An Act To Allow the Secretary of State To Use an Electronic Lien Titling Program for the Purposes of the Maine Motor Vehicle Certificate of Title and Antitheft Act Fiscal Detail and Notes
Maine Legislature, Session 130, LD 1843
Committee Amendment CA_A_H798 (House)
Amends: 29-A MRSA §651-A

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT" A"toH.P.1364,L.D.1843, "AnActToAllowthe 
Secreta1y of State To Use an Electronic Lien Titling Program for the Purposes of the Maine 
Motor Vehicle Certificate of Title and Antitheft Act" 
Amend the bill by striking out all of section 2 and inserting the following: 
'Sec. 2. 29-A MRSA §651-A, as enacted by PL 1995, c. 645, Pt. A, §7, is amended 
to read: 
§651-A. Require certificate of lien; certificate of title; certificate of salvage; electronic 
lien titling program 
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Title, the Secretary of State may require a 
certificate of lien, certificate of title or certificate of salvage when necessary to perfect a 
lien. The Secretary of State may use, but may not require the use of, an electronic lien 
titling program for the purposes of this chapter. If a lienholder elects to participate in an 
electronic lien titling program used by the Secretary of State under this section: 
1. Mail, delivery and surrender. Any requirement to mail, deliver or surrender a 
certificate of title under this chapter may be satisfied by using the electronic lien titling 
program to provide an electronic record; 
2. Notification of release or update. The lienholder shall use the electronic lien titling 
program to notify the Secretary of State when a lien is released or updated; and 
3. Paper copy. The lienholder may request a paper copy of the certificate oftitle. 
If the Secretary of State uses an electronic lien titling program under this section, the 
Secretary of State shall adopt rules to administer the program. Rules adopted under this 
section must include, but are not limited to, rules governing the processes by which a 
lienholder elects to participate in and stop participating in the electronic lien titling 
program. Rules adopted under this section are routine technical rules as defined in Title 5, 
chapter 375, subchapter 2-A.' 
Amend the bill by insetiing after section 2 the following: 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
(, 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 1364, L.D. 1843 
'Sec. 3. Review and report back. The Secretary of State shall evaluate the needs of 
the Department of the Secretary of State in implementing an electronic lien titling program, 
as defmed in the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 29-A, section 602, subsection 4-A, and 
conduct a review of any relevant provisions of law that may need to be updated in order to 
properly implement such a program. No later than January 1, 2023, the Secretary of State 
shall submit a report summarizing the findings of the review to the joint standing committee 
of the Legislature having jurisdiction over transportation matters. The joint standing 
committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over transportation matters may introduce 
legislation for presentation to the First Regular Session of the 131 st Legislature based on 
the findings in that report.' 
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or section 
number to read consecutively. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment makes the following changes: 
1. It clarifies that the Secretary of State may not require the use of an electronic lien 
titling program; 
2. It clarifies that provisions of the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 29-A, chapter 7 that 
require the mail, delivery or sunender of a certificate of title may be satisfied by using an 
electronic lien titling program; 
3. It requires a lienholder using an electronic lien titling program to use the program to 
notify the Secretary of State when a lien is released or updated; 
4. It allows a lienholder using an electronic lien titling program to request a paper copy 
of a certificate of title; and 
5. It requires the Secretary of State to evaluate the needs of the Depruiment of the 
Secretary of State in implementing an electronic lien titling program and conduct a review 
of any relevant provisions of law that may need to be updated in order to properly 
implement such a program. The Secretary of State must report fmdings to the joint standing 
committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over transportation matters no later than 
January 1, 2023. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 02/14/22 feae 
LD 1843 
LR 2514(02) 
An Act To Allow the Secretary of State To Use an Electronic Lien Titling Program for the Purposes of 
the Maine Motor Vehicle Certificate of Title and Antitheft Act 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment ,;LJ, [ {--/ -71?1) 
Committee: Transportation 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Minor cost increase - Highway Fund 
Additional costs to the Department of Secretary of State associated with rulemaking and conducting and reporting the 
results of a review can be absorbed within existing budgeted resources. 
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