{"id":"AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-040","kind":"order","level":"state","jurisdiction":"Massachusetts (General Court)","state":"MA","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS","eco":"","issuer":"Massachusetts General Court; approved by Governor Charles D. Baker","authority":"Mass. Const. pt. 2, ch. 1","instrument":"Chapter 20 of the Acts of 2021","title":"An Act relative to extending certain COVID-19 measures adopted during the state of emergency","dateIssued":"2021-06-16","effective":"2021-06-16 (the Massachusetts state of emergency ended June 15, 2021)","end":"2021-12-15 (remote notarization); later extended by successor acts (described by category)","startDate":"2021-06-16","endDate":"2021-12-15","quarters":["2021Q2","2021Q3"],"types":["CRT","OTHER"],"addressees":["notaries public and parties to notarized documents","public bodies","restaurants (outdoor dining and to-go alcohol provisions)"],"clause":"SECTION 7. Section 8 of chapter 71 of the acts of 2020 is hereby amended by striking out the words \u00273 business days after termination of the governor\u0027s March 10, 2020 declaration of a state of emergency\u0027 and inserting in place thereof the following words:- on December 15, 2021.","enforcement":"Statute","functions":["CL closings and notarized instruments in 2021 Q3","OF","FI","CB"],"notes":"A 2021 Q3 instrument: the Legislature kept the emergency notarization regime alive for six months after the emergency ended, together with remote public meetings and the restaurant measures.","sourceUrl":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/SessionLaws/Acts/2021/Chapter20","snapshot":"","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":162578,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS","url":"/library/AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-040","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-040","citation":"Massachusetts General Court; approved by Governor Charles D. Baker, Chapter 20 of the Acts of 2021 (June 16, 2021) (Ex. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-040)","stateName":"Massachusetts","related":["AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-039","SEC-13-074"]}