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Committee reviews DMV records fees; bill breaks out per-record charge for electronic requests
Summary
Committee examined language clarifying fees for DMV records requests that distinguishes per-record charges for electronic requests, explaining the statute will reflect $10 per page and the department's existing charging practice of fitting 31 records per page (about 30.3 cents per record).
S.123 would clarify how the DMV charges for records requests, separating per-record fees for electronic lists from page-based copy charges.
Staff explained the current practice: certain records not otherwise specified are charged at $10 per page, and the department estimates 31 records per page for bulk electronic listings, which calculates to roughly $0.303 per record. The committee also discussed separate copy charges (for printed pages) and the possibility of programming or media costs if the department must produce records in a particular form (for example, a DVD).
Committee members asked for examples of record types; staff said bulk queries such as “a list of all red Camaros” are the typical large-list requests that fall in the per-record category. Members had no objection to the technical clarification and signaled agreement to include the fee breakout.
Ending: The committee agreed to the statutory clarification to reflect current DMV charges and to reduce customer and staff confusion about record request fees.
