APPROVED CHAPTER
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BY GOVERNOR RESOLVES
STATE OF MAINE
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IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD
TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-ONE
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H.P. 476 - L.D. 645
Resolve, To Create an Electronic Titling Work Group
Sec. 1. Electronic titling work group. Resolved: That the Department of the
Secretary of State, Bureau of Motor Vehicles shall convene a work group to study
electronic titling in accordance with this section, referred to in this section as "the work
group."
1. The Secretary of State shall appoint to the work group:
A. Staff of the Bureau of Motor Vehicles;
B. A representative of the Secretary of State's computing and information services
staff;
C. A representative of state credit unions;
D. A representative of state banks;
E. A representative of other financing entities;
F. A representative of a car dealership;
G. A representative of a car dealership primarily selling used cars; and
H. A representative of a statewide organization representing commercial motor
carriers.
The Secretary of State or the Secretary of State's designee shall serve on the work group.
Members of the work group may not be compensated for their work on the work group.
2. Duties of the work group include:
A. Exploring efforts to develop a framework to clearly define electronic titling;
B. Establishing standards to support and adopt electronic titling;
C. Examining the benefits and challenges related to a paperless electronic titling
program;
D. Examining security measures related to a paperless electronic titling program;
E. Examining standards and systems developed by industry experts and exploring
ways in which the State can prepare to adopt such standards and systems; and
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 F. Reviewing and recommending improvements to the State's titling laws, rules and
procedures, with an emphasis on creating a streamlined titling system that is easy to
use.
3. The Bureau of Motor Vehicles, at the direction of the chairs of the joint standing
committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over transportation matters, shall provide
an annual report to the committee. The work group is dissolved on the adjournment of the
Second Regular Session of the 132nd Legislature.
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