43 TAC § 217.124. Cost of Motor Vehicle Records

(a) Standard costs. The department will charge fees in accordance with Government Code Chapter 552 and the cost rules promulgated by the Office of the Attorney General in 1 Texas Administrative Code Chapter 70 (relating to Cost of Copies of Public Information).

(b) Law enforcement. An employee of a state, federal, or local law enforcement agency is exempt from the payment of fees for motor vehicle records in subsection (c)(1) - (4) of this section if the records are necessary to carry out lawful functions of the law enforcement agency.

(c) Motor vehicle record costs:

(1) Title history - $5.75;

(2) Certified title history - $6.75;

(3) Title and registration verification (record search) - $2.30; and

(4) Certified title and registration verification (record search) - $3.30.

(d) Electronic motor vehicle records and files:

(1) Master File - $5,000 plus $.38 per 1,000 records;

(2) Weekly Updates - deposit of $1,755 and $135 per week;

(3) eTAG File - deposit of $845 and $65 per week;

(4) Dealer/Supplemental File - deposit of $1,235 and $95 per week;

(5) Specialty Plates File - deposit of $1,235 and $95 per week;

(6) Batch Inquiry - deposit of $1,000, minimum balance of $750 and $23 per run plus $.12 per record;

(7) MVInet Access - deposit of $200, minimum balance of $150 and $23 per month plus $.12 per record; and

(8) Scofflaw remarks (inquiry, addition, or deletion) - deposit of $500, minimum balance of $350 and $23 per run plus $.12 per record.

(e) Texas governmental entities, as defined in Government Code §2252.001, the Texas Law Enforcement Telecommunication System, toll project entities, as defined by Transportation Code §372.001, and federal governmental entities are exempt from the payment of fees, except for the fees listed in subsection (d)(1), (6), or (8) of this section.

(f) Reciprocity agreements. The department may enter into a reciprocity agreement for records access with another governmental entity that may waive some or all of the fees established in this section.