Act 89 Updates: What You Need to Know About the New Vehicle Registration Fees in Pennsylvania (Effective July 2025) Act 89 of 2013, signed into law on November 25, 2013, continues to play a pivotal role in shaping Pennsylvania's transportation future. This legislation represents a significant invest Read more

PennDOT has recently published PUB 880, Online Registration Program Reconstructed/Flood Vehicle Processing Guide. The publication is a new training that can be accessed on PennDOT’s Driver and Vehicle Services website. Read more

Currently, PennDOT business partners (Agents) are required to attach a legible photocopy of the front and back of the accepted identification credentials along with any title and/or registration application submitted to PennDOT or processed through PennDOT Online Programs. Read more

Individuals who have a Person with Disabilities Parking Placard now have the option to renew, receive a replacement, or update their address on their permanent placard online. Read more

Act 15, signed into law on April 20, 2020, now allows for the use of an “Unsworn Declaration” to be used in place of notarization on some PennDOT applications. Read more

Lackawanna County has passed an ordinance to implement the $5 Fee for Local Use that affects April 1, 2022 vehicle registration renewal notices. Read more

In 2018, Luzerne County passed an ordinance under Act 89 to implement a “Fee for Local Use” of $5 for each vehicle registered to an address located in the county. Luzerne County has since repealed the ordinance. The effective date of the repeal is January 1, 2022. Read more

As of July 1, motor vehicle and driver licensing fees have gone up. Read more

The state has issued guidelines for vehicle sales in Pennsylvania. Read more

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) follows an order of succession codified in law to determine who are a deceased individual's heirs. Read more

Summary of motor vehicle bills passed by the General Assembly and signed into law by Gov. Tom Wolf in 2018. Read more

Links to motor vehicle and driver licensing fee information on PennDOT's website, effective July 1, 2019. Read more

There are 60 categories of questions, with answers, on PennDOT's website. Read more

PennDOT's Office of Risk Management takes reports from customers who suspect fraud or whose credentials have been misused. Read more

Form MV-44 is used to order a duplicate registration card or to replace registration items that have been lost, stolen, never received in the mail, or destroyed. Read more

Short summaries of items covered in PennDOT's Driver and Vehicle Services Update bulletins. Read more

A tax status certification applies only to Pennsylvania-titled mobile homes, helping to eliminate problems for sellers of mobile homes titled in other states. Read more

The motor vehicle Secure Power of Attorney (SPOA) now has just two parts, a green copy and an orange copy. Read more

The maximum dealer doc fee is $120 for processing titlework manually, $144 for performing online transactions with an online provider. Read more

Dealer and salesperson licenses expire May 31 of every odd-numbered year. License renewals will be handled through the Pennsylvania Licensing System (PALS). Read more