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The record
- Jurisdiction
- California (Secretary of State) · California
- Level
- State
- Authority
- Cal. Const. art. V, sec. 11; Cal. Gov't Code sec. 12172 et seq. (Secretary of State's administration of the office; business programs, notary, UCC, elections); acting on the Governor's March 19, 2020 stay-at-home order (EO N-33-20)
- Issued
- 2020-03-20 Mar. 20, 2020
- Effective
- 2020-03-20
- End
- 'until further notice'; reopening date not verified (read as 2021-03-31)
- In force
- Mar. 20, 2020 to Mar. 31, 2021
- Quarters
- 2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
- Limitation types
- Business closureCourts and public offices
- Addressees
- the public
- business filers, UCC filers, notary applicants, apostille customers
- Functions reached
- OP corporate formation, amendment, qualification and Statement of Information filings (no counter service; drop-off and mail only)
- FI UCC filings and searches over the counter
- CL notary and apostille services
- CB
- Character
- context
- Collection
- State motor-vehicle offices, secretaries of state and recorders AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS
Operative words
As the State of California fights the spread of COVID-19, the Secretary of State's office in Sacramento will be closing public counters effective March 20, 2020. The Secretary of State's offices in both Sacramento and Los Angeles will remain open with limited staff, and critical functions and services provided by the Secretary of State will continue. The public will still be able to drop-off documents at the Secretary of State's offices.... 'I have ordered all public counters at the Secretary of State's Sacramento office closed -- for the safety of both our staff and the public -- until further notice,' announced Secretary of State Alex Padilla.
Enforcement
Administrative closure of public counters
Notes
Attorneys, lenders and formation services lost same-day counter service in Sacramento from March 20, 2020; the reopening-date question remains open (in-force quarters stated through 2021 Q1 on the 'until further notice' term and the Los Angeles reduced-hours notice.