No fee shall be charged under this title for or to any of the following:
(1) A certificate of title returned to the department for cancellation.
(2) The replacement of a registration card or plate, driver's license, learner's permit or certificate of title lost in the mail if the applicant files an affidavit of nonreceipt within 90 days of the date of original issuance.
(3) A certificate of salvage.
(4) A certificate of rejection.
(5) A special hauling permit issued to any person:
(i) hauling equipment or materials for use on a Federal or State emergency relief project; or
(ii) hauling a holiday tree for a governmental entity at no charge.
(6) A manufacturer, jobber or dealer for a certificate of title to a motor vehicle, trailer or semitrailer when assignment of certificate of title accompanies the application for certificate of title, and when the dealer, manufacturer or jobber is possessed of current manufacturer's, dealer's or jobber's registration plates.
(7) The transfer of title to a surviving spouse pursuant to section 1114 (relating to transfer of vehicle by operation of law).
(8) Volunteer emergency service personnel who require a certified driving record for certification under 35 Pa.C.S. Ch. 81 (relating to emergency medical services system).
(9) A driver record of a school bus driver obtained electronically from the department by the employer of the school bus driver or any Federal or state transportation association of school bus operators on behalf of the employer where the employer or the association has paid an annual record access fee established by the department. The department shall publish notice of the annual fee in the Pennsylvania Bulletin.
(10) The reissuance of a registration plate, where the registration plate has been determined by an authorized representative of the department or law enforcement to be illegible from a reasonable distance.
(11) Notwithstanding section 1617 (relating to fees), the change of address on a commercial driver's license, including a commercial driver's license with a motorcycle endorsement, if an individual's current address has been changed by a government entity.
(12) A duplicate registration card ordered at the time of an online transaction where the applicant prints the registration credential. This paragraph does not apply to duplicate registration cards processed by the department or an agent service of the department in an over-the-counter transaction or by mail.
(Mar. 7, 1982, P.L.152, No.49, eff. imd.; June 23, 1982, P.L.605, No.171, eff. imd.; Apr. 16, 1992, P.L.169, No.31, eff. 60 days; June 28, 1993, P.L.137, No.33, eff. 60 days; Dec. 21, 1998, P.L.1126, No.151, eff. imd.; Dec. 1, 2004, P.L.1771, No.229, eff. 60 days; Nov. 26, 2008, P.L.1658, No.133, eff. 60 days; Oct. 24, 2018, P.L.881, No.138)
2018 Amendment. Act 138 amended par. (8) and added pars. (11) and (12). Section 5(1) of Act 138 provided that the amendment of par. (8) shall take effect in 60 days, section 5(2) of Act 138 provided that the addition of par. (11) shall take effect in 90 days and section 5(3) of Act 138 provided that the addition of par. (12) shall take effect in one year.
2008 Amendment. Act 133 added par. (10).
2004 Amendment. Act 229 added par. (9).
1998 Amendment. Act 151 amended par. (5).
Structure Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes
Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes
Section 1901 - Exemption of persons, entities and vehicles from fees
Section 1902 - Exemptions from other fees
Section 1903 - Limitation on local license fees and taxes
Section 1904 - Collection and disposition of fees and moneys
Section 1905 - Payments to special funds
Section 1911 - Registration fees
Section 1915 - Motor-driven cycles
Section 1916 - Trucks and truck tractors
Section 1917 - Motor buses and limousines
Section 1918 - School buses and school vehicles
Section 1919 - Reduced combustion vehicles (Expired)
Section 1920.1 - Recreational trailers and recreational cargo trailers
Section 1920.2 - Special procedures for trailer registration
Section 1921 - Special mobile equipment
Section 1922 - Implements of husbandry
Section 1923 - Antique, classic and collectible vehicles
Section 1925 - Ambulances, taxis and hearses
Section 1926 - Dealers and miscellaneous motor vehicle business
Section 1926.1 - Farm equipment vehicle dealers
Section 1926.2 - Fleet owner transporter plate
Section 1927 - Transfer of registration
Section 1928 - Temporary and electronically issued registration plates
Section 1929 - Replacement registration plates
Section 1930 - Legislative registration plates
Section 1931 - Personal and organization registration plates
Section 1931.1 - Street rod registration plates
Section 1932 - Duplicate registration cards
Section 1933 - Commercial implements of husbandry
Section 1934 - General reissuance
Section 1935 - Fee for local use
Section 1941 - Scope of subchapter
Section 1942 - Special hauling permits as to weight and size
Section 1943 - Annual hauling permits
Section 1944 - Mobile homes, modular housing units and modular housing undercarriages
Section 1945 - Books of permits
Section 1946 - Movements requiring special escort
Section 1947 - Refund of certain fees
Section 1948 - Chemical and fertilizer vehicle permits (Repealed)
Section 1949 - Construction trucks (Deleted by amendment)
Section 1950 - Fee for migrant farm vehicle (Repealed)
Section 1951 - Driver's license and learner's permit
Section 1952 - Certificate of title
Section 1953 - Security interest
Section 1954 - Approval of vehicle equipment and testing devices
Section 1955 - Information concerning drivers and vehicles
Section 1956 - Certified copies of records
Section 1957 - Uncollectible checks
Section 1958 - Certificate of inspection
Section 1959 - Messenger service
Section 1960 - Reinstatement of operating privilege or vehicle registration