1. (1) Fees paid to motor vehicle dealers by consumers. A motor vehicle dealer may charge a fee to consumers for processing certificate of title and registration applications. The fee shall be a reasonable amount, as determined by the department. The fee shall be included in the service fee that the dealer may charge a consumer under s. Trans 139.05 (8) (b). A motor vehicle dealer may not charge the consumer any amount to offset any surcharge that the dealer is required to pay under this section.

2. (2) Fees paid by motor vehicle dealers to the department.

   1. (a) Any motor vehicle dealer who is not required to process certificates of title and registration under s. Trans 141.06 (1) (a) shall pay the department a fee for each certificate of title and registration transaction that the department processes on behalf of the dealer. The fee is $15 per transaction. If an exempt motor vehicle dealer who is not required to process certificates of title and registration under s. Trans 141.06 (1) (a) submits to DMV by fast service or by a customer service center an application to be processed by DMV, the dealer shall pay the department the $15 transaction fee, in addition to any other required fees such as counter service fee or fast service fee.

   2. (b)

      1. 1. Any exempt motor vehicle dealer who is not authorized to process certificates of title and registration under s. Trans 141.06 (1) (b) shall pay the department a fee for each certificate of title and registration transaction that the department processes on behalf of the dealer. The fee shall include the following:

         1. a. A fee of $15 per transaction to process the transaction.
         2. b. A surcharge of $50 per transaction. The dealer may not charge this surcharge to the consumer.
      2. 2. In addition to the fee and the surcharge that the dealer shall pay to DMV, the department may begin disciplinary actions against the dealer’s license as described in s. Trans 141.06 (1) (c). If an exempt motor vehicle dealer who is not authorized to process certificates of title and registration under s. Trans 141.06 (1) (b) submits to DMV by fast service or by a customer service center an application to be processed by DMV, the dealer shall pay the department the $15 transaction fee and the $50 surcharge, in addition to any other required fees such as counter service fee or fast service fee.

   3. (c)

      1. 1. Any non-exempt motor vehicle dealer who fails to process certificates of title and registration as required under s. Trans 141.03 shall pay the department a fee for each certificate of title and registration transaction that the department processes on behalf of the dealer. The fee shall include the following:

         1. a. A fee of $15 per transaction to process the transaction.
         2. b. A surcharge of $50 per transaction. The dealer may not charge this surcharge to the consumer.
      2. 2. In addition to the fee and the surcharge that the non-exempt dealer shall pay to DMV, the department may begin disciplinary actions against the dealer’s license as described in s. Trans 141.06 (1) (c). If a non-exempt motor vehicle dealer submits to DMV by fast service or by a customer service center an application to be processed by DMV, the dealer shall nevertheless pay the department the $15 transaction fee and the $50 surcharge, in addition to any other required fees such as counter service fee or fast service fee.
   4. (d) The department may not charge a processing fee to any motor vehicle dealer for any transaction that the dealer is not required to process under s. Trans 141.06 (2).

History

History: CR 06-101: cr. Register April 2007 No. 616, eff. 5-1-07.