LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A southeastern Nebraska county treasurer wants state officials to be more transparent about fees charged to people who make payments on the Department of Motor Vehicles website.
Lancaster County Treasurer Andy Stebbing said his office charges a lower convenience fee to people who use credit or debit cards in person or over the phone compared to people who make payments on the state’s DMV website. Stebbing says his office charges 2.49 percent as a convenience fee, while the state’s website charges a 3 percent fee.
He also says that the state charges a flat $3 fee to customers who make online payments using electronic checks. Stebbing says his office charges half of that.
Stebbing recently sent a letter to Nebraska’s Secretary of State, requesting he order a review of the convenience fees.