Amman, April 15 (Petra) -- Lawmakers on Wednesday voted to pass the 2026 traffic law amendment during a Lower House session on Wednesday which was chaired by Speaker Mazen Qadi and attended by members of the government team.
The lawmakers endorsed decisions of the Joint Parliamentary Committee (Legal and Public Services) on a number of articles of the draft legislation.
The traffic regulations, approved by the Cabinet on March 11, 2026, aim to enable citizens to conduct vehicle purchase and sale transactions, including payment, electronically. It includes implementing online transactions and adopting electronic signatures for completing these.
To this end, electronic signatures will be adopted by notaries public for vehicle sales and purchases. This will allow the sale to be completed without physical presence before a notary public. The use of electronic communication methods, including audio-visual communication, and electronic signatures will be permitted for notary public transactions conducted by officers of the Licensing Department.
To ensure the electronic completion of vehicle sales and purchases and to protect the rights of vehicle owners, the regulations require a buyer to deposit the vehicle's price into a dedicated account at the Licensing Department. This account will be established specifically for this purpose, and the funds will be transferred to the seller's account immediately upon completion of the sale.
To facilitate vehicle sales and purchases through various financing institutions, a separate regulation will be issued to govern this process, in accordance with the new electronic sales and purchase mechanism. With the adoption of these procedures, all vehicle buying and selling transactions will be completed electronically without the need to visit driver and vehicle licensing departments.
The amendments also grant the competent authorities the power to sell vehicles in impound lots within one year instead of two, if the owners of the vehicles fail to rectify their status.
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