Full Report (PDF) - Office of the Legislative Auditor

xviMOTOR ~mCLE DEPUTY REGISTRARSMost largepublic deputiesmade money in1992.There are 34 single-office public deputies which process more than 24,000 transactionsper year. Our sample data indicate that about 33 percent of these deputieslost money in 1992, but only 14 percent would have lost money under the currentfee schedule.For private deputies, we measured the owner's income by adding salaxy and benefitsreceived by the owner to the deputy registrar business income (revenues minusexpenses). Some owners of corporate deputy registrars who own the buildingthey occupy also earn income by renting the space to the deputy registrar. Whilewe included the rent as a deputy expense, we did not include the income (orlosses) earned from such investments. Our analysis shows that:• Average incomes of private deputy registrars varied greatly with size.We estimate that, in 1992, average incomes rnoged from $15,000 for small deputiesto $77,000 for large deputies. Underthe current fee schedule, average incomeswould have been about $102,000 forlarge deputies, $47,000 formedium-large deputies, $28,000 for medium-small deputies, and $15,000 forsmall deputies.Average Income of Private Deputies, 1992, Actualand with Current Fees$120,000$100,000Income• Actual 1992 EiJWith Current Fees$80,000$60,000$40,000$20,000$0Source: Office of the Legislative Auditor.Small MedSmall Med Large LargeDeputy SizeWe also examined the cost per trnnsaction of the Department of Public Safety andof deputy registrars operated by non-profit organizations. We found that:• At the Department of Public Safety, the cost per transaction in fiscalyear 1993 was $3.26 for walk-in service, $1.32 for renewals by mail,and $4.36 for titles by mail.