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Deputy DMV Commissioner Matt Russo backs e-signatures to speed salvage-title transfers
Summary
At an April 1 House Transportation hearing, Deputy DMV Commissioner Matt Russo said codifying electronic signatures for salvage-title transactions would reduce paperwork and speed auctions and insurance payouts, and noted federal guidance and an insurer indemnity clause in the draft language.
On April 1, 2026, the House Transportation committee considered draft language to expressly allow electronic signatures for salvage-title transactions, with Matt Russo, Deputy Commissioner of the DMV, saying the change would streamline transfers between insurers and auctioneers and reduce mail delays that can stall payouts.
Russo told the committee the provision responds to requests from auctioneers such as Copart and insurers who currently rely on manual signatures and mailed paperwork. "Copart asked us, ‘Is there a way that we can make this a streamlined process?'" Russo said, adding that the change would let owners sign electronically without a notary so insurance companies can forward documents to auction houses more quickly.
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