Pennsylvania § 1371 - Operation following suspension of registration.
Full text of Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes § 1371 — Operation following suspension of registration., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 1371. Operation following suspension of registration.
(a) General rule.--No person shall operate and no owner shall permit to be operated upon any highway a vehicle the registration of which has been suspended.
(b) Penalty.--Any person violating this section is guilty of a summary offense and shall, upon conviction, be sentenced to pay a fine of not less than $100 nor more than $500. In the case of a motor carrier vehicle other than a trailer, the fine shall be double the registration fee for the maximum weight at which the vehicle could have been registered in this Commonwealth.
(Dec. 23, 2002, P.L.1982, No.229, eff. imd.)
2002 Amendment. Act 229 amended subsec. (b).
Cross References. Section 1371 is referred to in sections 1532, 6309, 6309.1 of this title.
Source: official Pennsylvania text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 1371 ("Operation following suspension of registration.") 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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