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Ex. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-088Executive Order No. 2020-38Temporary extensions of certain FOIA deadlines to facilitate COVID-19 emergency response effortsGovernor Gretchen WhitmerMichigan (Governor; every public body)StateApr. 5, 20202020 Q2Courts and public officesOtherPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-079News release AP20:038, Secretary of State Los Angeles Public Counter Hours Reduced during COVID-19 PandemicSecretary of State Los Angeles Public Counter Hours Reduced during COVID-19 PandemicSecretary of State Alex PadillaCalifornia (Secretary of State, Los Angeles office)StateApr. 3, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Context (guidance or announcement)Capacity limitCurfew and hoursCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-113Executive Order No. 1467Executive Order No. 1467 (remote notarization for the duration of the State of Emergency and fourteen days thereafter)Governor Tate ReevesMississippi (Governor; Secretary of State's notary rules)StateApr. 6, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Courts and public officesOtherPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-024SCDMV 'COVID-19 Related Information' page (April 8, 2020; as archived April 10, 2020)SCDMV COVID-19 Related Information: appointments required at branch offices; road tests suspended; extensions of document expirationsSouth Carolina Department of Motor VehiclesSouth Carolina (State agency: Department of Motor Vehicles)StateApr. 8, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Context (guidance or announcement)Capacity limitCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-041Executive Order No. 2020-41Encouraging the use of electronic signatures and remote notarization, witnessing, and visitation during the COVID-19 pandemicGovernor Gretchen WhitmerMichigan (Governor)StateApr. 8, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Courts and public officesOtherPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-044Governor's suspension of statutes to allow appearance before a notary public via videoconference (announced April 8, 2020)Governor Abbott Temporarily Suspends Certain Statutes To Allow For Appearance Before Notary Public Via VideoconferenceGovernor Greg Abbott (Office of the Texas Governor release announcing the suspension)Texas (Governor)StateApr. 8, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Courts and public officesOtherPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-084SCC website 'COVID-19 UPDATE': all business to be handled electronically, by email or telephone; in-person visits to SCC offices temporarily suspended; drop-offs permitted with delayed processing (as archived April 9, 2020)Virginia State Corporation Commission COVID-19 Update: in-person visits suspendedVirginia State Corporation CommissionVirginia (State Corporation Commission, including the Office of the Clerk: business entity and UCC filings)StateApr. 9, 20202020 Q2Context (guidance or announcement)Business closureCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-080Division of Corporations website notice: Customer Service Counter in Albany handling service of process only, by appointment; 'all walk in services are suspended until further notice' (as archived April 11, 2020)New York Division of Corporations, State Records and UCC: walk-in services suspended; service of process by appointmentNew York Department of State, Division of Corporations, State Records and Uniform Commercial CodeNew York (Department of State, Division of Corporations, State Records and Uniform Commercial Code)StateApr. 11, 20202020 Q2Context (guidance or announcement)Business closureCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-013DMV news release: DMV Extends All Expiring Driver Licenses (Apr. 14, 2020)DMV Extends All Expiring Driver Licenses: commercial licenses extended through June 30; drivers under 70 extended through May 31California Department of Motor VehiclesCalifornia (State agency: Department of Motor Vehicles)StateApr. 14, 20202020 Q2Context (guidance or announcement)Courts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-038P.L. 2020, Chapter 26 (Assembly Bill No. 3903)An Act concerning remote notarial acts, and other acts for executing and verifying certain documents, by notaries public and certain other…New Jersey Senate and General Assembly; approved by Governor Philip D. MurphyNew Jersey (Legislature)StateApr. 14, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Courts and public officesOtherPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-099ALEA Driver License Division web page notice: 'ALEA Driver License and Reinstatement Offices Closed Until Further Notice - Limited Services Available by Phone' (as archived April 14, 2020)ALEA Driver License and Reinstatement Offices Closed Until Further Notice - Limited Services Available by PhoneAlabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA), Driver License DivisionAlabama (Alabama Law Enforcement Agency, Driver License Division)StateApr. 14, 20202020 Q2Context (guidance or announcement)Business closureCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-082Department of Business Services website notice: 'Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the office has suspended all processing of paper documents submitted by mail' (as archived April 18, 2020)Illinois Secretary of State Business Services: paper-document processing suspended; online filing and fax onlyIllinois Secretary of State Jesse White, Department of Business ServicesIllinois (Secretary of State, Department of Business Services)StateApr. 18, 20202020 Q2Context (guidance or announcement)Business closureCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-039Chapter 71 of the Acts of 2020An Act providing for virtual notarization to address challenges related to COVID-19Massachusetts General Court; approved by Governor Charles D. BakerMassachusetts (General Court)StateApr. 23, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Courts and public officesOtherPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-050Act 95 of 2020 (S.114)An act relating to the emergency judicial response to the COVID-19 public health emergencyVermont General Assembly; signed by Governor Phil Scott April 28, 2020Vermont (General Assembly; Secretary of State's Emergency Administrative Rules for Remote Notarial Acts)StateApr. 28, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Courts and public officesOtherPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-043Session Law 2020-3 (S.B. 704), COVID-19 Recovery ActAn Act to Provide Aid to North Carolinians in Response to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) CrisisGeneral Assembly of North Carolina (ratified May 2, 2020); signed by Governor Roy Cooper May 4, 2020North Carolina (General Assembly; Division of Motor Vehicles; notaries)StateMay 4, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4Courts and public officesOtherPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-014DMV news release: DMV Director releases statement about reopening of 25 field offices (May 8, 2020)DMV Director Releases Statement About Reopening of 25 Field OfficesCalifornia DMV Director Steve GordonCalifornia (State agency: Department of Motor Vehicles)StateMay 8, 20202020 Q2Context (guidance or announcement)Capacity limitCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-096News release AP20:045, Governor Newsom Issues Executive Order to Send Every Registered Voter a Vote-by-Mail Ballot for the November 3, 2020 General ElectionGovernor Newsom Issues Executive Order to Send Every Registered Voter a Vote-by-Mail Ballot for the November 3, 2020 General ElectionSecretary of State Alex Padilla (release); Governor Gavin Newsom (Executive Order N-64-20)California (Secretary of State; Governor; county elections officials)StateMay 8, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4OtherPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-003BMV news release: additional branches open by appointment only (May 8, 2020)BMV branch appointment expansion release of May 8, 2020Indiana Bureau of Motor VehiclesIndiana (State agency: Bureau of Motor Vehicles)StateMay 8, 20202020 Q2Context (guidance or announcement)Capacity limitCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-030KYTC flyer, 'Driver's License Office Reopening Guidelines' (May 19, 2020)Driver's License Office Reopening Guidelines: What we are doing to keep you safeKentucky Transportation Cabinet, Division of Driver LicensingKentucky (Transportation Cabinet, Division of Driver Licensing)StateMay 19, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Context (guidance or announcement)Capacity limitFace-covering requirementCourts and public officesWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-009WisDOT news release: Extension for renewing expired driver licenses ends July 25Extension for renewing expired driver licenses ends July 25Wisconsin Department of Transportation, Division of Motor VehiclesWisconsin (State agency: Department of Transportation, Division of Motor Vehicles)StateJune 25, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Context (guidance or announcement)Courts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-027NJMVC website notice (as archived July 21, 2020): licenses, IDs, registrations, inspections and temporary tags 'extended again' to at least September 30; West Deptford center closed after an employee tested positiveNJMVC notice of July 21, 2020: extensions to at least September 30, 2020; regional center closureNew Jersey Motor Vehicle CommissionNew Jersey (State agency: Motor Vehicle Commission)StateJuly 21, 20202020 Q3Context (guidance or announcement)Business closureCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-023TDOSHS news release: Former Driver Services Centers Reopen as Express Centers in Nashville and Memphis (Sept. 1, 2020)Former Driver Services Centers Reopen as Express Centers in Nashville and MemphisTennessee Department of Safety and Homeland SecurityTennessee (Department of Safety and Homeland Security, Driver Services Division)StateSept. 1, 20202020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1Context (guidance or announcement)Capacity limitCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-029KYTC 'COVID-19 Driver Licensing Changes and Updates' page (as archived August 8, 2020)COVID-19 Driver Licensing Changes and Updates (drive.ky.gov)Kentucky Transportation Cabinet, Division of Driver LicensingKentucky (Transportation Cabinet, Division of Driver Licensing; circuit clerks)StateAug. 8, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Context (guidance or announcement)Capacity limitCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-010WisDOT news release of November 10, 2020: renewal deadline extended to January 21, 2021Wisconsin DMV extends renewal deadline to January 21, 2021 (release of November 10, 2020)Wisconsin Department of Transportation, Division of Motor VehiclesWisconsin (Department of Transportation, Division of Motor Vehicles)StateNov. 10, 20202020 Q42021 Q1Context (guidance or announcement)Courts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-016DMV news release: DMV Extends Suspension of Behind-the-Wheel Driving Tests Until January 11DMV Extends Suspension of Behind-the-Wheel Driving Tests Until January 11California Department of Motor VehiclesCalifornia (State agency: Department of Motor Vehicles)StateDec. 29, 20202020 Q42021 Q1Context (guidance or announcement)Courts and public officesPrimary source read