Section 39 Electronic Motor Vehicle Certificates of Title 2

Section 24 of said chapter 90D, as so appearing, is hereby amended by adding the following 2 paragraphs:-
Notwithstanding subsection (a) of section 16, the registrar shall promulgate rules and regulations to establish an electronic process whereby a vehicle may be sold at retail, reassigned between dealers, or any other method of ownership transfer or sale approved by the registrar. The conveyor of the vehicle shall maintain, invalidate or surrender the existing paper certificate of title, if applicable, upon completion of the transaction and update of the electronic certificate of title for a vehicle that is retailed, reassigned or transferred under this paragraph, in a form or format prescribed by the registrar.
Nothing in this section shall relieve a seller's obligation under section 15 to assign and deliver title to a purchaser or the registrar at the time of delivery of the vehicle, nor shall anything in this section relieve a purchaser's obligation under sections 1A and 2 of chapter 90 to take title to said vehicle prior to insuring or registering the vehicle.