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MI HB5109
Bill
Status
10/22/2025
Primary Sponsor
Pat Outman
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AI Summary
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Exempts electronically issued vehicle titles under section 222 from requirements to physically endorse and deliver paper certificates of title when transferring vehicle ownership
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Requires purchasers to present assigned certificate of title and registration to the Secretary of State for new title issuance, except when titles are issued electronically
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Removes the requirement for sellers to physically deliver certificates of title to transferees when the title was issued electronically
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Updates terminology throughout the amended sections, changing "shall" to "must" or "may," "indorse" to "endorse," and "person who" to "person that" or "individual"
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Maintains existing protections for vehicle sellers from liability for damages or violations after sale, provided they either accompany the buyer to a Secretary of State office or maintain sale records for at least 18 months
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
Referred To Second Reading
11/4/2025