THE BILL ITSELF
CS/HB 961
Salvage Certificates of Title and Certificates of Destruction
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An act relating to salvage certificates of title and
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certificates of destruction; amending s. 319.30, F.S.;
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requiring insurance companies or their authorized
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agents to implement control processes and procedures
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to ensure adequate identity verification of electronic
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signatures; providing an effective date.
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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Section 1. Paragraph (d) of subsection (3) of section
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319.30, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
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319.30 Definitions; dismantling, destruction, change of
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identity of motor vehicle, vessel, or mobile home; salvage.—
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(3)
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(d) An electronic signature that is consistent with
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chapter 668 satisfies any signature required under this
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subsection, except that an electronic signature on an odometer
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disclosure submitted through an insurance company must be
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executed using an electronic signature, as defined in s.
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668.003(4). The insurance company or its authorized agent shall
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implement control processes and procedures acceptable to the
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department to ensure adequate identity verification,
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preservation, disposition, integrity, security, confidentiality,
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and auditability of the electronic signature, which uses a
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system providing an Identity Assurance Level, Authenticator
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Assurance Level, and Federation Assurance Level, as described in
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the National Institute of Standards and Technology Special
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Publication 800-63-3, as of December 1, 2017, which are
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equivalent to or greater than Level 2, for each level, for a
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certificate of destruction or for a salvage certificate of
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title.
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Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2026.