{"id":"WA-019","kind":"order","level":"state","jurisdiction":"Washington","state":"WA","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"Governor Jay Inslee","authority":"RCW 43.06.220(2); chapters 38.08, 38.52, 43.06 RCW","instrument":"Proclamation 20-27 (Mar. 24, 2020)","title":"Electronic Notary Effective Date (remote notarization made immediately available)","dateIssued":"2020-03-24","effective":"2020-03-27","end":"Extended by 20-27.1 through 20-27.7; the underlying statute (Laws of 2019, ch. 154) took permanent effect Oct. 1, 2020","startDate":"2020-03-27","endDate":"2020-10-01","quarters":["2020Q2","2020Q3"],"types":["CRT","OTHER"],"addressees":["notaries public","parties to real-estate and financial transactions"],"clause":"the specific effective date provisions in Section 10 of SB 5641 is hereby waived and suspended, effective March 27, 2020 until [April 26, 2020]... The result of this proclamation is that the delayed effective date in Laws of 2019, ch. 154, section 10 [is removed and the authority for] electronic notarial acts by remotely located individuals, will take effect immediately","enforcement":"Waiver instrument","functions":["CL closings, notaries, recorders and title","ML mortgage lending","CT"],"notes":"Issued because in-person notarization was prohibited or impracticable under the stay-home order; documents the compelled change in closing practice for lenders, title companies and law firms.","sourceUrl":"https://governor.wa.gov/sites/default/files/proclamations/20-27%20-%20COVID-19%20Notary%20(tmp).pdf","snapshot":"","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":184659,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"WA","url":"/library/WA-019","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/WA-019","citation":"Governor Jay Inslee, Proclamation 20-27 (Mar. 24, 2020) (Ex. WA-019)","stateName":"Washington","related":["WA-022","WA-020","WA-016","WA-024","WA-025","WA-015","WA-013","WA-014","WA-004","WA-005","WA-026","WA-009"]}