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75 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 1372 (2026)

 Unauthorized transfer or use of registration.

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§ 1372.  Unauthorized transfer or use of registration.

No person shall:

(1)  allow a registration card or plate or permit to be used by any person not authorized to use it or on any vehicle other than the vehicle for which it was issued;

(2)  use any registration card or plate or permit unless authorized to do so; or

(3)  display a registration card or plate in, on or in connection with any vehicle other than the vehicle for which it was issued.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1993–2024 · leading case: Williams v. Pennsylvania Bd. of Prob. & Parole, 816 A.2d 366 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 2003).
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Williams v. Pennsylvania Bd. of Prob. & Parole, 816 A.2d 366 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 2003). “1 of the Parole Act, Act of August 6, 1941, P.L. 861, as amended, added by Section 5 of the Act of August 24, 1951, P.”
Com. v. Kreashko, D. (Pa. Super. Ct. 2020). “After an otherwise lawful traffic stop is complete, reasonable suspicion of criminal activity must exist to justify a continued detention of the operator: [W]here the purpose of an initial traffic stop has ended and a reasonable person would not have believed that he was free to…”
Com. v. Baboolal, M. (Pa. Super. Ct. 2024). “4 75 Pa.C.S. §§ 1372(3), 1543(b)(1.1)(i), 1786(f), 3111(a), 3301(a), 3302, 3305, 3309(1), 3310(a), 3323(b), 3361, 3714(a), 3736(a).”
Commonwealth v. Arroyo, 20 Pa. D. & C.4th 355 (1993). “75 Pa.C.S. § 1372(a). . 5 Pa.C.S. §4703(a).”
Commonwealth v. Banks, 25 Pa. D. & C.4th 458 (1994). “” 75 Pa.C.S. §1372. Clearly, Officers Kohler and Utley were authorized to stop the vehicle to further investigate this apparent registration inconsistency.”
— 75 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 1372(1) — 1 case
Com. v. Kreashko, D. (Pa. Super. Ct. 2020). “After an otherwise lawful traffic stop is complete, reasonable suspicion of criminal activity must exist to justify a continued detention of the operator: [W]here the purpose of an initial traffic stop has ended and a reasonable person would not have believed that he was free to…”
— 75 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 1372(3) — 1 case
Com. v. Baboolal, M. (Pa. Super. Ct. 2024). “4 75 Pa.C.S. §§ 1372(3), 1543(b)(1.1)(i), 1786(f), 3111(a), 3301(a), 3302, 3305, 3309(1), 3310(a), 3323(b), 3361, 3714(a), 3736(a).”
— 75 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 1372(a) — 1 case
Commonwealth v. Arroyo, 20 Pa. D. & C.4th 355 (1993). “75 Pa.C.S. § 1372(a). . 5 Pa.C.S. §4703(a).”
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