(1) The director shall maintain a central registry of electronic files for all certificates of title, mortgages, liens, releases of liens or mortgages, and extensions. The authorized agents shall transmit all electronic filing information to the director for maintenance of the registry. The director shall promulgate rules:
To determine when an electronic signature is acceptable for the purposes of filingcertificate of title documents; and
As may be necessary for the administration of electronic filing of certificates of titleand all related documents.
The director shall develop a plan to implement electronic filing on a statewide basis.The director shall encourage participation by the counties in an electronic filing system. The director shall begin the implementation of the electronic filing system no later than July 1, 2001, and shall complete the statewide implementation of electronic filing no later than July 1, 2006. The director may grant an exclusion from participation in the electronic filing system upon application by an individual county that demonstrates reasonable cause why electronic filing would be burdensome to the county.
Source: L. 2000: Entire section added, p. 1671, § 30, effective July 1, 2001. L. 2005: Entire section amended, p. 826, § 36, effective August 8.