{"id":"PA-053","kind":"order","level":"state","jurisdiction":"Pennsylvania","state":"PA","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"Governor\u0027s Office and Department of State (guidance implementing the Apr. 20, 2020 amendment to the closure orders)","authority":"Orders of the Governor and Secretary of Health Regarding the Closure of All Businesses That Are Not Life Sustaining, as amended Apr. 20, 2020; Act 15 of 2020 (remote notarization)","instrument":"Guidance for Vehicle Transactions During the COVID-19 Disaster Emergency to Ensure the Safety and Health of Employees and the Public","title":"Guidance for Vehicle Transactions During the COVID-19 Disaster Emergency","dateIssued":"2020-04-20","effective":"2020-04-20","end":"Superseded by the phased reopening (dealers reopened in-person in yellow-phase counties from May 8, 2020)","startDate":"2020-04-20","endDate":"2020-05-08","quarters":["2020Q2"],"types":["CLOSE","EMP"],"addressees":["automobile and other motor vehicle dealers","notaries"],"clause":"Under the Governor\u0027s and Secretary of Health\u0027s orders regarding the \u0027Closure of All Businesses That Are Not Life Sustaining,\u0027 amended as of April 20, 2020, online vehicle sales are authorized to commence statewide in accordance with this guidance. Automobile and other motor vehicle dealers were not permitted to continue physical operations under the Governor\u0027s and Secretary of Health\u0027s March 19, 2020, Business Closure Orders. Dealers generally could not complete \u0027online\u0027 or internet-based sales as the vehicle buying process traditionally requires certain in-person interactions, often with multiple individuals and live notarization. Senate Bill 841, which was signed into law by the Governor on April 20, 2020, allows for, among other things, remote notarization.","enforcement":"Condition of the amended closure orders; dealers operating outside the guidance were non-compliant non-life-sustaining businesses","functions":["SR showroom closed Mar. 19 - May 8, 2020 (and later in red counties)","DL delivery only, remote","FI finance and notarization remote","SV service permitted as automotive repair"],"notes":"Primary evidence that dealers\u0027 physical operations were prohibited from Mar. 19, 2020 and that even online sales were impracticable until Apr. 20, 2020.","sourceUrl":"https://www.governor.pa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/20200420-COVID-19-Online-Vehicle-Transactions-Guidance.pdf","snapshot":"https://web.archive.org/web/20200425130311/https://www.governor.pa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/20200420-COVID-19-Online-Vehicle-Transactions-Guidance.pdf","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":158635,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"PA","url":"/library/PA-053","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/PA-053","citation":"Governor\u0027s Office and Department of State (guidance implementing the Apr. 20, 2020 amendment to the closure orders), Guidance for Vehicle Transactions During the COVID-19 Disaster Emergency to Ensure the Safety and Health of Employees and the Public (Apr. 20, 2020) (Ex. PA-053)","stateName":"Pennsylvania","related":["PA-076","PA-110"]}