Effective Date of 75 Pa.C.S. § 1111(a.1) [26 Pa.B. 5178] The Department of Transportation (Department), Bureau of Motor Vehicles, consistent with section 3 of the act of December 20, 1995 (act) (P. L. 666, No. 74) announces that section 1111(a.1) of the Vehicle Code, 75 Pa.C.S. § 1111(a.1) (relating to duty of transferor in the event of sale or transfer of ownership of a vehicle when the transferor is a dealer) shall have an effective date of November 1, 1996.
The recently enacted provisions of subsection (a.1) of section 1111 of the Vehicle Code allow dealers to resell a vehicle without having physical possession of the certificate of title when the certificate of title is being held by the lienholder, provided the dealer has obtained the applicable power of attorney to execute the transfer of title and the dealer has requested and received verification from the Department of any lienholders, ownership, odometer information, title brands and any other information that the Department deems necessary to be verified. The dealer may receive this information electronically or from a messenger service licensed by the Department.
Under section 3 of the act, the provisions of 75 Pa.C.S. § 1111(a.1) shall take effect upon publication, by the Department, of a notice in the Pennsylvania Bulletin announcing the effective date.
Persons who desire to comment or who have questions may contact Linley Oberman, Area Manager, Customer Service Division, Bureau of Motor Vehicles, River Front Office Center, 1101 South Front Street, 4th Floor, Harrisburg, PA 17104, (717) 787-2780.
BRADLEY L. MALLORY,
Secretary[Pa.B. Doc. No. 96-1807. Filed for public inspection October 25, 1996, 9:00 a.m.]
