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- Jurisdiction
- Nebraska
- Level
- Sector regulator
- Authority
- Online Notary Public Act (2019 Neb. Laws LB 186); Titles 45, 46 and 49 Neb. Admin. Code; Neb. Rev. Stat. § 45-1017
- Issued
- 2020-04-01 Apr. 1, 2020
- Effective
- 2020-04-01 (online notarization operative Apr. 2, 2020) (read as 2020-04-01)
- End
- 2021-06-01 (rescinded by EO 21-06) (read as 2021-06-01)
- In force
- Apr. 1, 2020 to June 1, 2021
- Quarters
- 2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
- Limitation types
- Courts and public officesOther
- Addressees
- notaries
- banks, credit unions, installment loan companies
- Secretary of State
- Department of Banking and Finance
- Functions reached
- CL closings and notaries
- ML mortgage lending
- BR branches (limited hours)
- OF examinations
- Collection
- Nebraska NE
Operative words
WHEREAS, to complete a notarial act, a notary and a principal must be physically present together in order for the notary to properly notarize documents, including real estate closing papers, bank loans, and other legal documents;... WHEREAS, many financial institutions and financial entities that are regulated by the Nebraska Department of Banking and Finance have limited their office hours in order to practice social distancing... 1. The July 1, 2020, operative date for the Online Notary Public Act... is waived so that the Secretary of State can immediately commence implementation of the Act;... 3. The requirements... which require bank directors or an accountant to be physically present in order to carry out the regulation to count cash is waived.
Enforcement
Waiver of statutes and regulations
Notes
The State's own finding that Nebraska financial institutions 'have limited their office hours'