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Ex. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-057 Order Primary source read

ARCC notice of March 19, 2020: 'All ARCC Offices Closed: No Over-The-Counter Services' from Monday, March 23, 2020, until further notice

All ARCC Offices Closed: No Over-The-Counter Services

San Diego County Assessor/Recorder/County Clerk Ernest J. Dronenburg, Jr. · San Diego County, California (Assessor/Recorder/County Clerk) (County)

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Jurisdiction
San Diego County, California (Assessor/Recorder/County Clerk) · California
Level
County
Authority
Cal. Gov't Code secs. 27201 et seq. (county recorder's duties), 27320 et seq.; Cal. Health & Safety Code sec. 101040 (County Health Officer's order, cited on the notice's face); the County's local public health emergency declared March 12, 2020
Issued
2020-03-19 Mar. 19, 2020
Effective
2020-03-23
End
'until further notice'; reopening not verified (read as 2020-06-30)
In force
Mar. 23, 2020 to June 30, 2020
Quarters
2020 Q2
Limitation types
Business closureGathering capCourts and public offices
Addressees
  • the public
  • recording customers (title, escrow, lenders)
  • marriage-license and ceremony customers (couple and two witnesses only from March 16, 2020)
Functions reached
  • CL recording of deeds and trust deeds (no over-the-counter recording; e-recording and mail only)
  • PM assessor and recorder records
  • OF title, escrow and law offices
  • CB
  • EVT marriage ceremonies limited to four persons
Collection
State motor-vehicle offices, secretaries of state and recorders AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS

Operative words

All ARCC Offices Closed: No Over-The-Counter Services. 3/19/2020. In accordance with the County Health Officer order regarding the COVID-19, starting Monday March 23, 2020, we are closing our doors to the public and suspending all over-the-counter services at the Assessor/Recorder/County Clerk's Office until further notice.... Beginning Monday, March 16, 2020 all marriage ceremonies will be limited to the couple and two witnesses. No guests allowed.

Enforcement

Administrative closure under the County Health Officer's order (Cal. Health & Safety Code sec. 101040; violation a misdemeanor under sec. 120295)

Notes

The recorder for the second-largest county in California closed every office to the public from March 23, 2020, citing the County Health Officer's order; title and escrow companies lost same-day walk-in recording.

Retrieval note

The archived home page carries the March 19, 2020 notice and the March 12 local-emergency notice in English and Spanish.