{"id":"MI-012","kind":"order","level":"sector-regulator","jurisdiction":"Michigan","state":"MI","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"Michigan Department of State (Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson)","authority":"Department of State administrative authority; coordination with EO 2020-21","instrument":"Secretary of State branch office closure (Mar. 24, 2020)","title":"Temporary closure of all Secretary of State offices","dateIssued":"2020-03-24","effective":"2020-03-24","end":"2020-06-01 (branches reopened by appointment only; reopening date not verified in-session; the FAQ stated offices would stay closed through the duration of the Stay Home order and \u0027will not be reopened prior to May 14\u0027)","startDate":"2020-03-24","endDate":"2020-06-01","quarters":["2020Q2"],"types":["CRT"],"addressees":["the public","dealers","lenders","drivers"],"clause":"To slow the spread of the coronavirus, all Secretary of State offices are temporarily closed as of Tuesday, March 24, until further notice.... All transactions that cannot ordinarily be completed online will be temporarily suspended.... All Secretary of State offices will be closed through the duration of Governor Whitmer\u0027s Stay Home, Stay Safe Executive Order.","enforcement":"Administrative closure (no in-person transactions available)","functions":["DM titles and registrations","FI dealer finance","HR CDL and driver licensing","CL closings requiring notarized title work"],"notes":"Title transfers, dealer plates, CDL testing and in-person license renewals suspended; expirations extended by EO 2020-47 and then 2020 PA 127 (Ex. MI-038).","sourceUrl":"https://www.michigan.gov/documents/sos/COVID-19-OFFICE-CLOSURE-FAQ_684644_7.pdf","snapshot":"http://web.archive.org/web/20200415050454/https://www.michigan.gov/documents/sos/COVID-19-OFFICE-CLOSURE-FAQ_684644_7.pdf","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":177680,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"MI","url":"/library/MI-012","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/MI-012","citation":"Michigan Department of State (Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson), Secretary of State branch office closure (Mar. 24, 2020) (Ex. MI-012)","stateName":"Michigan","related":["MI-038","AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-041"]}