Fillable Form Mv-140 - Request For Registration (Page 2 of 2) in pdf

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Please check the appropriate box to indicate the correct request. Check the "Initial Registration" box if there is no registration

plate currently assigned to the vehicle or check the "Registration Renewal" box if you are renewing the vehicle's current

registration.

Complete the vehicle and owner information in Section A. note: Individuals should list their PA Driver’s License (PA DL) or

Photo ID # in the space provided. Businesses should list their Business ID # (Bus. ID) where indicated (i.e. - E.I.N.).

If you have a change of address, complete Section B. Please note that the change of address information block need only be

completed when the address listed on your registration card differs from your actual address. note: P.O. Box Numbers may

be used in addition to the actual address, but cannot be used as the only address.

Provide your insurance information in Section C. The NAIC number is a five digit unique number assigned by the National

Association of Insurance Commissioners Central Office and is used to identify the insurer. If the NAIC number is on your

insurance card, please list in the space provided. Your application will not be rejected if the NAIC number is not listed. If your

number is not listed on your ID card, contact your insurance agent. If self-insured, enter “SELF-INSURED” in the Insurance

Company Name block and your self-insurance certificate number in the Policy Number block. Vehicle insurance must be

maintained at all times on all valid vehicle registrations. A lapse in insurance coverage could result in the suspension of vehicle

registration privileges for three months. note: Registrants of trailers are not required to submit insurance information.

Provide the current odometer reading for the vehicle in Section D, and indicate the number of duplicates desired, if applicable.

If your vehicle qualifies under Section 1901(c) of the Vehicle Code for a fee exemption, please list applicable code assigned to

you by PennDOT in the space provided.

If the vehicle is leased, the lessor’s name must be listed in Section E.

Complete Section F if you qualify for the reduced Retired Status fee. You must be retired and receiving Social Security or other

pensions as described on the front of this application, regardless of age. Part-time employment is permitted, if you are retired

from your principal occupation. If you receive only unemployment compensation or public assistance, or are a student or other

individual who is not retired, you do not qualify. If only a husband or wife qualify, the vehicle must be titled and registered in that

individual’s name, or in both names jointly. If husband and wife qualify, each may register one vehicle for the $10 processing

fee. One or both vehicles may be titled and registered in both names jointly. Qualified applicants may only register one

passenger vehicle or truck with a registered gross weight of not more than 9,000 lbs., for the $10 processing fee. The applicant

must be the principal driver of the vehicle unless physically or mentally incapable of driving. Your signature in Section F,

authorizes PennDOT to verify your income and that your occupation is “retired” using Internal Revenue Service income tax

filings.

Proof of payment of Heavy Vehicle Use Tax is required when your vehicle has a registered gross weight or combination weight

of 55,000 pounds or more. The following are acceptable proofs of payment: a copy of Form 2290, Schedule 1, validated by the

IRS; or, an invalidated copy of Form 2290, Schedule 1 and a copy of your cancelled check.

You have the opportunity to contribute $3 to the Pennsylvania Veterans’ Trust Fund (VTF) and/or a $1 donation to the Organ

Donor Trust Fund (ODTF) in Section G. Your contribution to the VTF will help fund grants for programs to support Pennsylvania

veterans and their families. Your contribution to the ODTF will help increase public awareness of organ donation and help save

lives. Please add the contribution to your payment. Also, be sure to check the proper block on the front of this application to

make sure your contribution is handled properly.

10. Owner(s) must sign the application exactly as name(s) appears on the registration card in Section H. If the vehicle is in the

name of a company/corporation, the signature of an authorized representative is required. note: A lessee may sign this

application when Form MV-1L has been completed by the leasing company and is attached or, was previously submitted

designating the lessee as the owner of the registration plate. The owner(s) must indicate if the vehicle is designated as a motor

carrier vehicle by checking the appropriate box in Section H.

11. Make check/money order payable to the “Commonwealth of Pennsylvania” and submit along with this application and any of

the required additional forms mentioned above, when applicable, to the Bureau of Motor Vehicles, 1101 S. Front Street,

Harrisburg, PA 17104-2516. Please refer to the MV-70S, "Schedule of Fees" available on PennDOT's Driver and Vehicle

Services website at for a list of registration fees.

12. If this application is processed and registration is not received due to loss in the mail, you may apply for free replacement within

90 days of the date of original issuance by completing Form MV-44.

13. Self-Certification Of Safety Inspection For Motor Carrier Vehicles: Registrants of a motor carrier vehicle are required to

self-certify, in the block provided, that the vehicle has a currently valid safety inspection at the time of this renewal. A motor

carrier vehicle is: (1) a truck or truck tractor having a gross vehicle weight rating, gross combination weight rating, registered

gross weight or registered combination weight of 17,001 pounds or more, OR (2) a truck or truck tractor engaged in interstate

commerce and having a gross vehicle weight rating, gross combination weight rating, registered gross weight or registered

combination weight of 10,001 pounds or more. Failure to have a currently valid safety inspection could result in suspension of

registration for three months.

Visit us at or call us at:

In state: 1-800-932-4600

TDD: 1-800-228-0676

Out-of-State: 1-717-412-5300

TDD Out-of-State: 1-717-412-5380

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