Card Agent Package
Item # 5350

Card agents are authorized under contract with PennDOT to issue temporary registration cards when transferring existing registrations from one vehicle to another. Card agents cannot issue registration plates. Permanent registration cards, plates and stickers are issued by PennDOT.

Package includes:

• Cover Letter
• PAN's Card Agent Application Form
• PAN's Criminal Record Check Request Form
• PA State Police Criminal Record Check Request
• Card Agent's or Full Agent's Affidavit
• Agent/Messenger Verification of Sanction or Investigation
• Affidavit Regarding Outstanding Liabilities
• $3,000 Card Agent Bond Order Form
• Fact Sheet - Insurance Verification Responsibilities/FAQ's
• Fact Sheet - Agent Service Training
• MV-511B - Requisition for Driver/Vehicle Forms
• Pa. Code Title 67 Transportation, Chapter 43 - Temporary Registration Cards and Plates
• Pa.C.S. Title 75 Vehicles, Chapter 11 Certificate of Title and Security Interests
• Pa.C.S. Title 75 Vehicles, Chapter 13 Registration of Vehicles
• Pa.C.S. Title 75 Vehicles, Chapter 23 Motor Vehicle Transaction Recovery Fund
• Pa.C.S. Title 75 Vehicles, Chapter 61 Powers of Department and Local Authorities (Section 6114)
• Pa.C.S. Title 75 Vehicles, Chapter 75 Messenger Service

Full Agent Package
Item # 1350

A full agent is an individual other than a manufacturer or dealer authorized by PennDOT to issue temporary registration cards and plates. Full agents can issue new registrations as well as transfer existing registrations from one vehicle to another.

Package includes:

• Cover Letter
• PAN's Full Agent Application Form
• PAN's Criminal Record Check Request Form
• PA State Police Criminal Record Check Request
• Card Agent's or Full Agent's Affidavit
• Agent/Messenger Verification of Sanction or Investigation
• Affidavit Regarding Outstanding Liabilities
• $30,000 Full Agent Bond Order Form
• Application for Registration of Fictitious Name
• Form SS-4 Application for Employer ID Number
• Fact Sheet - Insurance Verification Responsibilities/FAQ's
• Fact Sheet - Verification of Signature in Lieu of Notarization Procedures
• Fact Sheet - Agent Service Training
• MV-511B - Requisition for Driver/Vehicle Forms
• Pa. Code Title 67 Transportation, Chapter 43 Temporary Registration Cards and Plates
• Pa.C.S. Title 75 Vehicles, Chapter 11 Certificate of Title and Security Interests
• Pa.C.S. Title 75 Vehicles, Chapter 13 Registration of Vehicles
• Pa.C.S. Title 75 Vehicles, Chapter 23 Motor Vehicle Transaction Recovery Fund
• Pa.C.S. Title 75 Vehicles, Chapter 61 Powers of Department and Local Authorities (Section 6114)
• Pa.C.S. Title 75 Vehicles, Chapter 75 Messenger Service

Messenger Package
Item # 6350

A messenger is an individual authorized by PennDOT to deliver and obtain driver licensing and vehicle registration documents to and from PennDOT, for a reasonable service fee, for consumers in the Commonwealth. A messenger may work exclusively for an agent service and may or may not provide counter service to the general public.

A messenger with at least one year of service and no sanctions is eligible to apply to become an Online Messenger. Online Messengers provide enhanced over-the-counter services to the public, including driver's license and photo ID card renewals, duplicate titles, and driver and vehicle records.

The Decentralized Services Program allows messengers who are also approved as issuing agents to 1) issue a registration plate to a vehicle already titled in Pennsylvania, but not registered; 2) reissue a registration plate to a vehicle already titled and registered in Pennsylvania. Participation in the Decentralized Services Program is optional for messenger services that are also registered as issuing agents.

Package includes:

• Cover Letter
• PAN's Messenger Service Application Form
• PAN's Criminal Record Check Request Form
• PA State Police Criminal Record Check Request
• Messenger's Affidavit
• Agent/Messenger Verification of Sanction or Investigation
• Affidavit Regarding Outstanding Liabilities
• $50,000 Messenger Bond Order Form
• Fact Sheet - Agent Service Training
• Application for Registration of Fictitious Name
• Form SS-4 Application for Employer ID Number
• Pa. Code Title 67 Chapter 255 Messenger Services
• Pa.C.S. Title 75 Chapter 61 Powers of Department and Local Authorities (Section 6114)
• Pa.C.S. Title 75 Chapter 75 Messenger Service

Dealer Package
Item # 2350

Vehicle dealers are licensed by the Department of State, State Board of Vehicle Dealers, Manufacturers and Salespersons. If a dealer wishes to issue plates, the dealer must also be under contract as a full agent with PennDOT.

Package includes:

• Cover Letter
• PAN's Criminal Record Check Request Form
• PA State Police Criminal Record Check Request
• $20,000/$30,000 Dealer Bond Application Form
• Application for Installment Seller License - Department of Banking
• Application for PA Sales Tax License - Department of Revenue
• Application for Registration of Fictitious Name
• Form SS-4 Application for Employer ID Number
• Fact Sheet - Insurance Verification Responsibilities/FAQ's
• Fact Sheet - Verification of Signature in Lieu of Notarization Procedures
• Fact Sheet - Agent Service Training
• MV-511B - Requisition for Driver/Vehicle Forms
• Pa. Code Title 49 Professional and Vocational Standards, Chapter 19 State Board of Vehicle Manufacturers, Dealers and Salespersons
• Pa. Code Title 67 Transportation, Chapter 43 - Temporary Registration Cards and Plates
• Pa. Code Title 67 Transportation, Chapter 53 - Manufacturers, Dealers and MMVB Registration Plates
• Pa. Statutes Title 63 Professions and Occupations, Chapter 22A State Board of Vehicles Act
• Pa. Statutes Title 69 Sales, Sections 601-637 - Motor Vehicle Sales Finance Act
• Pa.C.S. Title 75 Vehicles, Chapter 11 Certificate of Title and Security Interests
• Pa.C.S. Title 75 Vehicles, Chapter 13 Registration of Vehicles
• Pa.C.S. Title 75 Vehicles, Chapter 23 Motor Vehicle Transaction Recovery Fund
• Pa.C.S. Title 75 Vehicles, Chapter 61 Powers of Department and Local Authorities (Section 6114)

Salvor Package
Item # 3350

A salvor is a salvage dealer or repair towing service authorized to tow abandoned vehicles in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

A salvor must be licensed as a Vehicle Salvage Dealer or Repair Towing Service prior to obtaining a certificate of authorization for processing abandoned vehicles.

Application for authorization as a salvor may be made in conjunction with application for registration as a Miscellaneous Motor Vehicle Business (MMVB) (Form MV-359) in the vehicle salvage or repair or towing class.

A Repair Towing Service can only be licensed as a salvor if there is no qualified vehicle salvage dealer in a county.

Package includes:

• Cover Letter
• MV-951 - Application for Certificate of Authorization as a Salvor
• PAN's Criminal Record Check Request Form
• PA State Police Criminal Record Check Request
• Salvor's Bond Application Signature Instructions
• License and Permit Bond Application
• MV-359 - Application for Miscellaneous Motor Vehicle Business Registration Plates
• Application for Registration of Fictitious Name
• Fact Sheet - Disposal of Abandoned Vehicles from Private Property
• Pa. Code Title 67, Chapter 253 Salvors
• Pa.C.S. Title 75, §7301-7312 Abandoned Vehicles and Salvors
• P.S. Title 36, §2719.1-15 Junkyards

Miscellaneous Motor Vehicle Business (MMVB) Package
Item # 4350

PennDOT defines a miscellaneous motor vehicle business (MMVB) as a vehicle salvage dealer, transporter, financier-collector/repossessor, or a person who maintains an established place of business and who is engaged in the business of repair, service or towing of motor vehicles including but not limited to passenger cars, trucks, implements of husbandry and special mobile equipment.

Package includes:

• Cover Letter
• MV-359 - Application for Miscellaneous Motor Vehicle Business Registration Plates
• PAN's Criminal Record Check Request Form
• PA State Police Criminal Record Check Request
• Affidavit Regarding Outstanding Liabilities
• MV-951 - Application for Certificate of Authorization as a Salvor
• Pa. Code Title 67, Chapter 53 - Manufacturers, Dealers and MMVB Registration Plates
• Pa.C.S. Title 75 Vehicles, Sections 1335-1337 - Registration Plates