(a) General rule.--Application for the registration of a vehicle shall be made to the department upon the appropriate form or forms furnished by the department. The application shall contain the full name and address of the owner or owners; the make, model, year and vehicle identification number of the vehicle; and such other information as the department may require. Program participants in the Address Confidentiality Program under 23 Pa.C.S. Ch. 67 (relating to domestic and sexual violence victim address confidentiality) may use a substitute address designated by the Office of Victim Advocate as their address. Applicants for registration of a truck, truck tractor, trailer or bus shall provide the vehicle's Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR), or the Gross Combination Weight Rating (GCWR), as applicable. If the manufacturer's ratings are not available, the applicant shall provide sufficient information as to the horsepower, braking capacity and such other data as necessary for the department to determine an equivalent measure of the vehicle's hauling and stopping capability. If the applicant wishes to register a vehicle at a registered gross weight less than the gross vehicle weight rating, the application shall include information as to weight, load and any other such information as the department may require. The application shall be accompanied by self-certification of financial responsibility and the applicable fee.

(b) Evidence of P.U.C. approval for buses and taxis.--Before registering any bus or taxi which is required under the laws of this Commonwealth to obtain a certificate of public convenience from the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission, the department shall require evidence that the certificate has been issued and has not been revoked or has not expired.

(c) Designation of lessee as registrant.--The owner as lessor may designate the lessee as the registrant of the vehicle and the name and address of the lessee may be substituted on the registration card for the address of the lessor. However, even if the lessor does not designate the lessee as the registrant of the vehicle, the lessor shall still provide the department with the name and address of the lessee. The department shall designate the relationship upon the card in a manner it deems appropriate. This subsection is applicable only for the period during which the lease remains in effect.

(d) Self-certification of financial responsibility.--In addition to the other requirements to registration, the applicant shall file a self-certification of financial responsibility which shall include:

(1) The complete name, address and telephone number of the applicant. Program participants in the Address Confidentiality Program under 23 Pa.C.S. Ch. 67 may use a substitute address designated by the Office of Victim Advocate as their address.

(2) The name of the insurance company which is insuring the subject vehicle.

(3) The policy number, effective date and expiration date of the policy of insurance insuring the vehicle.

(Feb. 12, 1984, P.L.26, No.11, eff. Oct. 1, 1984; Feb. 7, 1990, P.L.11, No.6, eff. 60 days; Dec. 21, 1998, P.L.1126, No.151, eff. 60 days; Nov. 30, 2004, P.L.1474, No.188, eff. 180 days)

2004 Amendment. Act 188 amended subsecs. (a) and (d).

1998 Amendment. Act 151 amended subsec. (c).

Cross References. Section 1305 is referred to in sections 1306, 1331 of this title; section 5712 of Title 53 (Municipalities Generally).