S.B. No. 1062         AN ACT   relating to documentation for the transfer of a motor vehicle   title.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 501.072, Transportation Code, is amended   to read as follows:          Sec. 501.072.  ODOMETER DISCLOSURE STATEMENT. (a)  Except   as provided by Subsection (c), the transferor [seller] of a motor   vehicle transferred [sold] in this state shall provide to the   transferee [buyer, on a form prescribed by the department,] a   [written] disclosure of the vehicle's odometer reading at the time   of the transfer in compliance with 49 U.S.C. Section 32705 [sale.   The form must include space for the signature and printed name of   both the seller and buyer].          (b)  When application for a [certificate of] title is made,   the transferee [owner] shall record the [current] odometer reading   on the application. The [written] disclosure required by   Subsection (a) must accompany the application.          (c)  An odometer disclosure statement is not required for the   transfer [sale] of a motor vehicle that is exempt from odometer   disclosure requirements under 49 C.F.R. Part 580[:                [(1)     has a manufacturer's rated carrying capacity of   more than two tons;                [(2)  is not self-propelled;                [(3)  is 10 or more years old;                [(4)     is sold directly by the manufacturer to an agency   of the United States government in conformity with contractual   specifications; or                [(5)  is a new motor vehicle].          (d)  The department shall provide for use consistent with 49   C.F.R. Part 580:                (1)  a secure power of attorney form; and                (2)  a secure reassignment form for licensed motor   vehicle dealers.          (e)  In this section, "transferee" and "transferor" have the   meanings assigned by 49 C.F.R. Section 580.3.          SECTION 2.  Section 501.174, Transportation Code, is amended   by amending Subsection (b) and adding Subsections (d), (e), and (f)   to read as follows:          (b)  Except as otherwise provided by this section, if [If] a   law requires that a document be signed, the requirement is   satisfied by an electronic signature.          (d)  The department by rule shall establish a process to   accept electronic signatures on secure documents that have been   electronically signed through a system not controlled by the   department.          (e)  A system used for submitting electronic signatures to   the department must verify the identity of the person   electronically signing a document and submit the document through   the electronic titling system.          (f)  This section does not require the department to certify   an electronic signature process or an electronic signature vendor   before accepting a document that is executed with an electronic   signature.          SECTION 3.  Not later than January 1, 2019, the Texas   Department of Motor Vehicles shall adopt rules necessary to   implement Section 501.174(d), Transportation Code, as added by this   Act.          SECTION 4.  This Act takes effect January 1, 2018.             ______________________________ ______________________________      President of the Senate Speaker of the House                 I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1062 passed the Senate on   April 25, 2017, by the following vote:  Yeas 31, Nays 0.       ______________________________   Secretary of the Senate                I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1062 passed the House on   May 22, 2017, by the following vote:  Yeas 144, Nays 0, two   present not voting.       ______________________________   Chief Clerk of the House            Approved:     ______________________________                Date       ______________________________              Governor