7 TIRS State Compliance Guides Just Got an Upgrade
May 27, 2025
Stay Compliant, Stay Confident With TIRS
Whether you're setting up shop or keeping your operation up to date, ALTA’s TIRS State Compliance Guides are your go-to resource for navigating state-specific title and closing regulations. Covering all 50 states and Washington, D.C., these guides are essential for anyone—new or experienced—working in the title insurance industry.
We’ve just made important updates to the guides for:
Kentucky – Added content on the Foreign Property Ownership bill and noted future legislative activity related to a Marketable Title Act.
Editor: Danielle Wilson, First American Title Insurance Co.
Maine – Updated statutes, codes and title insurer reporting requirements.
Editor: William Walsh, Old Republic Title Insurance Co.
Massachusetts – Updated to Mass. Gen. Laws regarding remote online notarization and a new unauthorized practice of law in real estate closings.
Editors: Tucker Dulong, Esq., CATIC and Scott Kriss, Esq., Kriss Law/Atlantic Closing & Escrow
New Hampshire – Revisions to Transfer Tax, Real Property Transfer on Death Act, Marketable Title and Homestead Property sections.
Editor: Jane M. O’Sullivan, Old Republic Title Insurance Co.
South Carolina – Updated case law, law prohibiting misleading “wholesaling” practices and new statute prohibiting unlawful real estate service agreements.
Editors: Jesse Cavett, Ellie Floyd, Wendi See, and Natalie Bialas, Old Republic Title Insurance Co.
Utah – Revisions to licensing obligations, real estate practices and related statutes and attachments.
Editor: Jonathan Buss, First American Title Insurance Co.
Wisconsin – Updated statues, codes and state and county transfer taxes
Editor: Duane H. Wunsch, Esq., Fidelity National Title Group
Each guide is maintained by experienced local counsel and is packed with the critical compliance details your business needs to thrive across jurisdictions.
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