Legal Watch
State and federal statutory and regulatory activity that is directly related to the objectives of the eSTART Coalition. The referenced materials are displayed for awareness and their listing on the page does not confer any position on the bill by the eSTART Coalition or its members.
Active
Establishes requirements relating to notaries and online notarization.
Regarding the electronic issuance of registration and certificates of title.
Electronic signature authorized to transfer ownership of vehicle to insurer after payment of damages.
Provides for notarial acts to be conducted remotely and requires the Secretary of State to promulgate rules.
Allows notaries to perform remote online notarization.
Authorizes remote online notarization.
Establishes a web-based system for the verification of motor vehicle financial responsibility.
Establishes and requires participation in an electronic lien and title system.
Provides for the electronic transmission of certain documents.
Facilitates online issuance of temporary tags, makes e-signature improvements, and provides for electronic document submissions, among other items.
Creates an electronic temporary tag issuance system.
Recently Enacted
Creates an electronic temporary operating permit system. (2023)
Authorizes electronic signatures for internet sales activities. (2023)
Provides for revisions related to electronic titling. (2024)
Maine Legislative Document 2072
Provides for certain allowances in cases where a lienholder participates in the state’s electronic lien titling program. (2024)
Expands authorization and transactability of electronic titles. (2023)
Requiring the electronic notification of lien satisfaction, release and discharge by a lienholder to the department of revenue. (2024)
Creates a non-resident title clearinghouse. (2023)
Provides for electronic document submission and electronic signatures. (2023)
Permits the electronic execution of a power of attorney for the purpose of transferring a salvage certificate of title and the execution of an odometer and disclosure statement. (2023)
Gives authority for electronic titling and establishing and electronic lien and title system. (2023)
Makes cleanup provisions for electronic lien and title program and eliminates some notary requirements for motor vehicle transactions. (2023)
Establishes an electronic lien and title program, and authorizes e-signatures and electronic document submission. (2023)
South Carolina Senate Bill 549
Establishes mandatory electronic document processing by January 2024. (2023)
Provides for remote notarization. (2024)
Establishes an Electronic Lien and Title System. (2024)
Provides for remote notarization. (2024)
Authorizes electronic signatures on purchase documents. (2023)
Establishes an electronic title system by December 2025 for dealers and December 2026 for individuals. (2024)
An expansive modernization bill. (2023)
Provides for use of a secure power of attorney in combination with an electronic title in a dealer’s name for resale. (2024)
Creates a non-resident title clearinghouse. (2023)