Bureau of Motor Vehicles; Uniform Reciprocity Agreement [26 Pa.B. 635] The Department of Transportation, Bureau of Motor Vehicles, under the authority contained in sections 6142 and 6145 of the Vehicle Code (75 Pa.C.S. §§ 6142 and 6145), is giving notice that the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania continues to be a member of the Uniform Reciprocity Agreement (Agreement). This Agreement provides a uniform system for the registration of vehicles which operate between states, districts, territories or possessions of the United States, a province or territory of Canada or a foreign country.
The purpose of the Agreement is to grant full reciprocity--the operation of vehicles properly registered in a signatory jurisdiction and the exemption of participating vehicles from further registration for interstate and intrastate operation--to passenger cars and non-commercial vehicles and interstate reciprocity--the recognition of vehicles properly registered in a signatory jurisdiction and the exemption of participating vehicles from further registration for interstate operation--to commercial vehicles. Interstate reciprocity will also provide for the operation of vehicles displaying license plates issued to these vehicles by signatory jurisdictions.
Since 1987, Pennsylvania has been a member of the Uniform Reciprocity Agreement. Other members include: Indiana, Maryland, Michigan, Wisconsin.
Because of the length and expense of publishing the full text of the Agreement, a copy of the Agreement has not been published with this notice.
A copy of the Agreement may be obtained from Thomas Zamboni, Manager, Commercial Registration Section, Bureau of Motor Vehicles, P. O. Box 68285, Harrisburg, PA 17106, (717) 787-3864. The Department may impose a fee to cover its costs in forwarding the Agreement. Questions, comments and suggestions may also be forwarded to Thomas Zamboni.
BRADLEY L. MALLORY,
Secretary[Pa.B. Doc. No. 96-191. Filed for public inspection February 9, 1996, 9:00 a.m.]
