Revision: Jan. 15, 2026, 8:51 a.m.
Senate Transportation
January 13, 2026
2026-0097s
09/08
Amendment to SB 469
Amend the title of the bill by replacing it with the following:
AN ACT allowing the director of the division of motor vehicles to adopt administrative rules regarding the use of electronic signatures and relative to signature requirements where ownership of a vehicle is transferred to an insurer after payment of damages.
Amend the bill by inserting after section 3 the following and renumbering the original section 4 to read as 5:
4 Destruction of Vehicles; Total Loss, Salvage, and Rebuilt Vehicles. Amend RSA 261:22, II-b to read as follows:
II-b. Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, supporting documents used to transfer ownership of a vehicle to an insurer after payment of damages do not require a notarized signature, may be signed electronically, and may be printed on hard copy. For purposes of this paragraph, supporting documents include but are not limited to limited power of attorney, duplicate title, and odometer statement forms.
II-c. An applicant under RSA 261:22, II-a and II-b shall indemnify and hold harmless the department from any liability arising from an error or misrepresentation made by such applicant in a submission to the department pursuant to RSA 261:22, II-a and II-b.
2026-0097s
AMENDED ANALYSIS
This bill:
I. Authorizes the director of the division of motor vehicles to adopt rules regarding records, documents, applications, and forms that can be signed electronically, and requires electronic signatures to be accepted on such forms.
II. Allows supporting documents used to transfer ownership of a vehicle to an insurer after payment of damages to not require a notarized signature and allows the signatures to be signed electronically and printed on hard copy.