(a)
(1) The Secretary of the Department of Finance and Administration shall establish a system of registration on a monthly-series basis to distribute the work of registering motor vehicles as uniformly as practicable throughout the twelve (12) months of the calendar year.
(2) The secretary may set the number of renewal periods within the month from one (1) each month to one (1) each day of the month depending on which system is most economical and best accommodates the public.
(b) If the secretary elects to use monthly renewal periods, when a person applies for the registration of a vehicle and the issuance of a permanent license plate, the decals issued by the secretary for attachment to the permanent license plates to evidence the registration period shall be decals for the current month in which application is made for registration, regardless of the day of the month on which application is made.
(c) The secretary shall, upon request, assign to any owner of two (2) or more vehicles the same registration period.
(d) Registration shall be valid for one (1) year from the date thereof and shall continue from year to year thereafter as long as renewed each year within the time required by law.
(e) The secretary shall establish a system to allow owners to renew their motor vehicle registrations by facsimile machine and to charge their fees to credit cards. The secretary shall obtain a number of facsimile machines and publish the telephone numbers of these machines and make agreements with credit card companies so as to best accommodate the public.