SUBCHAPTER C
VIOLATIONS AND SUSPENSIONS
Sec.
1371. Operation following suspension of registration.
1372. Unauthorized transfer or use of registration.
1373. Suspension of registration.
1374. Suspension or revocation of vehicle business registration plates.
1375. Suspension of registration of unapproved carriers.
1376. Surrender of registration plates and cards upon suspension or revocation.
1377. Judicial review.
1378. Suspension of motor carrier vehicle registration.
1379. Suspension of registration upon sixth unpaid parking violation in cities of the first
class.
1380. Suspension of registration upon unpaid tolls.
§ 1371. Operation following suspension of registration.
(a) General rule.--No person shall operate and no owner shall permit to be operated upon any highway
a vehicle the registration of which has been suspended.
(b) Penalty.--Any person violating this section is guilty of a summary offense and shall, upon conviction,
be sentenced to pay a fine of not less than $100 nor more than $500. In the case of
a motor carrier vehicle other than a trailer, the fine shall be double the registration
fee for the maximum weight at which the vehicle could have been registered in this
Commonwealth.
(Dec. 23, 2002, P.L.1982, No.229, eff. imd.)
2002 Amendment. Act 229 amended subsec. (b).
Cross References. Section 1371 is referred to in sections 1532, 6309, 6309.1 of this title.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in
17
cases (
9 in the last 5 years), 1993–2025 · leading case:
Commonwealth v. Jones, 121 A.3d 524 (Pa. Super. Ct. 2015).
Commonwealth v. Jones, 121 A.3d 524 (Pa. Super. Ct. 2015).
“The trial court also convicted Appellant of the summary offenses of operation following suspension of registration, 75 Pa.C.S. § 1371, and surrender of registration plates and cards upon suspension, 75 Pa.”
Com. of PA v. F.A. Simms, 198 A.3d 500 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 2018).
“On April 28, 2016, Rostraver Township Police issued Simms two citations for (1) driving with a suspended license and (2) improper use of a turning lane, in violation of Sections 1371 and 3331 of the Vehicle Code, 75 Pa. C.S. §§ 1371, 3331. After a summary trial on the matter-at…”
Commonwealth v. Granberg, 633 A.2d 1334 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 1993).
“The licensee testified that, on January 8, 1992, a Ross Township police officer stopped her for driving a vehicle with a suspended vehicle registration, a violation of section 1371 of the Vehicle Code, 75 Pa.C.S. § 1371. She produced her driver’s license for the officer, who…”
Com. v. Paul, M. (Pa. Super. Ct. 2017).
· cites it 2× “1 75 Pa.C.S. § 1371(a). The court ordered Paul to pay costs and fines as his sentence.”
Hernandez v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (E.D. Pa. 2025).
· cites it 2× “received a citation on February 11, 2024, that was then filed with the Magisterial District Court in Berks County, where Hernandez was charged with and then found guilty of operating a vehicle following the suspension of its registration, in violation of 75 Pa. Cons. Stat. §…”
Com. v. Dibble, J. (Pa. Super. Ct. 2019).
“On March 2, 2018, the Magisterial District Judge also found Appellee guilty of operation following suspension of registration (75 Pa.C.S. § 1371) and operation of a vehicle without an official certificate of inspection (75 Pa.”
Com. v. Taylor, W. (Pa. Super. Ct. 2020).
“____________________________________________ 1 75 Pa.C.S. §§ 1371(a), 1786(f). -2- J-A17018-20 The trial docket indicates that on March 11, 2019, however, the trial court entered an order granting a motion for continuance, and setting the next court date as April 8, 2019.”
C. Johnson v. Bureau of Driver Licensing (Pa. Commw. Ct. 2023).
“3d at 115 , it states (1) the citation and docket numbers in Hearing Exhibit C-1; (2) a summary trial occurred before Magisterial District Judge Hunter on December 13, 2021; (3) an “offense disposition” of “guilty” for violating 75 Pa.C.S. § 1371(a), with a disposition and filed…”
Perry v. Faddis (E.D. Pa. 2022).
“§ 1543 (a); and (2) operating a vehicle following suspension of registration in violation of 75 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 1371 (a). See Commonwealth v.”
— 75 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 1371(a) — 5 cases
Com. v. Paul, M. (Pa. Super. Ct. 2017).
“1 75 Pa.C.S. § 1371(a). The court ordered Paul to pay costs and fines as his sentence.”
Com. v. Taylor, W. (Pa. Super. Ct. 2020).
“____________________________________________ 1 75 Pa.C.S. §§ 1371(a), 1786(f). -2- J-A17018-20 The trial docket indicates that on March 11, 2019, however, the trial court entered an order granting a motion for continuance, and setting the next court date as April 8, 2019.”
C. Johnson v. Bureau of Driver Licensing (Pa. Commw. Ct. 2023).
“3d at 115 , it states (1) the citation and docket numbers in Hearing Exhibit C-1; (2) a summary trial occurred before Magisterial District Judge Hunter on December 13, 2021; (3) an “offense disposition” of “guilty” for violating 75 Pa.C.S. § 1371(a), with a disposition and filed…”
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