{"data":{"id":"us-pa/75-pa.c.s.-1101","jurisdiction":"us-pa","citation":"75 Pa.C.S. § 1101","heading":"Certificate of title required.","body":"(a) General rule.--Except as provided in section 1102 (relating to vehicles not requiring certificate of title), every owner of a vehicle which is in this Commonwealth and for which no certificate of title has been issued by the department shall make application to the department for a certificate of title of the vehicle.\n(b) Registration without certificate prohibited.--The department shall not register or renew the registration of a vehicle unless a certificate of title has been issued by the department to the owner or an application for a certificate of title has been delivered by the owner to the department.\n(c) Penalty.--Failure to obtain a certificate of title as required by law is a summary offense.","path":["Title 75 - VEHICLES","PART II TITLE, REGISTRATION AND LICENSING","CHAPTER 11 CERTIFICATE OF TITLE AND SECURITY INTERESTS","SUBCHAPTER A CERTIFICATE OF TITLE"],"source_url":"https://www.palegis.us/statutes/consolidated/view-statute?txtType=HTM\u0026ttl=75\u0026div=0\u0026chpt=11\u0026sctn=1\u0026subsctn=0","current_through":"2026-08-31 (Statute Update stamp, 75 Pa.C.S.)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T16:35:49Z","sha256":"22857eef7f9885a0a7ecc45b9bba7c307ac93aaddd76113edd9c0f4b013dbcda","source_id":"us-pa","stale":false,"prev":"us-pa/75-pa.c.s.-104","next":"us-pa/75-pa.c.s.-1102"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}