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Bulletin No. 16-3 February 2016

Act 89 - Fee for Local Use - Participating County

The following county has passed an ordinance to implement the $5 fee that affects May 2016 registration renewal notices for Dauphin County, which is effective May 1, 2016.

Bulletin No. 16-4 and 16-5  March 2016

Act 89 - Fee for Local Use - Participating Counties

The following counties passed an ordinance to implement the $5 fee:

• Buck County - Effective April 1, 2016
• Westmoreland County - Effective April 1, 2016
• Philadelphia County - Effective April 11, 2016
• Chester County - Effective June 1, 2016
• Greene County - Effective June 30, 2016
• Cambria County - Effective July 1, 2016

A Fact Sheet listing all participating counties is available on PennDOT's Web site: www.dot.state.pa.us/public/dvspubsforms/BMV/BMV%20Sheets/fsfeeLocal.pdf.

Agents must check the Fact Sheet each time they complete Forms MV-1, MV-4ST, MV-120, or MV-140 for a customer requesting issuance or renewal of registration for any vehicle. If the customer's county of residence is participating in the "Fee for Local Use," the agent must enter the $5 county fee in the appropriate section of the form.

Bulletin No. 16-6 April 2016

Fee Adjustments as a Result of Act 89

Adjustments to registration fees effective July 1, 2016:

• Registration fee for trucks and truck tractors for Class 1 through Class 25.

NOTE:  Farm vehicles, commercial implements of husbandry and farm equipment dealer registrations are also affected since these fees are based on fees for trucks and truck tractors.

• Registration fee for motor buses and limousines.
• Registration fee for school buses and school vehicles.

PennDOT began accepting the new fees on April 16, 2016 for registration renewals listed above that expire July 2016 or later.