tractor,
     trailer or bus shall provide the vehicle's Gross Vehicle Weight
     Rating (GVWR), or the Gross Combination Weight Rating (GCWR), as
     applicable. If the manufacturer's ratings are not available, the
     applicant shall provide sufficient information as to the
     horsepower, braking capacity and such other data as necessary
     for the department to determine an equivalent measure of the
     vehicle's hauling and stopping capability. If the applicant
     wishes to register a vehicle at a registered gross weight less
     than the gross vehicle weight rating, the application shall
     include information as to weight, load and any other such
     information as the department may require. The application shall
     be accompanied by self-certification of financial responsibility
     and the applicable fee.
        (b)  Evidence of P.U.C. approval for buses and taxis.--Before
     registering any bus or taxi which is required under the laws of
     this Commonwealth to obtain a certificate of public convenience
     from the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission, the department
     shall require evidence that the certificate has been issued and
     has not been revoked or has not expired.
        (c)  Designation of lessee as registrant.--The owner as
     lessor may designate the lessee as the registrant of the vehicle
     and the name and address of the lessee may be substituted on the
     registration card for the address of the lessor. However, even
     if the lessor does not designate the lessee as the registrant of
     the vehicle, the lessor shall still provide the department with
     the name and address of the lessee. The department shall
     designate the relationship upon the card in a manner it deems
     appropriate. This subsection is applicable only for the period
     during which the lease remains in effect.
        (d)  Self-certification of financial responsibility.--In
     addition to the other requirements to registration, the
     applicant shall file a self-certification of financial
     responsibility which shall include:
            (1)  The complete name, address and telephone number of
        the applicant. Program participants in the Address
        Confidentiality Program under 23 Pa.C.S. Ch. 67 may use a
        substitute address designated by the Office of Victim
        Advocate as their address.
            (2)  The name of the insurance company which is insuring
        the subject vehicle.
            (3)  The policy number, effective date and expiration
        date of the policy of insurance insuring the vehicle.
     (Feb. 12, 1984, P.L.26, No.11, eff. Oct. 1, 1984; Feb. 7, 1990,
     P.L.11, No.6, eff. 60 days; Dec. 21, 1998, P.L.1126, No.151,
     eff. 60 days; Nov. 30, 2004, P.L.1474, No.188, eff. 180 days)

        2004 Amendment.  Act 188 amended subsecs. (a) and (d).
        1998 Amendment.   Act 151 amended subsec. (c).
        Cross References.  Section 1305 is referred to in sections
     1306, 1331 of this title; section 5712 of Title 53
     (Municipalities Generally).

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