67 Pa. Code § 41.3 - Station wagons, vans and multipurpose vehicles criteria
(a)
Optional truck
registration. A station wagon or van may be registered as a truck, at
the option of the registrant.
(b)
Passenger car registration. A station wagon, multipurpose
vehicle or van may be registered as a passenger car if:
(1) It has permanently-installed full size
seats for at least the driver and three passengers. Seats may be convertible to
cargo space, for example, by folding, but may not be designed to be readily
removed and reinstalled.
(2) It has
windows on both sides and in the rear. Windows may not be separated by opaque
areas wider than 12 inches.
(3) It
is not designed or adapted for use as a mobile dwelling or office.
(4) It is not designed, used or maintained
primarily for the transportation of property.
(5) It is a van having a seating capacity for
more than ten persons but no more than 15 persons, including the driver, and is
owned by a natural person and used solely for noncommercial purposes, or is
used in a ridesharing arrangement.
(c)
Motor home registration.
A van shall be registered as a motor home if it is designed or adapted for use
as a mobile dwelling and contains permanently installed equipment, such as
carpeting, beds, stoves, closets, refrigerator, sink, and the like, or as an
office, and not designed, used or maintained primarily for the transportation
of property.
(d)
Bus
registration. A van shall be registered as a bus if it has a seating
capacity for more than 16 persons, including the driver, unless it is owned by
a natural person and used solely for noncommercial purposes; or is used in a
ridesharing arrangement.
(e)
Mandatory truck registration. A van that does not qualify for
registration as a passenger car, motor home or bus shall be registered as a
truck. A multipurpose vehicle that does not qualify for registration as a
passenger car shall be registered as a truck.
(f)
Registration requirements for a
van. To register a van as a passenger car or a motor home, the
registrant shall certify on a form furnished by the Department that the vehicle
complies with this section.
Notes
State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison between our most recent version and the prior quarterly release. More comparison features will be added as we have more versions to compare.
No prior version found.