The Secretary shall have the power to regulate all matters pertaining to the issuance, provisional registration, and to the documentation he/she may deem necessary for the final registration of any motor vehicle or trailer with the Office of Drivers Services (DISCO, Spanish acronym). The Secretary is hereby authorized to determine, through regulations, the amount the petitioner must pay for listing any lien in the Registry of Motor Vehicles and Trailers of the Department. The money collected on said account shall be deposited in its totality in a Special Fund devoted to improving the services, facilities and mechanization systems of DISCO. Those liens for which the way and manner in which the payment is to be made is provided by law are exempt from this provision. Provided, that for Fiscal Year 2014-2015, of the funds collected in accordance with this section and § 5035 of this title, the sum of five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000) shall be transferred to the Legal Liability Fund.\nThe Secretary may authorize the receipt or issue of any document required or allowed under the provisions of this chapter, in Spanish or English, according to his/her determination of the needs or .\nThe Secretary may authorize the receipt or issue of any document required or allowed under the provisions of this chapter, in Spanish or English, according to his/her determination of the needs or best interests of the Department or its users, or by request of the interested party, as provided by regulations.\nThe Secretary shall be empowered to regulate all matters concerning the concession and registration, and to the documentation he/she deems necessary for the final registration of any all-terrain or four-track vehicle in the register.\nHistory —Jan. 7, 2000, No. 22, § 2.09; June 3, 2004, No. 132, § 2; Aug. 19, 2005, No. 57, § 2; July 1, 2014, No. 78, § 6.
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