When an insurance company pays out a total loss on a car or trailer, the owner can sign important paperwork electronically instead of by hand. This lets the insurance company handle transferring ownership of the vehicle. Documents signed this way do not need a notary.
301.644. Electronic signature permitted, when. — 1. In cases where an insurance company has paid or is paying a on a motor vehicle or trailer, the or owners of a motor vehicle or trailer may use an electronic signature in a similar form as that prescribed in sections 432.200 to 432.295 on a , , or other documents to authorize the insurance company to ownership of such motor vehicle or trailer. A , affidavit, or other similar document with an electronic signature for the to execute the by an insurance company under the authority of this section shall not require .
2. The may and regulations to implement and the of this section. Any or portion of a rule, as that term is defined in section 536.010, that is created under the authority in this section shall become effective only if it complies with and is subject to all of the provisions of and, if applicable, section 536.028. This section and chapter 536 are and if any of the powers with the under chapter 536 to , to delay the , or to disapprove and a rule are subsequently held , then the of and any rule proposed or adopted after August 28, 2015, shall be and .
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Source & history notes
(L. 2015 S.B. 456)
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