1) Vendors participating in the Electronic
Registration and Titling (ERT) program may charge customers a fee for the
optional service of electronically processing their vehicle titling and
registration or data and for providing registration plates or stickers. The
maximum fee to be imposed upon a customer utilizing the ERT services shall be
$35, in addition to any other fee permitted by law or rule. However, if the ERT
services are used solely for renewing vehicle registrations, the maximum fee
imposed shall be that set forth in subsection (a). One of the two following
methods shall be used to identify the fee:
A)
the fee shall be identified on the bill of sale, receipt or any other sales
documents as "Optional ERT Fee". The "Optional ERT Fee" language shall be
distinguished from other language with the use of bold, colored, italic or
underscored type or by using a larger font, but in no case may the font size be
smaller than that required by the Motor Vehicle Retail Installment Sales Act
[815 ILCS 375 ]. If this method is used, not later than July 1, 2006, all
pre-printed bills of sale, receipts or other sales documents shall identify the
fee as "Optional ERT Fee" in bold type; or
B) the fee shall be identified on a separate
document, including the phrase "Optional Electronic Registration Fee", using a
font size not smaller than that required by the Motor Vehicle Retail
Installment Sales Act and with a signature line indicating the customer's
acceptance or rejection of the option of paying the fee.
2) A service provider may charge vendors up
to $14 for each ERT transaction. The maximum ERT fee to be imposed on the
customer may not exceed the amount actually charged by the service provider to
the vendor plus an amount equal to
1.5 times the amount
actually charged by the service provider to the vendor, and, therefore, the
maximum fee to be imposed upon a customer utilizing the ERT services shall be
$35, in addition to any other fee permitted by statute or rule.
