28-1632. Refusal to renew registration;
fees
A. On proper notification by a court or political subdivision pursuant to section
28-1633, the department shall refuse to renew the registration of a vehicle if either:
1. A registered owner of a vehicle is delinquent in paying a monetary obligation
for a violation of title 5, chapter 3 or for a civil or criminal traffic violation.
2. A registered owner fails to appear in a criminal traffic case.
B. The court or political subdivision shall make at least two attempts to collect
the monies owed by an individual or organization before notifying the department to send
notice by first class mail to all registered owners of the vehicle listed on the
department's records that the court or political subdivision is notifying the department
to refuse to renew the vehicle registration due to a registered owner's delinquency in
paying a monetary fine or failure to appear pursuant to subsection A of this section.
C. The department may charge a court or political subdivision that chooses to
participate in this program a fee that is payable to the department by the court or
political subdivision to cover the costs of processing the documents to notify all
registered owners that the vehicle registration will not be renewed. The department
shall deposit, pursuant to sections 35-146 and 35-147, these fees in the state highway
fund established by section 28-6991.
D. The fees charged by the department to the courts or political subdivisions of
this state for processing the documents to notify the registered owner that it is not
renewing a person's vehicle registration shall be paid at the same time as the registered
owner's outstanding fine or penalty or as part of the penalty for the failure to appear
offense for which the vehicle registration was not renewed.
E. This article does not prohibit the department from imposing and collecting
additional fees authorized by law.
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