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Senate approves electronic-signature changes for salvage titles; HF777 passes unanimously
Summary
House File 777 and strike-all amendment streamline salvage-certificate procedures and permit electronic signature under penalty of perjury; amendment 5157 limited DOT and county-treasurer liability when reasonable verification steps are taken. The amended bill passed on final reading (45–0).
Senator Rosenboom (Marion) introduced House File 777 and a strike-all amendment to streamline the salvage-certificate and vehicle-transfer process, allowing key supporting documents (power of attorney, replacement title, odometer statement) to be signed electronically under penalty of perjury rather than requiring notarization. Senator Rosenboom also presented amendment 51-57, which removes broad indemnification language and instead protects DOT and county treasurers from liability if they acted reasonably and lacked knowledge of misrepresentations.
The amendments were adopted, and the Senate passed the amended bill on final reading with a roll call of 45 ayes and 0 nays. Supporters described the changes as a modernization that preserves reasonable verification duties for government offices.
