For car dealers in Arkansas, DMV paperwork is a constant — from registering vehicles and applying for titles to handling odometer disclosures and power of attorney forms. Traditionally, many of these documents required “wet” (ink) signatures, meaning customers and dealers alike had to deal with printed forms and physical signing. But that’s beginning to change thanks to new state law and digital trends that aim to streamline vehicle transactions while keeping things compliant.
What Arkansas Law Says About Electronic Signatures
Arkansas has long recognized electronic signatures legally under the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act (UETA) and the federal ESIGN Act — meaning in most contexts, e-signatures carry the same legal weight as handwritten ones. That means a signature electronically attached to a record isn’t automatically invalid just because it’s digital.
However, that general rule doesn’t automatically override specific requirements for official DMV paperwork. Until recently, most motor vehicle forms submitted to the Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration (DFA) — the body that runs the DMV functions — still required tangible signatures or were submitted on printed paper.
Big Changes: Electronic Titles, Registrations, and Signatures (Act 926)
In 2025, Arkansas passed a major law (Act 926) that modernizes how vehicle ownership documents can be handled. This law builds a legal foundation for e-signing and electronic processing of DMV forms — a big deal for dealers who handle a high volume of titles and registrations.
What Act 926 Does
🔹 Authorizes an electronic lien, titling, and registration system
🔹 Permits electronic applications for registration and certificates of title
🔹 Authorizes electronic signatures on title and registration forms
🔹 Allows electronic odometer disclosures and electronic submissions of liens and lien releases.
In short, Act 926 effectively updates Arkansas’s vehicle statute to explicitly welcome e-signatures and electronic paperwork for dealers. (Read more here)
How Tap to Sign keeps you compliant
1. Aligns With Arkansas E-Signature Law
Tap to Sign helps dealers ensure signatures meet these legal criteria by:
- Capturing a clear consent step before signing.
- Providing timestamps and audit trails on each signature event.
- Creating records that demonstrate who signed what, when, and how.
These are exactly the elements courts and regulators look for to verify an electronic signature’s legitimacy.
2. Reduces Common DMV Form Errors
One of the most common compliance problems for dealerships is missing or improper signatures on required fields — which can cause titles or registrations to be rejected or delayed. Tap to Sign helps by:
- Prompting required signatures on all fields before the process can be completed.
- Highlighting missing signatures so the customer and dealer can address them immediately.
- Storing tamper-evident records that reduce risk during audits or DMV reviews.
This means fewer rejected forms and fewer trips to county revenue offices to correct paperwork.
3. Provides a Secure Audit Trail
Digital signatures are only legally effective if the platform captures necessary metadata — things like signer identity, sequence of signature steps, and a tamper-resistant record of the signed document. Tap to Sign automatically includes:
✔ Timestamps for every signature.
✔ Detailed signer authentication info.
✔ Secure storage of signed PDFs with audit logs.
That matters for compliance because document retention and traceability are critical when DMV or auditors review transactions.
4. Easier In-Person and Remote Signing
Tap to Sign supports both in-store digital signing and remote signing if customers aren’t physically present.
This flexibility means:
- Dealers can continue paperwork even when customers complete purchase steps online.
- There’s less need to print, mail, or manually manage stacks of paper forms.
- Customers get a smoother, faster experience with fewer errors.
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