E:zF Katz - The Pennsylvania General Assembly

LEGISLATIVE JOURNAL-HOUSE
and found to conform to the description given in the
application.
(3) Any other information and documents the de-
partment reasonably requires to establish the owner-
ship of the vehicle and the existence or non-existence
of securitv interests in the vehicle.
(f) For~ign vehicles owned by military personnc1:-
If the application refers to a vehicle last previously rczis-
tered in country by a an active duty in
the armed forces of the United States, thc departnlent
may accept a complete form issued by the united stirtes
Department of Defense as cvidence of ownership.
(g) Specially constructed or re?onstructed veliicles..
~f the to he tititid is a specially cullstrucLet~ or reconstructed
vehicle, that fact be in the ap.
plication. The dcpartmint may pronlulgalc rules and
regulation:; in the titling of constructed
or reconstructed rcl~icles.
g 1104. Examination of records upon receipt of application.
The departmmt, upon receiving an application fcr a
certificate of title, shall check the vehicle identification
number shown in ihc appliratiun against rLcorh: oi
vehicles required to be mainta!ned under ~105
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of thz vehicle or that there are no undisclosed security
interests in the vehicle, the department may regisler the
vehicle hut bhall withhold issuance of a certificate of title
until the applicant presents documents reasonably suffi-
cient to satisly the department as to the ownership by
the applicant of the vehicle and that there are no undis-
closed security intercsts in the vehicle.
5 1109. Refusing issuance of certificate of title.
The dcpartmcnt may refuse issuance of a certificate
of litie when it has reasonable grounds to believe:
(1) That any required fee has not been paid.
-, 0) That ally taxfs payahlc undur the laws of this
~on~n~~~~~~vealth
on or in connection with, or resulting
from, the acciuisition or use of the vehicle have not been
paid.
(3) That the applica~lt is not the owner of the vehicle.
(4) Thnt the application contains a false or fraudulent
statcmen~.
, (5) That thc applicant has failed to furnish required
information or documents or any additional information
the dellartment reasonably requires.
1110. Duplicate certificate of title to replace original.
(a) An.-iication for dup1irate.-In the cvent of a lost,
(relating to issuance of ,f title, and dedroyed, deiaced, stolen or illegible certificate of title,
the record of stolFn relluirr,j to he
api~lication for a duplicate may he made by furnishing
under section 7114 (=e!ating to records of stalcn
1nformatii;n satisfactory to the department up011 a form
If the record inciirates tha~ the veilicie is stolen, the ap. prescribed and furnished by the dcpartmcnt. The form
pi,catio,, and accumpanying 9ocuments may be retained shdl he signed by the f~rst lienholder or, if none, the
by the dcpartnlent pending investigation.
owner nrej,cgal reprcscntative oC the owner, verified by
nsth or a~ilrmation of the applicant, accompanied by the
g 1105. Issuance of certificate of title.
fee provided in this titie.
(a) General ru1c.-The departmint shill file each ap- (b) Status of original and duplicate.-If the original
plication rcccivcd and, when satisfir?d as to the genuine- i.r,rl!fi:ate of title is found aftcr the duplicate is issued,
ness and regularity of the ap!,lication and that the ap- the original title shnll he returned to the department with
plicant is cntitled tu the issuance of a certificate (if title, an explcnatil!n. Oniy the duplicate title is vahd once
sh:,~ll issue a rcrtificotc c,F litie for the vehicle. I'hc de- issued. Subsequenl trarisfrr of o~vncrship can he made
partmcnt s:~all use reaconatle diligence in asccrtaiilinfi only cn the duplicate.
wllcther or nut the facts slat,rrl in the application are truc.
(b) Mnintcnancc of records.-The department
5 1111. Transfer of ownership of vehicle.
maintain a record of a!l certi~iChtes title iSSuCd jIy the (a) Duty of transferor.-In the event of the sale or
dep~lrtrnenl as follows:
transfer of the o.~,'nership of a vehicle within this Com-
(1) under a distiIlctivi. title ,,umber assigned to the monw~alth, the owner shall cxecute an assignment and
vchlclc.
warranty of title to the transferce in the space provided
(2) Undci the irhiclc idcntil'tc,ation number.
un the certificate or as thc deyartn~ent prescribes, sworn
(3) Alphabetically. nndci. the nlrlrc uf thc owncr. to befxc a nltary public or other officer empowered
(4) In thi: discretion 0'. the deparlmcnt, by any
to administer oalhs, and deliver the certificate to the
ii~cthod determined by the department.
trmsferee at the time of the delivcry of the vehicle.
(h) Duty of il-ansferee.-Except a:; otherwise pro-
5 1106. Content and effect of certificate of title.
vided in section 1113 (relating to transfer to or from
(a) Vehivlc identilicaiirin and encumbrances.-A ccr- nlanulaciurer or dealer), the transfercf shnll, within five
tificale of title sha!l contain such description and other day of tile asiixnment or reassignment of the certificate
evidence of identiiicalicin cf thc vehicle for ~hich it is of titl.2, apply for a new title by presenting to the departirjsucd
as the department may decm necessary, togeth~r mcnt thu grnycrly completed certificate of title, sworn to
with a s1;itement of any licns or encumbrances inclnd- before a notzry public or othcr officer empowered to
ing the names and addrpsses of the holder or holdrr,; cf administer oaths, and accompanied by such forms as the
the lifns or encumbrances.
dcpartmcnt may require.
(ii) Indication ol sperial prior use.-NO person sha!i (c) Pcna1ty.-Any person violating subsection (a) shall
assign a certificate of litle lo any vrhlcle having seaiing be guilty of o summary offense and shall, upon conviccapacity
fir nine or lcss occupants which has been used tion, he ccnt?nred:
a; a taxicab, fur thc carrying of passengers for hire or (1) For a first offense, to Pay a fine of $100.
as a police car, unli,ss the certificate clearly contains (2) E'or a subscqucnt offense, to pay a fine of not less
notice that the vchicli. has hcen so used. Indication of th;n $300 n:>r more than $1,000.
such use sllsl! be dccmed part nf the description of thc
vehicle. Any person violatine this suhscctian is guilty 5 1112. Disclosure of odometer reading and tampering
rlf a summ-iry ilficnse and shall, upon cgnviction, he :.en. w~th odometer.
icnced to pay a fin? of $50.
(a) Statement hv tranr:feror of odometer reading.-
(c,j certificate as cviilcnce a,,d certificate
Each transferor of a motor vehicle shall furnish to the
(:f l,tie jusuefl l,y the deoarimcnt is facie eoidence
!ransEerec 21 the time of transfer a written statement dis-
,,i :he fa2ts appeari,lg on the ccitifiratc, Tl,e certifi-ate
closing thr: odijmeter rrariiilg of the vehicle at the time
shall hc ajequ:ite nr!tildc,rs 3,,ri llurcha!,ers that a lie,l against
:,hail he signed by the transi'ercr on such Corm as the dethe
vehicle cxists.
psrlmunt may prescribe.
(b) Statem~nt when actual mileage unknown.-If the
5 1107. Delivery of certificate of title.
tral:sfzri,~. knows that the cdometer rcading differs from
The ccrtilicale of title hr: mailt!d to the first lien. '.he n:,mbe~. of m;l!?s the vi,hicle has actually traveled, and
haldcr or mrumb:.ancer named in the certificate or, if that the difference is greater than that caused by odometer
thcre is no 1:cnholdi.r or i,i;cumbrmirp, the title shall bp r;,libration crror, :he lranslernr shall inclnde a statement
mailed or diilivercd to ihe owner in accordance with the that the ac!u;il vchi-le rnilcage is unknown.
dep3rtment regulations.
(c) Tampering with odometer.-Except for purposes of
repair or replacrment. it is unlawful for any person to
$ 1108. Registration without certificate of title.
disconnect, turn back, tamper with or reset an odometer
If the department is not satisiied as to the ownership of any motor vehicle.