Senate Bill S3542A

Signed By Governor
2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to electronic signatures and salvage title

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Current Bill Status Via A1753 - Signed by Governor

  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2023-S3542 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A1753
Law Section:
General Obligations Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §5-1501B, Gen Ob L; amd §307, St Tech L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
A5384

2023-S3542 - Summary

Permits the electronic execution of a power of attorney for the purpose of transferring a salvage certificate of title and the execution of an odometer and disclosure statement.

2023-S3542 - Sponsor Memo

2023-S3542 - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3542
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 31, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. BRESLIN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Judiciary
 
 AN ACT to amend the general obligations law  and  the  state  technology
   law, in relation to electronic signatures and salvage title
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 5-1501B of the general obligations law  is  amended
 by adding a new subdivision 6 to read as follows:
   6. NOTHING IN THIS TITLE SHALL PROHIBIT THE EXECUTION OF A VALID POWER
 OF  ATTORNEY  FOR  THE  PURPOSE OF TRANSFERRING A SALVAGE CERTIFICATE OF
 TITLE AND THE EXECUTION OF AN ODOMETER AND DAMAGE  DISCLOSURE  STATEMENT
 IN  CONNECTION  WITH  SUCH TITLE BY ELECTRONIC MEANS PURSUANT TO ARTICLE
 THREE OF THE STATE TECHNOLOGY LAW.
   § 2. Subdivision 1 of section 307 of  the  state  technology  law,  as
 amended  by  chapter  222  of  the  laws  of 2021, is amended to read as
 follows:
   1. To any document providing for the disposition  of  an  individual's
 person or property upon death or incompetence, or appointing a fiduciary
 of  an  individual's  person or property, including, without limitation,
 wills, trusts, decisions consenting to orders not to resuscitate, powers
 of attorney and health care proxies, with the exception of: (a) contrac-
 tual beneficiary designations; (b) the registration of making, amending,
 or revoking an anatomical gift under section forty-three hundred ten  of
 the  public  health  law;  [and]  (c) documents and forms authorizing or
 accepting funeral, cemetery and cremation services; AND (D)  WHENEVER  A
 LOSS IN CONNECTION WITH A PRIVATE AUTOMOBILE IS DETERMINED BY AN INSURER
 TO  BE A TOTAL LOSS OR CONSTRUCTIVE TOTAL LOSS UNDER SECTION THIRTY-FOUR
 HUNDRED TWELVE OF THE INSURANCE LAW, FOR THE PURPOSE OF  TRANSFERRING  A
 SALVAGE  CERTIFICATE  OF  TITLE  AND  THE  EXECUTION  OF AN ODOMETER AND
 DISCLOSURE STATEMENT IN  CONNECTION  WITH  SUCH  TITLE,  THE  ELECTRONIC
 EXECUTION  OF  A  POWER  OF  ATTORNEY SHALL BE PERMISSIBLE PROVIDED THAT
 SIGNATURE IS AUTHENTICATED.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

2023-S3542A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A1753
Law Section:
General Obligations Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §5-1501B, Gen Ob L; amd §307, St Tech L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
A5384

2023-S3542A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Permits the electronic execution of a power of attorney for the purpose of transferring a salvage certificate of title and the execution of an odometer and disclosure statement.

2023-S3542A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S3542A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  3542--A
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 31, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. BRESLIN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee  on  Judiciary  --  committee
   discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
   to said committee
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the general obligations law and the state technology
   law, in relation to electronic signatures and salvage title
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Section 5-1501B of the general obligations law is amended
 by adding a new subdivision 6 to read as follows:
   6. NOTHING IN THIS TITLE SHALL PROHIBIT THE EXECUTION OF A VALID POWER
 OF ATTORNEY FOR THE PURPOSE OF TRANSFERRING  A  SALVAGE  CERTIFICATE  OF
 TITLE  AND  THE EXECUTION OF AN ODOMETER AND DAMAGE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT
 IN CONNECTION WITH SUCH TITLE BY ELECTRONIC MEANS  PURSUANT  TO  ARTICLE
 THREE OF THE STATE TECHNOLOGY LAW.
   §  2.  Subdivision  1  of  section 307 of the state technology law, as
 amended by chapter 222 of the laws  of  2021,  is  amended  to  read  as
 follows:
   1.  To  any  document providing for the disposition of an individual's
 person or property upon death or incompetence, or appointing a fiduciary
 of an individual's person or property,  including,  without  limitation,
 wills, trusts, decisions consenting to orders not to resuscitate, powers
 of attorney and health care proxies, with the exception of: (a) contrac-
 tual beneficiary designations; (b) the registration of making, amending,
 or  revoking an anatomical gift under section forty-three hundred ten of
 the public health law; [and] (c)  documents  and  forms  authorizing  or
 accepting  funeral,  cemetery  and  cremation  services[.];  AND (D) THE
 EXECUTION OF A VALID POWER OF ATTORNEY FOR THE PURPOSE  OF  TRANSFERRING
 A    SALVAGE   CERTIFICATE OF TITLE AND THE EXECUTION OF AN ODOMETER AND
 DAMAGE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT IN CONNECTION WITH  SUCH  TITLE  WHENEVER  A
 LOSS IN CONNECTION WITH A PRIVATE AUTOMOBILE IS DETERMINED BY AN INSURER
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD06816-02-3

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