5321 - Certificate of title required. - Pennsylvania Statutes

SUBCHAPTER B CERTIFICATE OF TITLE Sec. 5321. Certificate of title required. 5322. When certificate of title not required. 5323. Content and effect of certificate of title. 5324. Refusing issuance of certificate of title. 5325. Rules and regulations. 5326. Offenses related to titling. 5327. Fees. 5328. Implementation. Enactment. Subchapter B was added July 2, 1996, P.L.467, No.73. Effective Date. Section 4(3) of Act 73 of 1996 provided that Subchapter B, except section 5325, shall take effect six months after the effective date of regulations promulgated under the authority of section 5325. § 5321. Certificate of title required. (a) General rule.--Except as provided in section 5322 (relating to when certificate of title not required), every owner of a boat required to be registered in this Commonwealth shall apply to the commission for a certificate of title to the boat. (b) Registration without certification prohibited.--The commission shall not register or renew registration of a boat required to be titled under subsection (a) unless a certificate has been issued by the commission or an application for a certificate has been delivered by the new owner to the commission. (c) Penalty.--Failure to obtain a certificate of title as required by law is a summary offense of the second degree.