A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to amend certain statutes of chapter 20 of the General Statutes relating to contract agent fees.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  G.S. 20‑63(h1) reads as rewritten:
"(h1)	Commission contracts entered into by the Division under this subsection shall also provide for the payment of an additional one dollar ($1.00) of compensation to commission contract agents collected from users of the agents' services for any transaction assessed a fee under subdivision (a)(1), (a)(2), (a)(3), (a)(7), (a)(8), or (a)(9) of G.S. 20‑85."
SECTION 2.  G.S. 20‑63(i) reads as rewritten:
"(i)	Electronic Applications and Collections. – The Division shall accept electronic applications for the issuance of registration plates, registration certificates, and certificates of title, and shall electronically collect fees and penalties."
SECTION 3.  G.S. 20‑85(a1) reads as rewritten:
"(a1)	An additional one dollar ($1.00) fee shall be imposed for any transaction assessed a fee under subdivision (a)(1), (a)(2), (a)(3), (a)(7), (a)(8), or (a)(9) of this section. The fees collected pursuant to this section shall be credited to the North Carolina Highway Fund. The Division shall use the fees derived from transactions with the Division for technology improvements. The Division shall use the fees derived from transactions with commission contract agents and paid by the users of the agents' services for the payment of compensation to commission contract agents."
SECTION 4.  This act becomes effective October 1, 2005.