SSB 3121

_____ The bill increases the following fees from $20 to $25: applications for registration and issuance of a certificate of title for a vehicle, applications for registration and issuance of a certificate of title for a commercial vehicle, applications for registration of a vehicle failing to meet the equipment requirements of Code chapter 321, applications for a replacement copy of an original certificate of title, applications for a new registration and a new title upon transfer, applications for registration and issuance of a certificate of title for a vehicle transferred by operation of law, and applications for certificate of title to a nonresident purchaser.12, applications to perfect a security interest in a vehicle by delivery to a county treasurer, and applications for the issuance of a salvage certificate of title. The bill increases the fee for applications for certificates of title by a dealer for a foreign registered vehicle from $5 to $10. An application for renewal of registration for a vehicle shall be submitted to the county treasurer of the county of the owner’s residence, or if a nonresident or a firm association or corporation with vehicles in multiple counties, to the county treasurer of the county where the primary users of the vehicle are located, or if a lessor of the vehicle, to the county treasurer of the county of the lessee’s residence.20(2) by striking the current date by which the department of transportation (DOT) is required to develop and implement a program to allow for electronic applications, titling, registering, and funds transfers for vehicles subject to registration. _____ to be electronically submitted to the county treasurer of the county of the owner’s residence, or if a nonresident or a firm, association, or corporation with vehicles in multiple counties, to the county treasurer of the county where the primary users of the vehicles are located, or if a lessor of the vehicle, to the county treasurer of the county of the lessee’s residence. Current law provides that, in addition to the annual registration fee, a fee for new registration is imposed in the amount of percent of the purchase price for each vehicle subject to registration. The bill increases the fee by providing that the fee for new registration is $5 plus percent of the purchase price of each vehicle subject to registration. Furthermore, the bill increases the fee for new registration of leased vehicles by imposing a $5 fee in addition to percent of the leased price. Lastly, the bill changes the amounts of certain fees a county treasurer may retain for deposit in the county general fund.50 from each fee collected for certificates of title, $11 from each fee collected for perfection of security interests, and $6 from each fee for new registration.