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Ex. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-076 Order Primary source read

Executive Order N-40-20

Executive Order N-40-20 (relief to businesses; deadline extensions; DMV in-person transactions)

Governor Gavin Newsom · California (Governor; Department of Motor Vehicles; Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control; Bureau of Gambling Control; Department of Consumer Affairs; Department of Tax and Fee Administration) (State)

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The record

Jurisdiction
California (Governor; Department of Motor Vehicles; Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control; Bureau of Gambling Control; Department of Consumer Affairs; Department of Tax and Fee Administration) · California
Level
State
Authority
Cal. Gov't Code secs. 8567, 8571 (California Emergency Services Act; suspension of statutes and regulations)
Issued
2020-03-30 Mar. 30, 2020
Effective
2020-03-30
End
Para. 13 waiver 'for a period of 60 days' (to May 29, 2020); para. 4 CDTFA relief through July 31, 2020; para. 11 shareholder meetings before June 30, 2020 (read as 2020-05-29)
In force
Mar. 30, 2020 to May 29, 2020
Quarters
2020 Q22020 Q3
Limitation types
Courts and public officesOther
Addressees
  • Department of Motor Vehicles and license and identification-card holders
  • corporations holding shareholder meetings
  • alcoholic beverage licensees
  • card rooms and third-party proposition player providers
  • Department of Consumer Affairs licensees
  • businesses filing CDTFA returns under $1 million
Functions reached
  • DM driver license and ID renewals moved out of DMV offices
  • OP corporate governance (shareholder meetings by electronic means without consent)
  • HR licensing and continuing-education deadlines (para. 12)
  • CB
  • SR (card rooms suspended; ABC licensees)
Collection
State motor-vehicle offices, secretaries of state and recorders AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS

Operative words

13. In order to limit the need for in-person transactions at Department of Motor Vehicle offices and thereby facilitate adherence to physical distancing guidelines, the prohibition in Vehicle Code section 12814.5(e) against renewals by mail of driver's licenses and the requirements in Vehicle Code section 13002.1(b) for in-person renewals of identification cards, and any accompanying regulations, are waived for a period of 60 days.... 11. For any shareholder meetings that already have been scheduled, or must occur before June 30, 2020, the requirements in Corporations Code sections 20 and 600 to request and receive the consent of shareholders for meetings of shareholders to be held by electronic transmission or by electronic video screen communication are hereby suspended... 9. The Director of the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control shall have the authority to suspend, for a period of up to 60 days, the deadlines for renewing licenses

Enforcement

Gov't Code sec. 8571 suspension (force of law); Gov't Code sec. 8665 (violation of emergency orders a misdemeanor)

Notes

The Governor's own words state the purpose: 'to limit the need for in-person transactions at Department of Motor Vehicle offices'; the order followed the DMV's March 27 field-office closure and the Secretary of State's March 20 counter closure.

Retrieval note

Scanned image PDF; text read by OCR. The Governor's release described the order as also allowing 'a 90-day extension in state and local taxes' and limiting DMV in-person transactions 'for the next 60 days'.