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Emergency Order #11 (Mar. 23, 2020)

Temporary authority to perform secure remote online notarization

Governor Christopher T. Sununu · New Hampshire (State)

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Jurisdiction
New Hampshire
Level
State
Authority
Executive Order 2020-04 sec. 18
Issued
2020-03-23 Mar. 23, 2020
Effective
2020-03-23
End
Duration of the state of emergency (June 11, 2021) (read as 2021-06-11)
In force
Mar. 23, 2020 to June 11, 2021
Quarters
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2
Limitation types
Courts and public officesOther
Addressees
  • notaries public
  • parties executing legal documents
Functions reached
  • CL closings, notaries and title
  • CT courts and agencies
  • OF office transactions
Collection
New Hampshire NH

Operative words

In order to provide New Hampshire citizens and businesses with a secure and safe method by which to execute important legal documents, and to promote and secure the safety and protection of the people of New Hampshire, for the duration of the State of Emergency declared in Executive Order 2020-04 [remote online notarization is authorized where the principal and notary communicate simultaneously by sight and sound, identity is reasonably established and an audio-visual recording is made]

Enforcement

RSA 21-P:47

Notes

The instrument by which real-estate closings, lending and estate documents were executed without in-person contact.

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