Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes
Chapter 77 - Snowmobiles and All-Terrain Vehicles
Section 7711.1 - Registration of snowmobile or ATV

(a) General rule.--Except as otherwise provided in subsection (f), it is unlawful for a person to operate or for an owner to permit another person to operate a snowmobile or an ATV unless:
(1) There is carried on the snowmobile or ATV a valid registration certificate issued therefor pursuant to subsection (b).
(2) There is displayed on the snowmobile a registration decal, or on the ATV a registration plate, issued therefor pursuant to subsection (b).
(3) The display of the registration decal or plate is in the manner prescribed by the department.
(4) There is displayed on the snowmobile or ATV a valid expiration sticker issued therefor pursuant to subsection (b).
(5) The display of the expiration sticker is in the manner prescribed by the department.
(b) Issuance.--Upon receipt of an application therefor upon a form prescribed and furnished by the department which shall contain information reasonably required by the department and which shall be accompanied by the required fee, the department shall issue to the owner of a snowmobile or ATV:
(1) A biennial registration certificate containing the registration number for the snowmobile or ATV and the expiration date of the registration.
(2) A registration decal displaying the registration number for a snowmobile or a registration plate displaying the registration number for an ATV.
(3) A biennial expiration sticker displaying the expiration date of the registration.
(c) Temporary registration.--Temporary registration for a period not to exceed 45 days may be issued by a dealer as prescribed by the department. Proof of temporary registration shall be carried and displayed as prescribed by the department.
(d) Expiration of registration.--
(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), a registration certificate and an expiration sticker shall expire effective the day after the expiration date appearing on the registration certificate and expiration sticker.
(2) Upon transfer of ownership of a snowmobile or ATV during a registration period, the registration certificate and expiration sticker shall expire. The transferor shall, within 15 days from the date of transfer, return to the department the registration certificate with the date of transfer and the name and address of the new owner endorsed on the back. If the transferor applies for registration of a different snowmobile or ATV and pays the required transfer fee, the transferor may be issued in the name of the transferor a registration certificate and expiration sticker for that snowmobile or ATV for the remainder of the registration period without payment of a registration fee. The registration decal or plate shall not be removed from a snowmobile or ATV upon transfer to the new owner and is invalid until the new owner is issued a registration certificate or limited registration certificate for the snowmobile or ATV.
(3) An expired general registration certificate and an expired expiration sticker are invalid.
(e) Suspension or revocation.--If a person violates this chapter or is convicted of any offense under this chapter, the department may suspend or revoke a registration certificate and an expiration sticker. A suspended or revoked registration certificate or expiration sticker is invalid.
(f) Exemptions from registration.--Subsection (a) does not apply if:
(1) The snowmobile or ATV is owned by or in the possession of a dealer who has been issued a dealer registration certificate, dealer registration plates and dealer plate registration cards under section 7711 (relating to registration of dealers), the dealer is in compliance with section 7711 and the snowmobile or ATV is used in accordance with section 7711.
(2) The snowmobile or ATV is owned and used by the United States or another state or a political subdivision thereof, in which case the snowmobile or ATV shall display the name of the owner in a manner prescribed by the department.
(3) The snowmobile or ATV is operated on land owned or leased by the owner or operator of the snowmobile or ATV and it is not operated elsewhere within this Commonwealth.
(4) The owner of the snowmobile or ATV is not a resident of this Commonwealth and the operator presents proof that the snowmobile or ATV has been properly registered in another jurisdiction that exempts from its registration requirements persons who have obtained proper registration under this chapter.
(5) The snowmobile is a vintage snowmobile.
(June 25, 2001, P.L.701, No.68, eff. 120 days; July 5, 2012, P.L.1000, No.113, eff. 120 days)

2012 Amendment. Act 113 added subsec. (f)(5).
2001 Amendment. Act 68 added section 7711.1.
Cross References. Section 7711.1 is referred to in sections 7711.2, 7715.2, 7752 of this title.

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