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Deputy registrars and auto dealers warn of closures, service delays without modest fee increase for BMV services
Summary
Deputy registrars and auto dealer representatives told the Senate committee that rising costs and stagnant fees threaten Ohio's privatized BMV network and asked for a modest transaction fee increase to help retain staff, reduce turnover and prevent office closures that would lengthen drive times and waits for residents.
Representatives of deputy registrars and the auto dealer community testified that Ohio's privatized Bureau of Motor Vehicles (BMV) agent network faces financial strain from rising wages, rent and operating costs while statutory fee compensation has not kept pace.
John Degenbach, chairman of the Ohio Deputy Registrar's Association, said deputy registrars are small businesses that process more than 15 million…
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