Allows the department of revenue to accept credit and debit card payments for fees, taxes, and fines payable to the department and related to the operation of motor vehicles. Allows the department to contract with a third-party provider of credit or debit card processing services for the processing of such payments. Allows the department to impose and the department or any third-party provider operating under a contract with the department for the processing of credit or debit card payments for fees, taxes, and fines to collect a surcharge on persons making such payments. Requires the amount of the surcharge to be disclosed to such persons. States that such persons shall be allowed to avoid the surcharge by paying by cash, check, or similar means.
Capital letters indicate new material to be added to existing statute.
Dashes through the words indicate material to be deleted from existing statute. Legislative declaration - payment of fees, taxes, and 4 fines with credit or charge cards. A surcharge is any additional amount imposed at the time of the sales or 4 lease transaction by the merchant, seller, or lessor that increases the 5 charge to the buyer or lessee for the privilege of using a credit or charge 6 card. For purposes of this section, charge card includes those cards 7 pursuant to which unpaid balances are payable on demand. Surcharges on credit transactions - prohibition on.