"An Act relating to the commissioner of administration's appointing agents to perform for compensation certain transactions related to vehicles; and providing for an effective date. "

For the past 10 years the Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV) has been involved in a project referred to as "Business Partnerships" (BP's) with various auto dealers and other entities providing traditional DMV services.

This bill allows those BP's who perform Title & Registration work on behalf of their customers, to retain a small portion of the revenue derived.

The concept itself is not new to DMV; nor is it foreign to the State of Alaska. Currently, the DMV utilizes 16 "Commission Agents" (CA's) in small communities across the State. By contract, the CA's are allowed to retain 30% of the motor vehicle revenue as compensation for these types of transactions.

Also, the model for allowing a for-profit firm, such as a auto dealership to be compensated for performing work, traditional done only by the State, may be found in the relationship between the Department of Fish & Game with vendors who sell hunting & fishing licenses'. By statute, these vendors keep a portion of the license revenue as compensation for their efforts.

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