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WESTERN ERIEPENNSYLVANIA REGION
FEBRUARY JANUARY 2016 County Fee for Local Use Fund You may be wondering why your yearly registration has increased by $5.00. Effective January 1, 2015, your county may pass an ordinance to impose a fee of $5.00 for each vehicle registered to an address located in the participating counties. The $5.00 county fee is in addition to the cost of yearly registration fee; and will be collected by PennDOT at the time of initial issuance of registration and registration renewal. The funds may be used for construction, maintenance and repair of and safety on public highways and bridges and costs and expenses incident thereto. A few exemptions for the $5.00 County fee include disabled veterans and $10.00 retired status registration.
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Participating Counties Below are the effective dates for counties that have passed an ordinance to implement the $5.00 fee. Effective Date
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Participating Counties
4/7/2015
Cumberland
4/29/2015
Fulton
5/1/2015
Blair
1/1/2016
Allegheny
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