2302 - Establishment and maintenance of fund.

     § 2302.  Establishment and maintenance of fund.        (a)  Establishment.--There is hereby established in the     General Fund a Motor Vehicle Transaction Recovery Fund.        (b)  Assessments.--Every applicant for motor vehicle dealer     registration plates or for the authority to act as an agent for     the department with respect to vehicle titling and registration     shall pay, in addition to any other license fees and bonds, an     assessment of $60 to the fund.        (c)  Use and maintenance of fund.--The assessments shall be     used to establish and maintain the fund and shall be deposited     into the State Treasury and credited to the fund. The fund shall     be used solely to provide the Department of Transportation and     the Department of Revenue with the money necessary to process     documents relating to the titling and registration of vehicles     as described in this chapter. The fund shall be invested and     interest and dividends shall accrue to the fund.        (d)  Minimum balance.--Whenever the balance of the fund falls     below $500,000, the secretary may assess all members an     additional assessment of up to $50 to bring the fund up to at     least the $500,000 minimum. Not more than one additional     assessment may be made against a member in any 12-month period.     (Dec. 21, 1998, P.L.1126, No.151, eff. 60 days)        1998 Amendment.  Act 151 amended subsec. (b).