HLS 20RS-856 ORIGINAL
2020 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 586
BY REPRESENTATIVE BRASS
MOTOR VEHICLES: Authorizes the use of electronic signatures when transferring
certificates of title in certain situations
1 AN ACT
2To amend and reenact R.S. 32:705(B)(4)(a) and to enact R.S. 32:705(B)(5), relative to
3 delivery of certificates to the purchaser of a vehicle; to authorize electronic
4 signatures when transferring certificates of title under certain circumstances; and to
5 provide for related matters.
6Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
7 Section 1. R.S. 32:705(B)(4)(a) is hereby amended and reenacted and R.S.
832:705(B)(5) is hereby enacted to read as follows:
9 ยง705. Delivery of certificate to purchaser of vehicle
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11 B. For purposes of this Section, an "endorsement" means one of the
12 following:
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14 (4)(a) The signature of the seller in the presence of an authorized officer, as
15 defined in R.S. 32:702(17)(2), who shall verify the identity of the seller and who
16 shall subscribe his name as a witness thereon, when the seller is transferring
17 ownership to a purchaser who is granting a security interest in the vehicle to the
18 federally insured financial institution that is making a secured loan to the purchaser.
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CODING: Words in struck through type are deletions from existing law; words underscored
are additions. HLS 20RS-856 ORIGINAL
HB NO. 586
1 (5) The electronic signature of the insured for the purpose of transferring
2 certificates of title when a vehicle has been declared a total loss and is encumbered
3 by a lien.
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DIGEST
The digest printed below was prepared by House Legislative Services. It constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument. The keyword, one-liner, abstract, and digest do not constitute
part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)]
HB 586 Original 2020 Regular Session Brass
Abstract: Authorizes the use of electronic signatures when transferring certificates of title
once a vehicle has been declared a total loss and is encumbered by a lien.
Present law defines "endorsement" by providing acceptable means of approving the delivery
of a certificate of title.
Proposed law expands the definition of "endorsement" to include electronic signatures of an
insured for the purpose of transferring certificates of title when a vehicle has been declared
a total loss and is encumbered by a lien.
(Amends R.S. 32:705(B)(4)(a); Adds R.S. 32:705(B)(5))
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