Chet Josephs Complete Notary Service

08/02/2026

So, you think by driving an Electric Vehicle or a Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle you are not paying fuel tax since you don't buy gasoline or you buy a reduced amount of gasoline? Not so fast.
PennDot has instituted a ROAD USE CHARGE for EVs and PHEVs.
Yep, this started April 1, 2025 actually.
This year, a full EV gets a surcharge of 250.00 and a PHEV gets a surcharge of 63.00. This is in addition to your annual registration fee. Don't pay it and PennDot will put a stop on your vehicle so you can't renew. Currently, you can pay it either all at once or on a payment plan thru this link.
https://roadusercharge.penndot.pa.gov/rucweb/public/home
The paper form, PennDot form MV-600 has been created but I have not been able to secure these forms as of yet. They are not available on the website. If you would like to read more about this program, here's the link to the PennDot Fact Sheet.
https://www.pa.gov/content/dam/copapwp-pagov/en/penndot/documents/public/dvspubsforms/bmv/bmv-fact-sheets/fs-ruc.pdf

04/03/2026

Both offices will be closed the remainder of today, April 3rd. WE WILL BE OPEN on Saturday April 4, from 10-430 at the Burton Ave. location by the Park and Pool. Direct phone is 724-925-2722.
Thank you and have a Happy Easter!

03/28/2026

Norwin Messenger in New Stanton is CLOSED today, Saturday, March 28.
We are open, Linda's office at 703 S. 9th St. Youngwood, PA 15697
Corner of Burton and S 9th. Call her at 724-925-2722 if you have questions. She'll be open until 430 today. As always, THANK YOU for your business!

02/19/2026

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Celebrate the life of Frances Garland and join others in sharing memories, stories, and condolences.

12/31/2025

HAPPY NEW YEAR! To all my customers and friends! Thank you for your continued support and friendship!
FYI, I'll be available for notary and title services both Friday and Saturday. Got people home for the holidays and need things transferred or notarized? I'm here if you need me, 724-244-3162.
I look forward to serving your needs in 2026 and helping everyone navigate the beast that is PennDot.
New Years Tip, NEVER let your car insurance lapse for ANY REASON while you have a VALID registration on your vehicle. The problems this causes can be a royal pain. If your car insurance is going to lapse, be sure that either you returned your plate to PennDot, transferred to another vehicle, or let it expire FIRST!

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11/29/2025

Got a call today from a woman selling a van. The van was co-owned by her and her deceased husband. He passed in May of 24. She never re-titled the van into just her name. Penndot requires that this be done within 30 days after someone deceases.
That said, she wants to sell the van. IF her buyer is a Pennsylvania resident, it's not a problem. As the surviving spouse and co-owner, she can sell the vehicle with a death certificate and the title. However, her potential buyer is from another state. This poses a problem because chances are the DMV in the other state will not accept the title and death certificate. Instead, they will require that the title should have been placed into the spouse's name or an estate prior to being sold to their resident.
If your spouse deceased, and you co-owned vehicles, get those processed into your name alone so when the time comes you can transact without complications. I see this situation all the time.
I can help you handle these titles, we do them online and your corrected titles are returned to you in about 10 days.

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11/11/2025

TOLL BY PLATE
Do you have old license plates? Are they accounted for? Make sure because what's happening these days is unscrupulous people find plates in the trash or worse yet, steal them and place them on random vehicles, then travel the turnpike or other toll roads and guess who gets the toll by plate bill....you do! Never sell or scrape a vehicle and leave your plate on it, even if you wreck, and your vehicle is going to the body shop for repairs, remove your plate and safeguard it until it's repaired. If you have old license plates and don't want them, then put a note with them that you want them cancelled completely and send them to: RETURN TAG UNIT, PO BOX 68597, HARRISBURG, PA 17106-8597. This can save you a lot of grief!

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10/15/2025

EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 15, 2025
Attention ATV / Snowmobile buyers.
I am a DCNR agent and I handle transfers of these units. The plates STAY WITH THE UNIT when it is sold. Unlike vehicle transfers where you keep your plate. Also, as of today, with no notice to the public that I am aware of, when you buy an ATV or Snowmobile and wish to REGISTER the unit, you MUST HAVE AN INSURANCE ID CARD FOR THE SUBJECT UNIT! Up until now, we as agents have been instructed to NOTIFY buyers of the requirement to get a liability policy for their ATV or Snowmobile before using it anywhere off of private property. NOW, the applicant must HAVE the insurance ID card ahead of time when purchasing and registering the unit. YES, it's a pain. This means if you are planning to buy and register an ATV or snowmobile, you must get the serial number and secure your liability insurance BEFORE coming to an agent such as myself to transfer the title. I have confirmed this with the DCNR. We cannot take an insurance card for a different unit. Registration for these units have two options: Unlimited and Limited. Either way, there is a plate that stays with the machine. The difference is Limited means you keep the unit on your own private property. THIS option does not require the insurance ID card. Unlimited means you can run it off your property and the insurance is required. So, when an applicant doesn't have the required insurance card, we will transfer the unit as "Limited" and at a future time, when the applicant gets insurance, we'll convert the registration to "Unlimited." This is the only work around that I can come up with.

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08/29/2025

It's Labor Day weekend! We will be open Friday evening and Saturday from 10 until 430 for all your Notary needs! 724-244-3162.