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Ex. WA-019 Order Primary source read

Proclamation 20-27 (Mar. 24, 2020)

Electronic Notary Effective Date (remote notarization made immediately available)

Governor Jay Inslee · Washington (State)

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Jurisdiction
Washington
Level
State
Authority
RCW 43.06.220(2); chapters 38.08, 38.52, 43.06 RCW
Issued
2020-03-24 Mar. 24, 2020
Effective
2020-03-27
End
Extended by 20-27.1 through 20-27.7; the underlying statute (Laws of 2019, ch. 154) took permanent effect Oct. 1, 2020 (read as 2020-10-01)
In force
Mar. 27, 2020 to Oct. 1, 2020
Quarters
2020 Q22020 Q3
Limitation types
Courts and public officesOther
Addressees
  • notaries public
  • parties to real-estate and financial transactions
Functions reached
  • CL closings, notaries, recorders and title
  • ML mortgage lending
  • CT
Collection
Washington WA

Operative words

the specific effective date provisions in Section 10 of SB 5641 is hereby waived and suspended, effective March 27, 2020 until [April 26, 2020]... The result of this proclamation is that the delayed effective date in Laws of 2019, ch. 154, section 10 [is removed and the authority for] electronic notarial acts by remotely located individuals, will take effect immediately

Enforcement

Waiver instrument

Notes

Issued because in-person notarization was prohibited or impracticable under the stay-home order; documents the compelled change in closing practice for lenders, title companies and law firms.

Retrieval note

Bracketed words summarize text between quoted fragments.

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