Pennsylvania § 1344 - Use of farm vehicle plates.
Full text of Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes § 1344 — Use of farm vehicle plates., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 1344. Use of farm vehicle plates.
(a) General rule.--A truck or truck tractor bearing farm vehicle registration plates shall be used exclusively upon a farm or farms owned or operated by the registrant of the vehicle or upon highways between:
(1) Parts of one such farm.
(2) Such farms.
(3) Such a farm or farms and a place of business or place of residence for the purpose of buying or selling agricultural commodities or supplies, regardless of whether the vehicle is operated by the registrant of the vehicle or an employee of the registrant of the vehicle.
(4) Such place of business, if transported to the place of business pursuant to paragraph (3) and the place of delivery of the agricultural commodities, provided that:
(i) delivery is made pursuant to the sale of the commodities by the registrant of the vehicle, by an employee of the vehicle registrant or by an auctioneer; and
(ii) if transported to the place of business pursuant to paragraph (3), delivery is made by the same vehicle of the registrant which transported the commodities to the place of business.
(5) Such farm or farms and a department site for the examination of an applicant for a driver's license.
(6) Such farm or farms and a place of business for the inspection, repair or servicing of the vehicle.
(b) Penalty.--Any person violating this section is guilty of a summary offense and shall, upon conviction, be sentenced to pay a fine of $50 and shall, upon conviction for a second or subsequent offense, be sentenced to pay a fine of $200.
(July 20, 1979, P.L.168, No.55, eff. imd.; Nov. 23, 1987, P.L.399, No.82, eff. 60 days; May 20, 1993, P.L.30, No.10, eff. 60 days; July 8, 2024, P.L.541, No.51, eff. 60 days)
2024 Amendment. Act 51 amended subsec. (a)(3).
1993 Amendment. Act 10 amended the section heading and subsec. (a).
Cross References. Section 1344 is referred to in section 2105 of this title.
Source: official Pennsylvania text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 1344 ("Use of farm vehicle plates.") is part of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, the codified statutory law of Pennsylvania. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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