Pennsylvania § 1101 Certificate of title required

Pennsylvania Statutes

§ 1101 — Certificate of title required

Pennsylvania § 1101

JurisdictionPennsylvania

Title 75VEHICLES

PartPART II

Ch. 11CERTIFICATE OF TITLE AND SECURITY INTERESTS

Subch.CERTIFICATE OF TITLE

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Bluebook

75 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 1101 (2026).

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(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.

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(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.