| (a) Fees. A county tax assessor-collector may authorize
a deputy to charge or retain the fee amounts prescribed by this section
according to the type of deputy and transaction type.
(b) Title transactions. For each motor vehicle title
transaction processed:
(1) A full service deputy may charge the customer a
fee of up to $20, as determined by the full service deputy and approved
by the tax assessor-collector. The full service deputy retains the
entire fee charged to the customer.
(2) A dealer deputy may charge the customer a fee of
up to $10, as determined by the dealer deputy and approved by the
tax assessor-collector. The dealer deputy retains the entire fee charged
to the customer. This section does not preclude a dealer deputy from
charging a documentary fee authorized by Finance Code, §348.006.
(c) Registration and registration renewals. For each
registration transaction processed:
(1) A full service deputy may:
(A) retain $1 from the processing and handling fee
established by §217.183 of this title (relating to Fee Amount);
and
(B) charge a convenience fee of $9, except as limited
by §217.184 of this title (relating to Exclusions).
(2) A limited service deputy may retain $1 from the
processing and handling fee established by §217.183.
(d) Temporary permit transactions under Transportation
Code, §502.094 or §502.095. For each temporary permit transaction
processed by a full service deputy, the full service deputy may retain
the entire processing and handling fee established by §217.183.
(e) Full service deputy convenience fee. The convenience
fee authorized by this section is collected by the full service deputy
directly from the customer and is in addition to the processing and
handling fee established by §217.183. A full service deputy may
not charge any additional fee for a registration or registration renewal
transaction.
(f) Related transactions by a full service deputy.
The limitations of subsections (b), (c), (d), and (e) of this section
do not apply to other services that a full service deputy may perform
that are related to titles or registrations, but are not transactions
that must be performed through the department's automated vehicle
registration and title system. Services that are not transactions
performed through the department's automated vehicle registration
and title system include, but are not limited to, the additional fees
a full service deputy may charge for copying, faxing, or transporting
documents required to obtain or correct a motor vehicle title or registration.
However, the additional fees that a full service deputy may charge
for these other services may be limited by the terms of the county
tax assessor-collector's authorization to act as deputy.
(g) Posting of fees. At each location where a full
service deputy provides titling or registration services, the deputy
must prominently post a list stating all fees charged for each service
related to titling or registration. The fee list must specifically
state each service, including the additional fee charged for that
service, that is subject to subsections (b), (c), (d), or (e) of this
section. The fee list must also state that each service subject to
an additional fee under subsection (b), (c), (d), or (e) of this section
may be obtained from the county tax assessor-collector without the
additional fee. If the full service deputy maintains a website advertising
or offering titling or registration services, the deputy must post
the fee list described by this subsection on the website.
(h) Additional compensation. The fee amounts set forth
in this section do not preclude or limit the ability of a county to
provide additional compensation to a deputy out of county funds.
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