625 ILCS 5/3-100.1
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 625 - VEHICLES|625 ILCS 5/ - Illinois Vehicle Code.|Chapter 3 - Certificates Of Title And Registration Of Vehicles

Sec. 3-100.1. Use of electronic records.(a) To the extent authorized by the Secretary of State and in accordance  with standards and procedures prescribed by the Secretary of State:(1) Certificates, certifications, affidavits,     applications, assignments, statements, notices, documents, and other records required under this Chapter may be created, distributed, and received in electronic form.(2) Signatures required under this Chapter may be     made as electronic signatures or may be waived.(3) Delivery of records required under this Chapter     may be made by any means, including electronic delivery.(4) Fees and taxes required to be paid under this     Chapter may be made by electronic means; provided that any forms, records, electronic records, and methods of electronic payment relating to the filing and payment of taxes shall be prescribed by the Department of Revenue.(a-5) No later than July 1, 2022, the Secretary of State shall implement, manage, and administer an electronic lien and title system that will permit a lienholder to perfect, assign, and release a lien under this Code. The system may include the points in subsection (a) as to the identified objectives of the program. The Secretary shall establish by administrative rule the standards and procedures relating to the management and implementation of the mandatory electronic lien and title system established under this subsection. The Secretary may charge a reasonable fee for performing the services and functions relating to the management and administration of the system. The fee shall be set by administrative rule adopted by the Secretary.(b) Electronic records accepted by the Secretary of State have the  same force and effect as records created on paper by writing, typing,  printing, or similar means. The procedures established by the  Secretary of State concerning the acceptance of electronic filings  and electronic records shall ensure that the electronic filings and  electronic records are received and stored accurately and that they  are readily available to satisfy any statutory requirements that call  for a written record.(c) Electronic signatures accepted by the Secretary of State shall have the  same force and effect as manual signatures.(d) Electronic delivery of records accepted by the Secretary of State shall  have the same force and effect as physical delivery of records.(e) Electronic records and electronic signatures accepted by the Secretary  of State shall be admissible in all administrative, quasi-judicial,  and judicial proceedings. In any such proceeding, nothing in the  application of the rules of evidence shall apply so as to deny the  admissibility of an electronic record or electronic signature into  evidence on the sole ground that it is an electronic record or  electronic signature, or on the grounds that it is not in its  original form or is not an original. Information in the form of an  electronic record shall be given due evidentiary weight by the trier  of fact.(f) The Secretary may contract with a private contractor to carry out the Secretary's duties under this Section.(Source: P.A. 101-490, eff. 1-1-20; 102-154, eff. 1-1-22; 102-431, eff. 8-20-21.)