SEC. 9. Section 4456.4 is added to the Vehicle Code, to read:
4456.4. (a) A motor vehicle sold or leased by a new motor vehicle
dealer shall be registered by the dealer using electronic programs
provided by a qualified private industry partner pursuant to Section
1685 if the department permits the transaction to be processed
electronically.
(b) This section does not apply to the sale or lease of a
motorcycle or off-highway motor vehicle subject to identification
under Section 38010 or a recreational vehicle as defined in Section
18010 of the Health and Safety Code.
(c) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2012.
SEC. 10. Section 4456.5 is added to the Vehicle Code, to read:
4456.5. (a) A dealer may charge the purchaser or lessee of a
vehicle the following charges:
(1) A document processing charge for the preparation and
processing of documents, disclosures, and titling, registration, and
information security obligations imposed by state and federal law.
The dealer document processing charge shall not be represented as a
governmental fee.
(A) If a dealer has a contractual agreement with the department to
be a private industry partner pursuant to Section 1685, the document
processing charge shall not exceed eighty dollars ($80).
(B) If a dealer does not have a contractual agreement with the
department to be a private industry partner pursuant to Section 1685,
the document processing charge shall not exceed sixty-five dollars
($65).
(2) An electronic filing charge, not to exceed the actual amount
the dealer is charged by a first-line service provider for providing
license plate processing, postage, and the fees and services
authorized pursuant to subdivisions (a) and (d) of Section 1685. The
director may establish, through the adoption of regulations, the
maximum amount that a first-line service provider may charge a
dealer. The electronic filing charge shall not be represented as a
governmental fee.
(b) As used in this section, the term “first-line service provider”
shall have the same meaning as defined in subdivision (b) of Section
1685.
(c) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2012.