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ATV Registration, Titling, and Insurance

Attention Snowmobile and ATV customers : DCNR recently transitioned to a new snowmobile and ATV registration system, and we are aware of certain issues that have arisen since this new system has been launched.

Delight know that we are working to address these issues and have more detailed data that has been provided on the Dealer, Owner, and Registration sites.

We are sorry for whatever inconvenience that this has created and will continue you updated of our progress.
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All ATVs in Pennsylvania -- except ATVs used solely for business or agricultural purposes -- need to be registered and titled with DCNR'due south Snowmobile/ATV Section. The money from ATV registration is used to:

Provide funding to administer the program
Maintain trails on DCNR-managed forests
Provide grants to profit and not-turn a profit organizations for developing additional riding opportunities in the republic

In addition, if you plan to ride your ATV on property that is non owned or leased by you, yous must comport liability insurance. Proof of that insurance must be carried with yous when yous ride.

In that location are no minimum requirements or coverage standards established by DCNR or the Snowmobile/ATV Law for the liability insurance.

ATV Registration

The type of registration you need depends on where you plan to ride your ATV:

General Registration -- This registration permits the ATV to exist operated off the owner or operator's private holding. The registration fee is $20 for two years. The owner is provided with a registration plate, an expiration sticker, and a Document of Registration wallet card.
Express Registration -- This registration is for ATVs used exclusively on the property of the owner. There is no fee and the registration does not expire. The owner is provided with a registration plate and a menu, merely no expiration sticker.

In Pennsylvania, registration is not required for:

ATVs used exclusively as utility vehicles for agronomical or business concern operations
ATVs owned by nonresidents covered by a valid registration in their land, province, or country that honors Pennsylvania registration
ATVs endemic and used past a federal, state, or local government body
ATVs owned past a dealer who has been issued a dealer registration certificate and used just in connectedness with the dealer's business

Registration Plate/Stickers

When you register your ATV, y'all will exist issued a registration plate for your vehicle. An expiration sticker to be affixed to the plate will be issued for general registrations. This registration plate shall be securely attached to the upper half of the rear of the ATV. No role of the plate shall be in line with a tire.

The information on the plate must be conspicuously visible from backside the ATV. It is of import to clean mud and dirt off your ATV registration plate at frequent intervals and then the information on the plate is clearly visible.

The registration sticker must be placed in a lesser corner of the plate.

ATV Titles

All ATVs in Pennsylvania must have a title issued by DCNR. The cost of a title is $22.50. The exceptions to this requirement are for:

ATVs registered with DCNR prior to February 12, 1987 -- these ATVs do not require a title until they are sold by the owner
ATVs used exclusively as utility vehicles for agricultural or business operations
ATVs owned and used by a federal, state, or local government trunk
ATVs endemic by a dealer before and until auction
ATVs owned by a nonresident
ATVs endemic by a Pennsylvania resident, merely registered and used in another country

How to Register and Title Your ATV

If you purchase your vehicle at a registered dealer, you will exist issued a registration plate with a temporary 45-day registration sticker. The dealer will handle your awarding for title and registration.

If you purchase your ATV privately you volition need to supply DCNR with:

Completed application for registration and titling
Proof of Vehicle Identification Number (VIN)
Fees
PA sales tax or proof that tax has been paid

Applications for registration and titling of ATVs are available from:

DCNR'due south Snowmobile/ATV Registration Section
ATV dealers
Forest district offices
State park offices

The registration and titling application form, along with the registration and titling fees and sales taxation statement, must be completed and sent to:

Department of Conservation and Natural Resources
Snowmobile/ATV Registration Section
P.O. Box 8553, Harrisburg, PA 17105-8553

Registration Renewals, Replacement Documents, Changes of Accost, and Transfers

Delight contact DCNR'southward Snowmobile/ATV Registration Section if you lot need to:

Renew your registration
Supersede lost or damaged registration certificates or stickers
Change your address

You must notify the Snowmobile/ATV Section in writing of any change of address within fifteen days. Replacement of lost or damaged registration certificates, limited registration certificates, registration decals, registration plates, or expiration stickers is $five.

You also can perform these transactions online at the Snowmobile/ATV Vehicle Owner Portal, as well as obtain rider safety and user guides on operating your vehicle safely.

ATV Title/Registration Transfers

If you are transferring the title of your ATV to a new possessor, complete the assignment on the dorsum of the document of title and obtain notarization.

The new owner must then use for a new certificate of championship and registration in his/her name. Do not remove the registration decal or plate from the machine.

Registration cannot exist transferred from i owner to the next. If you no longer need registration because yous have disposed of your vehicle in some style, complete the reverse side of your document of registration indicating the disposition status and listing buyer's name (if applicable), sign, date and render to DCNR within 15 days of disposition.

You may request the remaining months of your electric current registration be applied to a new registration of some other vehicle that y'all accept acquired. The fee for this transaction is $five.