# Pennsylvania — Vehicle title transfer deadlines and late penalties by state

For Pennsylvania, deadline to apply for title is within 20 days of the sale or transfer of a vehicle or its entry into this Commonwealth from another jurisdiction, whichever is later; statute is § 1103.1, verified against its source on 2026-08-18.

- **State:** Pennsylvania _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Deadline to apply for title:** within 20 days of the sale or transfer of a vehicle or its entry into this Commonwealth from another jurisdiction, whichever is later _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Statute:** § 1103.1 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> Application for a certificate of title shall be made within 20 days of the sale or transfer of a vehicle or its entry into this Commonwealth from another jurisdiction, whichever is later.

## Source

- https://codes.findlaw.com/pa/title-75-pacsa-vehicles/pa-csa-sect-75-1103-1/

Last verified: 2026-08-18. Review by: 2027-08-18.
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