[§437D-17.5]  Rental agreements; unpaid parking citations.  Pursuant to section 291C-168.5, the lessor, as the registered owner of the rental motor vehicle, may be responsible for fines or fees related to parking citations.  The lessor may adopt a policy of charging the lessee the actual cost of the parking citation paid to the court plus an administrative fee not to exceed $20; provided, however, that every rental agreement of a lessor adopting the policy must disclose, at a minimum, in plain language and in at least ten-point bold typeface print:

     (1)  The amount of the administrative fee to be charged; and

     (2)  Language encouraging the lessee to pay the parking citation directly. [L 1993, c 247, §1]