Authority, Purpose, and Scope

Subject to the requirements 540 CMR 5.00, Dealers may use Electronic Signatures on Motor Vehicle Paper Titles in lieu of traditional signatures for Dealer Sales or Dealer Assignments of Title. Subject to the requirements 540 CMR 5.00, Dealers and individuals may use the RMV's Electronic Certificate of Title processes for the sale or transfer of Motor Vehicles. The E-Title processes shall only apply to Intrastate Transactions whereby a Motor Vehicle is sold: (a) Through a Dealer Sale; (b) Through a Dealer Purchase; or (c) Through a Casual Sale. 540 CMR 5.00 only applies to (d) the Electronic Signature on Paper Titles and (e) the issuance and transfer of Electronic Title for Motor Vehicles. 540 CMR 5.00 does not modify Motor Vehicle registration transactions requirements set forth under M.G.L. c. 90, § 2 and 540 CMR 2.05: Vehicle Registration Requirements. 540 CMR 5.00, issued by the Registrar of Motor Vehicles, establishes the requirements, standards, and specifications for the use of Electronic Signatures on Motor Vehicle Paper Titles and the sale and transfer of Motor Vehicles using an Electronic Title process as authorized under M.G.L. c. 90D, §§ 11A, 24, and 39. Nothing in 540 CMR 5.00 shall alter the Title requirements outlined in M.G.L. c. 90D or in 940 CMR 5.00, including but not limited to the requirements under M.G.L. c. 90D, §§ 4, 15(a), 16(a), and 32(b), and 940 CMR 5.04(11).