1331 - Issuance and reissuance of registration plates.
SUBCHAPTER B REGISTRATION PLATES Sec. 1331. Issuance and reissuance of registration plates. 1332. Display of registration plate. 1333. Lost, stolen, damaged or illegible registration plate. 1334. Return of registration plate. 1334.1. Seizure of registration plate. 1335. Registration plates for manufacturers and dealers. 1336. Use of dealer registration plates. 1336.1. Use of multipurpose dealer registration plates. 1336.2. Farm equipment dealer registration plates. 1337. Use of "Miscellaneous Motor Vehicle Business" registration plates. 1337.1. Fleet owner transporter registration plate. 1338. Person with disability plate and placard. 1339. Legislative plate. 1340. Antique, classic and collectible plates. 1340.1. Street rod plate. 1341. Special registration plates generally. 1342. Veteran plates and placard. 1343. Use of school bus or school vehicle plates. 1344. Use of farm vehicle plates. 1344.1. Use of farm equipment dealer registration plates. 1345. Special plates for recipients of the Medal of Honor. 1346. Special plates for recipients of Purple Heart. 1347. Hearing impaired plates. 1348. Special plates for Pearl Harbor survivors. 1349. Circus or carnival plates. 1350. Special plates for veterans of Korean War. 1350.1. Special plates for recipients of Korean Defense Service Medal. 1351. Special plates for veterans of Persian Gulf War. 1352. Wild resource conservation plate. 1353. Preserve our heritage registration plate. 1354. Flagship Niagara commemorative registration plate. 1355. Zoological plate. 1356. Special plates for recipients of Expeditionary Forces Medal. 1357. Special plates for World War II veterans. 1358. DARE plate. 1359. Special plates for steelworkers. 1360. Special plates for veterans of Vietnam Conflict. 1361. Special motorcycle plates for veterans. 1362. Operation Iraqi Freedom veterans plate. 1363. Operation Enduring Freedom veterans plate. 1364. Special plates for veterans. 1365. Gold Star Family plate. § 1331. Issuance and reissuance of registration plates. (a) Department to provide plates.--Registration plates shall be provided by the department. (b) Information on plate.--Every registration plate shall have displayed upon it the identifying numbers or letters assigned to the vehicle, the name of the Commonwealth, which may be abbreviated, and any other data the department may deem necessary. (c) Temporary registration plates.--The department shall provide temporary registration plates for use on vehicles which are to be removed from this Commonwealth or for use as necessary pending issuance of permanent registration plates. (d) Reflectorizing material on plate.--All registration plates, except temporary plates, shall be treated with reflectorizing material in accordance with standards approved by the department. (e) Issuance of plates by agents.--The department may deliver registration plates, other than special plates, to designated agents, who shall have the authority to issue them in conjunction with the issuance of temporary registration cards. (f) Periodic reissuance of registration plates.--The department shall develop, implement and administer a program to provide for the reissuance of current registration plates previously issued under this section. The program to be established under this subsection shall address the following criteria: (1) Other than the annual registration fee required under sections 1305 (relating to application for registration) and 1309 (relating to renewal of registration) and Subchapter B of Chapter 19 (relating to registration fees), the reissued registration plate shall be issued under section 1934 (relating to general reissuance). (2) The program shall provide that current registration plates issued under this section be replaced. The program may provide that the department provide for reissuance of registration plates on a staggered basis which will replace registration plates issued under this section. (3) The program may provide for the return of and the recycling of the older registration plates. (4) (Deleted by amendment). (5) (Deleted by amendment). (6) The program may contain any other conditions, limitations, contractual arrangements or other factors which the department deems necessary to implement this subsection. (Dec. 21, 1998, P.L.1126, No.151; Nov. 26, 2008, P.L.1658, No.133, eff. 60 days) 2008 Amendment. Act 133 amended subsec. (f). 1998 Amendment. Act 151 amended the section heading and added subsec. (f), effective in 60 days as to the section heading and July 1, 1999, as to subsec. (f).