6257681 Motor Vehicles, Department of - Notice of Final Rulemaking - Expedited Title and Registration Service  

  • DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES

     

    NOTICE OF FINAL RULEMAKING

     

    The Director of the Department of Motor Vehicles, pursuant to the authority set forth in Sections 1825 and 1826 of the Department of Motor Vehicles Establishment Act of 1998, effective March 26, 1999 (D.C. Law 12-175; D.C. Official Code §§ 50-904 and 50-905 (2014 Repl.)); Section 6 of the District of Columbia Traffic Act of 1925, effective March 3, 1925 (43 Stat. 1121; D.C. Official Code § 50-2201.03 (2014 Repl.)); and Mayor’s Order 2016-077, dated May 2, 2016; hereby gives notice of the adoption of the following rulemaking to amend Chapter 4 (Motor Vehicle Title and Registration) of Title 18 (Vehicles and Traffic) of the District of Columbia Municipal Regulations (DCMR). 

     

    The rulemaking allows for the creation of an expedited titling and registration service for a fee for motor vehicle dealers and third-party agents of motor vehicle dealers.

     

    The Proposed Rulemaking was published in the D.C. Register on September 9, 2016 at 63 DCR 11432. No comments were received. No changes were made to the text of the proposed rules. The final rules were adopted on October 11, 2016 and will be effective upon publication of this notice in the D.C. Register.

     

    Chapter 4, MOTOR VEHICLE TITLE AND REGISTRATION, of Title 18 DCMR, VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC, is amended as follows:

     

    A new Section 438, EXPEDITED TITLE AND REGISTRATION SERVICE, is added to read as follows:

     

    438                  EXPEDITED TITLE AND REGISTRATION SERVICE

     

    438.1               The Department of Motor Vehicles (“Department”) may create a program for the expedited titling and registration of motor vehicles by motor vehicle dealers and third party agents of motor vehicle dealers (“dealers”).

     

    438.2               A dealer may submit up to ten (10) applications per day under the program.

     

    438.3               The Department will process each application within two (2) business days.

     

    438.4               The Department may charge a processing fee of twenty dollars ($20) for each application.  The processing fee shall be in addition to such other fees as may apply to the titling and registration of the vehicle.  Payment of the processing fee shall be made by credit card.

     

    438.4               If an application is not timely processed by the Department, the Department will provide to the dealer a refund in the amount of the processing fee paid by the dealer for the application.

     

    438.5               If there is a chargeback of a processing fee, the Department shall refuse future access to the program to the dealer whose processing fee was charged back, unless the dealer demonstrates good cause for the chargeback.

     

    438.6               The Department may supplement the regulations set forth in this section with written policies.

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

Document Information

Rules:
18-438