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MI SB1008

Bill

Status

Engrossed

12/5/2024

Primary Sponsor

Erika Geiss

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Origin

Senate

102nd Legislature

AI Summary

  • Allows electronic titles issued under section 222 to be exempt from requirements to physically present or endorse paper certificates of title in vehicle transfers.

  • Changes language from "shall" to "must" and "who" to "that" throughout sections 233, 234, 239, and 240 for grammatical consistency.

  • Establishes 180-day transition period for accepting electronically signed odometer disclosure documents, after which electronic signatures become standard practice.

  • Modifies section 239 to make violation penalties discretionary ("may be ordered") rather than mandatory for failure to endorse and deliver title certificates.

  • Updates section 240 to clarify that owners who make bona fide sales with electronically issued titles are protected from liability for subsequent vehicle use or violations.

Legislative Description

Vehicles: title; reference to electronic transfer of title or interest in vehicle; update. Amends secs. 233, 234, 239 & 240 of 1949 PA 300 (MCL 257.233 et seq.).

Vehicles: title

Last Action

Placed On Second Reading

12/10/2024

Committee Referrals

Transportation And Infrastructure9/19/2024

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