Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 50, December 14, 2024
Section 49.4 - Special registration plates(a)Amateur radio operator plates. A special registration plate containing the station call letters will be issued to the holder of a Federal Communications Commission license as an amateur radio station operator, subject to the following:(1) The vehicle for which the amateur radio operator plate is issued shall be registered by the amateur radio station licensee, or by the licensee and spouse, jointly.(2) The applicant shall be a resident of this Commonwealth.(3) Only one special registration plate shall be issued to any person under this subsection.(4) Application shall be made on the form provided by the Department, and be accompanied by the prescribed additional fee.(5) The plate may not have been previously issued to another applicant.(b)Press photographer registration plates. A set of two special registration plates designating the vehicle as belonging to a "press photographer" will be issued to a person who is employed full time as a newspaper, newsreel or television photographer or cameraman, subject to the following: (1) The vehicle for which the press photographer plates are issued shall be registered by the press photographer or by the press photographer and spouse, jointly.(2) The applicant shall be a resident of this Commonwealth.(3) Only one set of special registration plates shall be issued to any person under this subsection.(4) Application shall be made on a form provided by the Department, and be accompanied by the prescribed additional fee.(c)Other professional groups. The Department may issue special registration plates to members of other professions in cases that are deemed proper by the Department.(d)Special organization registration plates. The Department may issue a special registration plate, which may bear a special distinctive designation, for vehicles registered by members of special organizations or for special types of vehicles.(1) The applicant shall be a resident of this Commonwealth.(2) The applicant shall be a member in good standing of the special organization.(3) The vehicle shall be registered in the name of the applicant or jointly in the name of the applicant and spouse.(4) Application shall be made on the form provided by the Department and be accompanied by the prescribed additional fee.The provisions of this § 49.4 adopted December 30, 1977, effective 12/31/1977, 7 Pa.B. 3981; amended December 20, 1985, effective 12/21/1985, 15 Pa.B. 4495; readopted December 21, 1990, effective 12/22/1990, and apply retroactively to December 21, 1990, 20 Pa.B. 6297.The provisions of this § 49.4 issued under the Vehicle Code, 75 Pa.C.S. §§ 1341 and 6103.