title 75 (ch 11) Flashcards
certificate of title required
s.1101
a) General rule.–Except as provided in section 1102 (relating to vehicles not requiring certificate of title), every owner of a vehicle which is in this Commonwealth and for which no certificate of title has been issued by the department shall make application to the department for a certificate of title of the vehicle.
(b) Registration without certificate prohibited.–The department shall not register or renew the registration of a vehicle unless a certificate of title has been issued by the department to the owner or an application for a certificate of title has been delivered by the owner to the department.
(c) Penalty.–Failure to obtain a certificate of title as required by law is a summary offense.
Transfer of ownership of vehicle.
§ 1111
(a) Duty of transferor.–In the event of the sale or transfer of the ownership of a vehicle within this Commonwealth, the owner shall execute an assignment and warranty of title to the transferee in the space provided on the certificate or as the department prescribes, sworn to before a notary public or other officer empowered to administer oaths or verified by a wholesale vehicle auction licensed by the State Board of Vehicle Manufacturers, Dealers and Salespersons, or its employee, or an issuing agent who is licensed as a vehicle dealer by the State Board of Vehicle Manufacturers, Dealers and Salespersons, or its employee, and deliver the certificate to the transferee at the time of the delivery of the vehicle.
Penalty.–Any person violating subsection (a) shall be guilty of a summary offense and shall, upon conviction, be sentenced:
(1) For a first offense, to pay a fine of $100.
(2) For a subsequent offense, to pay a fine of not less than $300 nor more than $1,000.
Application for certificate of title by agent
§ 1119
(a) Authorization to make application.–
(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), no person shall make application for a certificate of title when acting for another person unless authorization to make the application is in effect and is verified by oath or affirmation of the other person, made not more than 90 days before the application is received by the department.
(2) The 90-day provision contained in paragraph (1) shall not apply to:
(i) Fleet owners who are lessees of vehicles.
(ii) A wholesale vehicle auction licensed pursuant to the act of December 22, 1983 (P.L.306, No.84), known as the Board of Vehicles Act.
(iii) Blanket powers of attorney issued for general purposes not limited to the sale, purchase or transfer of vehicles.
(iv) If the 90th day occurs during a declaration by the Governor of disaster emergency under 35 Pa.C.S. § 7301(c) (relating to general authority of Governor), a limited power of attorney may be used for the sale, purchase or transfer of manufactured homes during the period of the disaster emergency and for 10 days following the expiration of the disaster emergency.
(d) Penalty.–Any person violating any of the provisions of this section is guilty of a summary offense and shall, upon conviction, be sentenced to pay a fine of $100.
