Section 618 - Other costs included in amount financedA. In addition to charges for insurance authorized in the preceding section of this act, the seller of a motor vehicle under an installment sale contract may require the buyer to pay certain other costs incurred in the sale of a motor vehicle under such contract as follows: 1. Fees, payable to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, for filing a lien or encumbrance on the certificate of title to a motor vehicle sold under an installment sale contract or collateral security thereto.2. Fees, payable to a public official, for filing or recording and satisfying or releasing the installment sale contract or instruments securing the buyer's obligation.3. Fees, for notarization required in connection with the filing and recording or satisfying and releasing a mortgage, judgment lien or encumbrance.B. The seller of a motor vehicle under an installment sale contract may also contract with the buyer to pay on behalf of the buyer, such other costs incidental to the sale of a motor vehicle and contracted for voluntarily by the buyer as follows: 1. Fees, payable to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, for registration of the motor vehicle and issuance or transfer of registration plates.2. Fees, payable to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, for driver's license for the buyer.3. Costs of messenger service and other costs associated with the submission of documents to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania or other governmental entity which are contracted for voluntarily by the buyer.C. The costs described in subsections A and B may be contracted for, collected or received by the seller from the buyer independently of the installment sale contract, or the seller may extend credit to the buyer for the amount of such costs and include such amount in the principal amount financed under the installment sale contract.D. Unless otherwise permitted by the laws of this Commonwealth other than this act, the costs described in subsections A and B which are paid or payable by the buyer shall not exceed the amount which the seller expends or intends to expend therefor. Any such costs which the seller has collected from the buyer, or which have been included in the buyer's obligation under the installment sale contract which are not disbursed by the seller, as contemplated, shall be immediately refunded or credited to the buyer.E. The seller of a motor vehicle under an installment sale contract may also contract with the buyer, to pay on behalf of the buyer, charges for any goods or services necessary or incidental to the sale of a motor vehicle and contracted for by the buyer which are not in violation of clause 14 subsection A of section 14 and which are not otherwise restricted pursuant to this act or any other statute. This subsection does not authorize the mark-up of costs described in subsection A or B.1947, June 28, P.L. 1110, § 18. Amended 2002, Dec. 9, P.L. 1446, No. 186, § 12, effective in 90 days.