ALTA Updates Several TIRS State Compliance Guides

April 29, 2025

ALTA’s TIRS State Compliance Guides contain state-by-state regulatory and local practice material for entities establishing real estate title and closing operations. This resource is available for all 50 states and the District of Columbia. Updates were recently made to the guides for Kentucky, Maine, New Hampshire and Utah. 

  • Kentucky: A new section was added related to the Foreign Property Ownership bill. It was noted that although legislative efforts to pass a Marketable Title Act failed in 2025, they will likely be refiled in 2026. Editor of the Kentucky TIRS guide is Danielle Wilson, senior underwriting counsel for First American Title Insurance Co.
  • Maine: There were multiple updates to specific sections of statutes and codes throughout the guide. Another update includes title insurers’ reporting requirements. Editor of the New Hampshire TIRS guide is William Walsh, vice president and state counsel for Old Republic Title Insurance Co.
  • New Hampshire: Edits were made to the Transfer Tax, the Uniform Real Property Transfer on Death Act, Marketable Title and Homestead Property sections, as well as multiple updates to specific sections of statutes and codes. Jane M. O’Sullivan, first vice president and Northern New England counsel for Old Republic Title, is editor of the New Hampshire TIRS guide.
  • Utah: Changes were made related to title insurers’ licensing obligations and real estate practices, as well as other areas. There also were edits to multiple attachments, and updates to specific sections of statutes and codes. Jonathan Buss, regional director of underwriting and senior counsel for First American Title Insurance Co., is the editor of the Utah TIRS guide.


Contact ALTA at 202-296-3671 or [email protected].