Registry of Motor Vehicles

Registry of Motor Vehicles.

8400-0001

For the administration and operation of the registry of motor vehicles, including the title division and including all rent and related parking and utility expenses of said registry; provided, that the positions of administrative assistant to the registrar, legislative assistant, executive assistant to the registrar and the director of employee relations shall not be subject to civil service laws and rules; provided further, that all expenditures related to computer automation shall be subject to satisfactory quarterly reviews by the information technology division and pursuant to schedules by said division; provided further, that 40 per cent of the costs of personnel services associated with the registry computer, which reflects the proportionate use of said computer by the merit rating board, shall be assessed to insurance companies doing motor vehicle insurance business within the commonwealth, pursuant to section 183 of chapter 6 of the General Laws; provided further, that said registry shall operate an office in Fall River; provided further, that said registry shall establish and operate a license express office, so-called, in the city of Lynn; provided further, that during fiscal year 1999, said registry shall establish and operate a license express office, so-called, in the Grove Hall neighborhood in the city of Boston; provided further, that said registry shall operate an office in the city of Taunton which shall handle license business, learners' permits, road testing and full service registration business to the general public, as provided through April 24, 1998; provided further, that the registry shall establish and maintain a record of all vehicles leased within the commonwealth for a period longer than 30 days; provided further, that such record shall include, but not be limited to, the name of the lessor and the lessee, and the address of the lessor and the lessee, provided further, that the registry shall have an employee or other such person answering all initial incoming telephone calls at the customer phone information center between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.; provided further, that said registry shall report to the house and senate committees on ways and means no later than January 15, 1999 on the actual and projected impacts of the lifetime registration and lifetime license policies on the total revenues collected or projected for collection by said registry during fiscal years 1998, 1999 and 2000; provided further, that said report shall detail the monthly average number of total customer transactions completed in person by branch for fiscal years 1994 through 1998, including the average length of such transactions for the same periods; and provided further, that said registry shall operate within the Springfield branch a one-stop international registration plan office, so-called, for truck registrations to serve the counties or former counties of Hampden, Hampshire, Franklin and Berkshire

...............................................................$44,195,330

Highway Fund............................................................. 100.0%

8400-0024

Notwithstanding the provisions of section 2 of chapter 280 of the General Laws, the registry of motor vehicles may expend revenue collected up to a maximum of $2,300,000 pursuant to chapter 90C of the General Laws from assessments for civil motor vehicle infractions; provided, that the amount of this expenditure shall be subtracted from the amount that otherwise would be credited to the Highway Fund pursuant to said section 2 of said chapter 280 and shall not affect nor alter the amounts of payments made to cities and towns pursuant to said section 2 of said chapter 280; and provided further, that no costs payable in the AA subsidiary, so-called, shall be charged to this item

...............................................................$2,300,000

8400-0033

The registry of motor vehicles may expend revenues collected up to a maximum of $3,500,000 from the fees charged for driver record access, drunk driver hearings and registration reinstatement; provided, that for the purpose of accommodating discrepancies between the receipt of retained revenues and related expenditures, said registry may incur expenses and the comptroller may certify for payments amounts not to exceed the lower of this authorization or the most recent revenue estimate as reported in the state accounting system; provided further, that all expenditures related to computer automation shall be subject to satisfactory quarterly reviews by the information technology division and pursuant to schedules prepared by said division; provided further, that 40 per cent of the costs of personnel services associated with the registry computer, which reflects the proportionate use of said computer by the merit rating board, shall be assessed to insurance companies doing motor vehicle insurance business within the commonwealth, pursuant to section 183 of chapter 6 of the General Laws; and provided further, that no costs payable in the AA subsidiary, so-called, shall be charged to this item

...............................................................$3,500,000

Merit Rating Board.

8400-0100

For the operation of the safe driver insurance plan authorized by chapter 6 of the General Laws, including the rent, related parking and utility expenses of the merit rating board; provided, that notwithstanding the provisions of any general or special law to the contrary, no safe driver insurance plan shall require the payment of an unsafe driver point surcharge for the first offense for noncriminal motor vehicle traffic violations as described in chapter 90C of the General Laws; and provided further, that not more than $120,000 shall be expended for the purchase of image scanning hardware and software

...............................................................$7,313,173

Highway Fund............................................................. 100.0%