(a)There shall be paid to the department for issuing and processing documents required by this chapter a fee of fifteen dollars ($15) for each of the following transactions:
(1)Each application for certificate of title;
(2)Each application for replacement or corrected certificate of title;
(3)Each application for certificate of title after transfer;
(4)Each notice of security interest;
(5)Each assignment by lienholder;
(6)Each application for ordinary certificate of title upon surrender of a distinctive certificate; or
(7)Each application for the title history on a vehicle.
(b)The designated agents shall add the sum of one dollar fifty cents ($1.50) for each transaction, as specified in subsection (a), processed for which this fee is charged to be retained as the agent’s commissio
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(a) There shall be paid to the department for issuing and processing documents required by this chapter a fee of fifteen dollars ($15) for each of the following transactions:
(1) Each application for certificate of title;
(2) Each application for replacement or corrected certificate of title;
(3) Each application for certificate of title after transfer;
(4) Each notice of security interest;
(5) Each assignment by lienholder;
(6) Each application for ordinary certificate of title upon surrender of a distinctive certificate; or
(7) Each application for the title history on a vehicle.
(b) The designated agents shall add the sum of one dollar fifty cents ($1.50) for each transaction, as specified in subsection (a), processed for which this fee is charged to be retained as the agent’s commission for services rendered, and all other fees collected shall be remitted to the department in a manner prescribed by the department.
(c) If more than one transaction is involved in any application on a single vehicle and if supported by all required documents, the fee charged by the department and by the designated agent for processing and issuing shall be considered as only one transaction for which the designated agent shall receive and retain one dollar fifty cents ($1.50) and shall collect and remit to the department fifteen dollars ($15).
(d) Every transaction shall be accompanied by the fee specified in this chapter, regardless of whether the title is issued electronically or not, unless specifically exempted by this chapter.
(e) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this section, when any motor vehicle record, as prescribed by the department, is requested, other than a title history as provided in subdivision (7) of subsection (a), and the record is provided electronically or in the form of a printout of an electronic record, the fee shall be five dollars ($5). The five dollar ($5) fee shall be distributed as follows: Fifty percent shall be distributed to the State General Fund and the remaining 50 percent shall be retained by the department for use solely by the Motor Vehicle Division of the department for training and technological and processing improvements.
(f) The department may establish and charge a fee not greater than the fee provided in subsection (e) for motor vehicle records obtained through the national motor vehicle title information system and provided to end users. The fee shall be retained by the department for use solely by the motor division of the department for costs associated with providing the records, training, and technological and processing improvements.
(g) All motor vehicle title records, registration records, and any other motor vehicle records as designated by the department containing personal information as defined under state or federal law, rules, or regulations shall only be released by the department in accordance with such laws, rules, or regulations. The department may establish procedures to insure that all motor vehicle record disclosures are handled in a uniform manner.
(h) The department may prescribe the method of payment of any fees required under this chapter.