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75 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 1101 (2026)

  Certificate of title required.

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PART II

TITLE, REGISTRATION AND LICENSING

 

Chapter

11.  Certificate of Title and Security Interests

13.  Registration of Vehicles

15.  Licensing of Drivers

16.  Commercial Drivers

17.  Financial Responsibility

18.  Motor Vehicle Insurance Fraud

19.  Fees

20.  Motor Vehicle Insurance Rate Review Procedures

21.  Motor Carriers Road Tax Identification Markers

23.  Motor Vehicle Transaction Recovery Fund

 

Enactment.  Part II was added June 17, 1976, P.L.162, No.81, effective July 1, 1977, unless otherwise noted.

 

 

CHAPTER 11

CERTIFICATE OF TITLE AND SECURITY INTERESTS

 

Subchapter

A.  Certificate of Title

B.  Security Interests

C.  Electronic Titling Program

D.  Salvage Vehicles, Theft Vehicles, Reconstructed Vehicles and Flood Vehicles

 

Enactment.  Chapter 11 was added June 17, 1976, P.L.162, No.81, effective July 1, 1977.

Cross References.  Chapter 11 is referred to in sections 1301, 1373 of this title.

 

 

SUBCHAPTER A

CERTIFICATE OF TITLE

 

Sec.

1101.  Certificate of title required.

1102.  Vehicles not requiring certificate of title.

1103.  Application for certificate of title (Repealed).

1103.1. Application for certificate of title.

1104.  Examination of records upon receipt of application.

1105.  Issuance of certificate of title.

1106.  Content and effect of certificate of title.

1107.  Delivery of certificate of title.

1108.  Registration without certificate of title.

1109.  Refusing issuance of certificate.

1110.  Duplicate certificate of title to replace original.

1111.  Transfer of ownership of vehicle.

1111.1. Transfer of ownership of vehicles used for human habitation.

1112.  Disclosure of odometer reading and tampering with odometer (Repealed).

1113.  Transfer to or from manufacturer or dealer.

1114.  Transfer of vehicle by operation of law.

1115.  Correction of certificate of title.

1116.  Issuance of new certificate following transfer.

1117.  Vehicle destroyed, dismantled, salvaged or recycled (Repealed).

1118.  Suspension and cancellation of certificate of title.

1119.  Application for certificate of title by agent.

§ 1101.  Certificate of title required.

(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.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases, 1983–2014 · leading case: Ickes v. Grassmeyer, 30 F. Supp. 3d 375 (W.D. Pa. 2014).
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Ickes v. Grassmeyer, 30 F. Supp. 3d 375 (W.D. Pa. 2014). “75 Pa. Cons.Stat. §§ 1101(a), 1103.1(b), 1301(a), 1311(b), 1372, 1511(a), 1543(a), 1573(a), 1786(f), 3325(a), 3362(a), 4703(a), 6308(a).”
Commonwealth v. Barrett, 544 A.2d 1014 (Pa. Super. Ct. 1988). “75 Pa.C.S. § 1101(b). If this were the only section to speak to the titling prerequisite it would suggest that since appellant’s vehicle need not be titled in Pennsylvania it cannot be registered in Pennsylvania.”
Masqueliers Serv. v. Commonwealth, Dep't of Transp., 454 A.2d 1193 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 1983). “With respect to whether they were duly titled, we note that the Vehicle Code dos not define the word “titled” hut that it requires at 75 Pa. C. S. §1101(a), that every owner of a vehicle which is in this Commonwealth and for which no certificate of title has been issued by the…”
Allstate Ins. v. Livesay, 42 Pa. D. & C.3d 247 (1986). “The Datsun was temporarily registered in Christina Livesay’s name. But in Pennsylvania, a Certificate of Title is merely evidence of title or ownership of a motor vehicle and is not conclusive.”
— 75 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 1101(a) — 2 cases
Ickes v. Grassmeyer, 30 F. Supp. 3d 375 (W.D. Pa. 2014). “75 Pa. Cons.Stat. §§ 1101(a), 1103.1(b), 1301(a), 1311(b), 1372, 1511(a), 1543(a), 1573(a), 1786(f), 3325(a), 3362(a), 4703(a), 6308(a).”
Masqueliers Serv. v. Commonwealth, Dep't of Transp., 454 A.2d 1193 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 1983). “With respect to whether they were duly titled, we note that the Vehicle Code dos not define the word “titled” hut that it requires at 75 Pa. C. S. §1101(a), that every owner of a vehicle which is in this Commonwealth and for which no certificate of title has been issued by the…”
— 75 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 1101(b) — 1 case
Commonwealth v. Barrett, 544 A.2d 1014 (Pa. Super. Ct. 1988). “75 Pa.C.S. § 1101(b). If this were the only section to speak to the titling prerequisite it would suggest that since appellant’s vehicle need not be titled in Pennsylvania it cannot be registered in Pennsylvania.”
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