Review of motor carrier road use fee collections by the South Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles

Abstract

In May 2020, the SIG initiated a review of the collection of road use fees (RUF) by the South Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles (SCDMV) due to a reported shortfall in collections as compared to the estimated fees set forth in a Statement of Estimated Fiscal Impact prepared by the South Carolina Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office (RFA) as part of the South Carolina General Assembly’s passage of Act No. 40 in 2017. The scope and objectives of the review were to determine the SCDMV’s implementation of Act No. 40; determine any shortfall in RUF collections; and identify any reason or reasons for the shortfall in RUF collections.