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Deputy registrars urge revenue sharing, object to online driver's-license language; conference committee considers open appropriation for reimbursements
Summary
Minnesota deputy registrars and their representatives told the Transportation Conference Committee that online driver's license renewals without revenue sharing would undercut their offices; committee staff described an amendment to make the no-fee reimbursement an open, ongoing appropriation.
Jim Hurst, representing the Minnesota Deputy Registrar's Association, urged the conference committee to reject House language allowing online driver's license renewals that does not include revenue sharing with local deputy registrar offices. Hurst said the Department of Vehicle Services (DVS) would realize revenues that are currently the local offices' only source of income and that prior independent studies recommended revenue sharing for online transactions.
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