(a) General rule.--The annual fee for registration of a trailer shall be determined by its registered gross weight according to the following table:
Registered Gross
Weight in Pounds
Fee
3,000 or less
$ 6
3,001 - 10,000
12
10,001 or more
35
(b) Optional five-year registration.--A trailer with a registered gross weight of 10,000 pounds or less may be registered for a period of five years upon payment by the registrant of the applicable fee for such period.
(c) Optional permanent registration.--
(1) A trailer with a registered gross weight of 10,001 or more pounds may be registered for a one-time fee of $165 in lieu of the annual fee at the option of the registrant.
(2) A permanent registration of a trailer under this section may be transferred to another trailer one time upon payment of the fee under section 1927 (relating to transfer of registration).
(June 18, 1980, P.L.229, No.68, eff. 60 days; Apr. 17, 1997, P.L.6, No.3, eff. July 1, 1997; Nov. 25, 2013, P.L.974, No.89)
2013 Amendment. Act 89 amended subsecs. (a) and (c), effective July 1, 2014, as to subsecs. (a) and (c)(1) and January 1, 2015, as to subsec. (c)(2). See the preamble to Act 89 in the appendix to this title for special provisions relating to legislative findings and declarations.
Cross References. Section 1920 is referred to in sections 1307, 1926, 1926.2 of this title.
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