(a) General rule.--The department shall issue to fleet owners special registration plates which may be displayed on passenger cars, trucks, truck tractors and trailers owned or leased by the fleet owner in lieu of registering each vehicle individually.

(b) Limitations on use of plates.--

(1) A registration plate issued under this section may be displayed only on an unladen vehicle.

(2) A registration plate issued under this section may be displayed only on a vehicle type for which it was purchased, except that a plate issued for a truck or truck tractor may be displayed on an unladen passenger car or an unladen trailer. The weight limits for trucks, truck tractors and trailers must conform to the weight limit for which the registration plate was purchased.

(3) A vehicle bearing a registration plate issued under this section may be used for any of the following:

(i) For transit of the vehicle to or from the place where the vehicle is offered for sale.

(ii) For transit from the place where the vehicle was purchased.

(iii) For transit to and from a location where the vehicle is modified, completed or enhanced for a period of not more than 30 days after the date of purchase.

(iv) For testing of the vehicle for a period of not more than 30 days after the date of purchase.

(v) For repair, servicing or inspection of a vehicle which is not normally operated on a highway.

(c) Records.--Records shall be kept by the fleet owner in a manner prescribed by the department indicating the vehicles which displayed each registration plate issued under this section. The records shall be open to inspection by department representatives and any police officer.

(Dec. 18, 1992, P.L.1411, No.174, eff. 60 days)

1992 Amendment. Act 174 added section 1337.1.