Sec. 77.8. Provisions relating to dealers registered pursuant to section 415 of the Vehicle and Traffic Law

(a) A dealer is registered under the provisions of section 415 of the Vehicle and Traffic Law is not required to obtain a license as a private service bureau in order to engage in the business of assisting for hire in securing registrations or titles of motor vehicles for customers who have purchased vehicles from that dealer but a license as a private service bureau is required if a dealer engages in the business of assisting in securing registrations for titles for the general public.

(b) The provisions of sections 77.1 through 77.6 of this Part shall not be applicable to such a dealer engaging in private service bureau activities for customers who have purchased vehicles from that dealer but shall apply if a dealer engages in private service bureau activities for the general public.

(c) Such a dealer may charge a person who purchases a vehicle from such dealer a fee for assisting in securing a registration and/or certificate of title for such vehicle provided the dealer actually performs the service of filing the application for title and/or registration with the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles or his issuing agent. The fee charged by the dealer may not exceed $175. Such fee does not include the fee required to be paid to the Department of Motor Vehicles for issuance of the registration or for issuance of a certificate of title, nor shall such fee include the fee charged for the motor vehicle inspection of the vehicle.

(d) If a fee is charged by the dealer for assisting in securing a registration and/or title, the dealer shall print the quoted statement and asterisked statement required by section 78.19(d) of this Title on all copies of the invoice or bill of sale in a type size not smaller than the type size used for other charges on such document.

(e) The commissioner or his representative may examine records of the dealer with respect to any private service bureau activities conducted by the dealer.