| (a) Standard costs. The department will charge fees
in accordance with Government Code Chapter 552 and the cost rules
promulgated by the Office of the Attorney General in 1 Texas Administrative
Code Chapter 70 (relating to Cost of Copies of Public Information).
(b) Law enforcement. An employee of a state, federal,
or local law enforcement agency is exempt from the payment of fees
for motor vehicle records in subsection (c)(1) - (4) of this section
if the records are necessary to carry out lawful functions of the
law enforcement agency.
(c) Motor vehicle record costs:
(1) Title history - $5.75;
(2) Certified title history - $6.75;
(3) Title and registration verification (record search)
- $2.30; and
(4) Certified title and registration verification (record
search) - $3.30.
(d) Electronic motor vehicle records and files:
(1) Master File - $5,000 plus $.38 per 1,000 records;
(2) Weekly Updates - deposit of $1,755 and $135 per
week;
(3) eTAG File - deposit of $845 and $65 per week;
(4) Dealer/Supplemental File - deposit of $1,235 and
$95 per week;
(5) Specialty Plates File - deposit of $1,235 and $95
per week;
(6) Batch Inquiry - deposit of $1,000, minimum balance
of $750 and $23 per run plus $.12 per record;
(7) MVInet Access - deposit of $200, minimum balance
of $150 and $23 per month plus $.12 per record; and
(8) Scofflaw remarks (inquiry, addition, or deletion)
- deposit of $500, minimum balance of $350 and $23 per run plus $.12
per record.
(e) Texas governmental entities, as defined in Government
Code §2252.001, the Texas Law Enforcement Telecommunication System,
and toll project entities, as defined by Transportation Code §372.001,
are exempt from the payment of fees, except for the fees listed in
subsection (d)(1), (6), or (8) of this section.
(f) Reciprocity agreements. The department may enter
into reciprocity agreements for records access with other governmental
entities that may waive some or all of the fees established in this
section.
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| Source Note: The provisions of this §217.124 adopted to be effective March 12, 2015, 40 TexReg 1096; amended to be effective March 4, 2018, 43 TexReg 1281; amended to be effective November 2, 2022, 47 TexReg 7288 |
