OFFICE OF FISCAL ANALYSIS
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sSB-183
AN ACT IMPLEMENTING THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE
DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES.
Primary Analyst: PM 4/8/24
Contributing Analyst(s): BP, RP
Reviewer: MM
OFA Fiscal Note
State Impact:
Agency Affected Fund-Effect FY 25 $ FY 26 $
Resources of the General Fund GF - Revenue
Gain
See Below See Below
Department of Emergency
Services and Public Protection
Applicant
Fingerprint Card
Submission
Account -
Revenue Gain/
Loss
See Below See Below
Department of Motor Vehicles TF - Revenue
Gain
See Below See Below
Judicial Dept. (Probation) GF - Potential
Cost
Minimal Minimal
Note: GF=General Fund; TF=Transportation Fund
Municipal Impact:
Municipalities Effect FY 25 $ FY 26 $
Municipal Police Departments Potential
Revenue
Gain
See Below See Below
Explanation
Sections 1 through 3 establish a process for registration and titling
companies to receive an electronic issuance license from the Department
of Motor Vehicles (DMV). These sections establish a $250 application
and renewal fee, a $100 renewal late fee, and a fee of up to $2,000 for
non-compliance, resulting in a revenue gain from fees. 2024SB-00183-R000310-FN.DOCX Page 2 of 3
Additionally, applicants must submit to fingerprint-based state
criminal history records checks, resulting in a revenue gain to the
General Fund
1
and a potential revenue gain to the Applicant Fingerprint
Card Submission account in the Department of Emergency Services and
Public Protection (DESPP) and municipal police departments beginning
in FY 25.
2
It is unknown how many persons will apply for this license.
Section 4 imposes a $100 late fee on transporter registrations and is
expected to result in Special Transportation Fund (STF) revenue gain of
less than $10,000 annually from fees.
Section 6 requires motor vehicle recyclers to furnish a surety bond
and imposes a $200 administrative fee for non-compliance, resulting in
potential STF revenue gain from fees.
Section 8, which expands existing class B misdemeanors pertaining
to drivers' schools, results in a potential cost to the Judicial Department
and a potential revenue gain to the General Fund from fines. On
average, the marginal cost for supervision in the community is less than
$800 each year.
3
Since 2014, there has been no revenue collected for this
violation. Few, if any, violations are expected in the future.
The remaining sections of the bill are technical, make conforming
changes, or otherwise do not result in a fiscal impact to the state or
municipality.
The Out Years
1
DESPP conducts state criminal history records checks for a fee of $75, and the revenue
that is collected from this fee is deposited into the General Fund.
2
DESPP conducts fingerprinting for a fee of $15 fee per person paid to the non-lapsing
Applicant Fingerprint Card Submission Account. Funds in this account are used for IT
support and maintenance for the fingerprinting systems. Municipal police
departments may also conduct required fingerprinting and generally charge a fee of
$10 to $15.
3
Probation marginal cost is based on services provided by private providers and only
includes costs that increase with each additional participant. This does not include a
cost for additional supervision by a probation officer unless a new offense is
anticipated to result in enough additional offenders to require additional probation
officers. 2024SB-00183-R000310-FN.DOCX Page 3 of 3
The annualized ongoing fiscal impact identified above would
continue into the future subject to the number of electronic issuance
license applications and renewals, violations, or as otherwise described
above.