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Executive Order D 2020 019 (Mar. 27, 2020)

Ordering the Temporary Suspension of the Personal Appearance Requirement for Notarization due to the Presence of COVID-19

Governor Jared Polis · Colorado (State)

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Jurisdiction
Colorado
Level
State
Authority
C.R.S. § 24-33.5-704(7)(a)
Issued
2020-03-27 Mar. 27, 2020
Effective
2020-03-27
End
Thirty days; extended by D 2020 030 (Apr. 6), 047 (Apr. 30), 087 (May 29) and later orders pending statutory remote notarization (read as 2020-09-30)
In force
Mar. 27, 2020 to Sept. 30, 2020
Quarters
2020 Q22020 Q3
Limitation types
Courts and public officesOther
Addressees
  • notarial officers
  • Secretary of State
Functions reached
  • CL closings, notaries and recorders
  • CT courts and agencies
  • FI finance documents
Collection
Colorado CO

Operative words

temporary suspension of the personal appearance requirement before notarial officers to perform notarizations, and authorizes the Secretary of State to promulgate and issue temporary emergency rules to permit notarial officers to perform remote notarizations... where a person appears before a notarial officer remotely, by real-time audio-video [communication]

Enforcement

Secretary of State emergency rules (8 CCR 1505-11)

Notes

Accommodation order evidencing that in-person closings and notarizations were suspended by the Stay at Home regime