{"id":"SEC-14-070","kind":"order","level":"state","jurisdiction":"Texas","state":"TX","metro":"","industry":"14","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"Governor Greg Abbott","authority":"Tex. Gov\u0027t Code 418.016 (suspension of statutes)","instrument":"Suspension of Tex. Gov\u0027t Code 406.016 and related statutes (Apr. 8 and Apr. 27, 2020) permitting appearance before a notary by videoconference for wills, powers of attorney and real estate instruments","title":"Governor Abbott Temporarily Suspends Certain Statutes To Allow For Appearance Before Notary Public Via Videoconference For Real Estate Instruments","dateIssued":"2020-04-27","effective":"2020-04-27 (real estate instruments.","end":"with the suspension\u0027s terms (through the disaster declaration\u0027s early phase; superseded by resumption of in-person practice and existing RON law)","startDate":"2020-04-27","endDate":"2020-06-30","quarters":["2020Q2"],"types":["OTHER"],"addressees":["notaries public; parties to real estate instruments"],"clause":"","enforcement":"Tex. Gov\u0027t Code ch. 418","functions":["CL"],"notes":"Texas\u0027 permanent online notarization law (HB 1217, eff. July 1, 2018) already existed; the suspension reached traditional notaries","sourceUrl":"https://gov.texas.gov/news/post/governor-abbott-temporarily-suspends-certain-statutes-to-allow-for-appearance-before-notary-public-via-videoconference-for-real-estate-instruments","snapshot":"","fileExists":false,"fileBytes":0,"grade":"secondary","character":"","description":"","collection":"SEC-14","url":"/library/SEC-14-070","exhibitUrl":null,"citation":"Governor Greg Abbott, Suspension of Tex. Gov\u0027t Code 406.016 and related statutes (Apr. 8 and Apr. 27, 2020) permitting appearance before a notary by videoconference for wills, powers of attorney and real estate instruments (Ex. SEC-14-070)","stateName":"Texas","related":[]}