Enrolled Bill Summary

Senate Bill 655 amends the Local Government Code and the Transportation Code to authorize a county assessor-collector to collect a handling fee for processing the payment of a county or state fee or tax by electronic means, defined as payment by telephone or computer, and to accept evidence of financial responsibility submitted electronically by telephone, facsimile machine, or computer when registering a motor vehicle. The act also grants a county commissioners court the authority to collect and retain a handling fee for processing a payment made by credit card or through electronic means.