Form MV-77: Pennsylvania Application for Farm Vehicle Registration Plate

For a Farm Vehicle Registration Plate, complete Sections A through F (if applicable).

For a Replacement of Registration Card, complete Sections A, C, D, E or G (if applicable).

For a replacement registration plate or registration card, use Form MV-44, Application for Duplicate Registration Card or Replacement of Lost, Stolen or Defaced Registration Plate.

List name and address as printed on current Pennsylvania Certificate of Title or as listed on accompanying application for Pennsylvania Certificate of Title in Section A and complete all other applicable sections of the application.

List individual, business or corporation name and Taxpayer Identification No. under which you as an owner/operator of a farm last filed on your Pennsylvania or Federal Income Tax Forms.

A PA Driver's License No. may be used in lieu of a Social Security No.

Identify the primary agricultural commodity produced by your farm.

A copy of your last current income tax return filing which demonstrates you are engaged commercially in farming, must be attached.

The copy of the income tax return filing attached to Form MV-77 must show the business activity code or business activity description.

If you are an individual, a copy of your PA Income Tax Form, Schedule F must be attached. If you are a partnership, a copy of your Federal Income Tax Form 1165 or 1165B or a copy of the Schedule F filed with the 1065 or 1065B must be attached. If you are a corporation, a copy of your Federal Income Tax Form 1120 or 1120A (Schedule K of the 1120 return or Part II of the 1120A return) must be attached. If you are a SubchapterS corporation, a copy of your Federal Income Tax Form 1120S (Schedule B) must be attached.

An applicant in their initial year of commercial farming shall submit a notarized affidavit stating that this is their first year of business; therefore, their last income tax return does not reflect that they are engaged commercially in farming.

Upon the first registration renewal, the registrant will be required to provide the applicable income tax documents to show that they are engaged in farming commercially; this proof must be obtained before the registration can be renewed.

In Section C, enter the Title Number and the Vehicle Identification Number.

Enter the Year, Make, Body Type, Registration Plate or Certificate Number, Registration Plate or Certificate Expiration Date and GVWR.

Enter the Insurance Company Name, Insurance Policy Number, Policy Effective Date and Policy Expiration Date.

The certificate of title for the vehicle identified in Section C must currently be in the applicant's name; if not, application for title must accompany this application.

Common mistake: If applying for replacement registration card, check reason: Lost, Stolen, Defaced or Never Received. If the Never Received block is checked, Section G must be completed.

You certify under penalty of law that all information listed is true and correct and that you are a farm owner/operator. You further certify that the vehicle displaying the registration plate is a farm vehicle and will be operated upon public highways and used exclusively for agricultural purposes. The vehicle will be driven only on highways between parts of one farm owned and operated by you; between such a farm and a place of business or place of residence for the purposes of buying or selling agricultural commodities or supplies or for the inspection, repair or servicing of the vehicle. You acknowledge that you may lose your operating privilege or vehicle exemption for failure to maintain financial responsibility (insurance) for the period of registration or exemption and attest to knowledge of all State and Federal Motor Carrier Safety laws and regulations. Misstatement of fact is a misdemeanor of the third degree punishable by a fine up to $2,500 and/or imprisonment up to 1 year (18 Pa.C.S., Section 4904[b]) (checked November 8, 2026).

Sign on the Applicant Signature line and enter the Date of Application.

Section F, Optional Personalization Request: additional fee required.

Personalized registration plate choices may contain up to FIVE letters or numbers in combination. Only one hyphen or space is permitted as part of the available spaces for personalization. No other special characters are available. Please use capital letters and print clearly. NOTE: The shaded boxes with a pre-printed letter configuration of FM are specific to this registration plate and cannot be changed. These letters will appear on your personalized registration plate.

When requesting a numeric character of zero, please show as Ø instead of the alpha character O. Since this is an electronically fillable form, after printing the form, please be sure any zero is marked with a /.

There is an additional fee to personalize your registration plate, and the registration on your vehicle must be current in order for PennDOT to process your request.

Allow 8 to 10 weeks for delivery.

Complete Section G only if replacement registration plate is requested or if applicant is entitled to free reissuance because original registration card was never received in the mail and application is being made within 90 days of original issuance or replacement.

Fill in the day, then the two after "day of", then the county or other location, and state, and the country.

Enter the Printed Name of Applicant or Authorized Signer and sign on the Signature of Applicant or Authorized Signer line.

If there is a co-applicant, enter the Printed Name of Co-Applicant and sign on the Signature of Co-Applicant/Title of Authorized Signer line.

A Farm Vehicle is defined as a truck or truck tractor determined by the Department of Transportation to be used exclusively for agricultural purposes.

Agricultural purposes include produce, dairy, livestock and poultry farming, hay and field crop farming, and orchard and nursery operations.

This application may not be used for a trailer, semi-trailer or implement of husbandry.

A farm vehicle must be used exclusively for agricultural purposes and may not be used in other operations such as commercial trucking, logging, landscaping and transporting show horses.

If this application is submitted as an attachment to application for Pennsylvania Certificate of Title on Forms MV-1 or MV-4ST, mail all documents to the address printed in the upper right margin of Forms MV-1 or MV-4ST.

Mail completed application and fees to Bureau of Motor Vehicles, 1101 South Front Street, Harrisburg, PA 17104.

This form requires a fee. For a complete listing of motor vehicle fees, refer to Form MV-70S, Bureau of Motor Vehicles Schedule of Fees, found on the website at www.pa.gov/dmv.