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  Senate Engrossed House Bill
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  State of Arizona
  House of Representatives
  Forty-fifth Legislature
  First Regular Session
  2001
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      HOUSE BILL 2055
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AN ACT

AMENDING SECTION 28-5101, ARIZONA REVISED STATUTES; RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLE DIVISION AUTHORIZED THIRD PARTIES.

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Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:

Section 1. Section 28-5101, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read:

28-5101. Third party authorization

A. The director may authorize third parties to perform certain title and registration, motor carrier licensing and tax reporting, dealer licensing and driver license functions.

B. A person shall not engage in any business pursuant to this article unless the director authorizes the person to engage in the business.

C. The director may furnish necessary documents, license plates or markers subject to this article.

D. Except as provided in subsection E of this section, an authorized third party shall submit to the department all statutorily prescribed fees and taxes it collects. In addition to the statutorily prescribed fees and taxes, an authorized third party may collect and retain a reasonable and commensurate fee for its services.

E. IN ADDITION TO PAYMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 28-374, the department shall reimburse the authorized third party AS FOLLOWS:

1. One dollar of each registration fee. ,

2. One dollar of each title fee. and

3. An amount equal to two per cent of each vehicle license tax payment the authorized third party collects and submits to the department OR FOUR DOLLARS FOR EACH REGISTRATION YEAR OR PART OF A REGISTRATION YEAR, WHICHEVER IS MORE.

4. FOUR DOLLARS FOR EACH APPLICATION THAT THE THIRD PARTY PROCESSES AND THAT RELATES TO DRIVER LICENSES, NONOPERATING IDENTIFICATION LICENSES OR PERMITS.

5. AN AMOUNT EQUAL TO TWO PER CENT OF EACH OVERWEIGHT OR EXCESS SIZE VEHICLE REGISTRATION OR PERMIT FEE THE THIRD PARTY COLLECTS AND SUBMITS TO THE DEPARTMENT OR ONE DOLLAR FOR EACH OVERWEIGHT OR EXCESS SIZE VEHICLE REGISTRATION OR PERMIT PROCESSED, WHICHEVER IS MORE.

6. ONE DOLLAR FOR EACH MOTOR VEHICLE RECORD, EXCLUDING MOTOR VEHICLE RECORDS RELEASED TO COMMERCIAL RECIPIENTS, INCLUDING INSURERS AND THEIR AUTHORIZED AGENTS AS DEFINED IN SECTION 28-450.

7. FIVE DOLLARS FOR EACH TAX REPORT FILING.

F. EACH AUTHORIZED THIRD PARTY THAT HOLDS ITSELF OUT AS PROVIDING SERVICES TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC SHALL POST A SIGN IN A CONSPICUOUS LOCATION IN EACH FACILITY OF THE AUTHORIZED THIRD PARTY THAT CONTAINS THE AMOUNT CHARGED FOR EACH TRANSACTION PERFORMED BY THE AUTHORIZED THIRD PARTY AND THE AMOUNT CHARGED BY THE DEPARTMENT FOR THE SAME TRANSACTION.