Pennsylvania Code
Title 67 - TRANSPORTATION
Part I - Department of Transportation
Subpart A - Vehicle Code Provisions
Article III - Registration
Chapter 41 - REGISTRATION CRITERIA
Section 41.5 - Bus registration plate types
Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 44, November 2, 2024
(a) Mass transit registration plates. A bus other than a school bus registered by an urban mass transportation system will be issued a registration plate containing the words "mass transit," a registration card and a sticker indicating the month and year of expiration. The registration plate issued to a municipal government or a transportation authority will contain a sticker indicating the registration is permanent, as will the registration card issued with the plate.
(b) Omnibus registration plates. A bus which is operated for the transportation of persons not for hire and for which neither a certificate of public convenience from the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission nor certification of approval from the Interstate Commerce Commission is required, will be issued a registration plate containing the word "omnibus."
(c) Standard bus registration plates. A for-hire bus for which a certificate of public convenience from the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission or a certification of approval from the Interstate Commerce Commission is required and which is not registered by an urban mass transportation system or under the apportioned registration program, will be issued a registration plate containing the word "bus."
(d) School bus registration plates. A bus used exclusively for the transportation of children and their chaperones to or from public, private, parochial or Sunday school or in connection with any public, private, parochial or Sunday school related activity, will be issued a registration plate containing the words "school bus."
(e) Apportioned bus registration plates. A bus which is registered under the apportioned registration program, as outlined in Chapter 63 (relating to proportional registration of fleet vehicles), will be issued a registration plate containing the word "apportioned."
