Section 2017 - Issuance of certificate; records(a) The Commissioner shall file each application received and, when satisfied as to its genuineness and regularity and that the applicant is entitled to the issuance of a certificate of title, shall issue a certificate of title of the vehicle, without regard to the age of the vehicle.(b) The Commissioner may issue an electronic certificate of title, provided that the applicant is entitled to the issuance of the certificate of title pursuant to subsection (a) of this section.(c) The Commissioner shall maintain a record of all certificates of title issued and of all exempt vehicle titles issued pursuant to section 117 of this title.Amended by 2024, No. 165,§ 5, eff. 7/1/2024.Amended by 2023 , No. 41, § 27, eff. upon completion of the vehicle services module of the DMV Core System Modernization project.Added 1969, No. 297 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. 9/1/1971; amended 1979, No. 187 (Adj. Sess.), § 2; 1983, No. 60, § 4; 1991, No. 165 (Adj. Sess.), § 7; 2009 , No. 152 (Adj. Sess.), § 16; 2015 , No. 50, § 33a, eff. 1/1/2016.This section is set out more than once due to postponed, multiple, or conflicting amendments.