This section sets fees for manufactured home title-related transactions and requires designated agents to keep a $1.50 commission per transaction and remit other collected fees to the department.
(a) There shall be paid to the department for issuing and processing documents required by this chapter a fee of fifteen dollars ($15) for each unit of a manufactured home required to be titled under Section 32-20-20 for the following transactions: (1) Each application for certificate of title. (2) Each application for replacement or corrected certificate of title. (3) Each application for certificate of title after transfer. (4) Each notice of security interest. (5) Each assignment by lienholder. (6) Each application for cancellation of a certificate of origin or certificate of title. (7) Each application for information as to the status of the title of a manufactured home. Such information shall be treated in the same manner as prescribed by state and federal statutes, rules, and regulations regarding the confidentiality and disclosure of motor vehicle records. (b) The designated agents shall add the sum of one dollar fifty cents ($1.50) for each transaction, as specified in subsection (a), processed for which this fee is charged to be retained as the agent’s commission for services rendered, and all other fees collected shall be remitted to the department in a manner prescribed by the department. (c) If more than one transaction is involved in any application on a single manufactured home and if supported by all required documents, the fee charged by the department and by the designated agent for processing and issuing shall be considered as only one transaction for which the designated agent shall receive and retain one dollar fifty cents ($1.50) and shall collect and remit to the department fifteen dollars ($15). (d) A fee of five dollars ($5) shall be added for each transaction, as specified in subdivisions (1), (3), and (6) of subsection (a), for each unit of a manufactured home required to be titled under Section 32-20-20, to be distributed to the nonprofit 501(c)(3) foundation known as the Alabama Housing Foundation. (e) Every transaction shall be accompanied by the fee specified in this chapter, regardless of whether the title is issued electronically or not, unless specifically exempted by this chapter.