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Bill seeks to cap third-party DMV online renewal fees, sponsors say consumers are being misled and overcharged
Summary
Assemblymember Haney presented AB 1190 to the Senate Transportation Committee to cap third-party online registration renewal fees at $29 and require clearer disclosure and a prominent link to the DMV’s official website.
Assemblymember Haney presented AB 1190 to address consumer complaints about online registration services that use third-party websites on behalf of the DMV, saying some sites charge large, undisclosed fees and mimic the official DMV interface.
Under the bill as amended and discussed in committee, online “second-line” business partners that process registration renewals would be subject to a fee cap of $29 per transaction (the same cap currently applied to certain first-line partners, such as dealers) and must display a prominent link to the DMV’s official website and a clear disclosure that the same service is available from the DMV without the added fee.
The bill’s nut graf: AB 1190…
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