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Ex. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-048Va. Code Ann. sec. 47.1-2 (Definitions), Title 47.1 (Notaries and Out-of-State Commissioners)Virginia Code sec. 47.1-2, Definitions (electronic notarial act; electronic notarization)General Assembly of Virginia (Va. Code sec. 47.1-2 as amended by 2011 Acts cc. 731, 834 and later acts)Virginia (General Assembly) - permanent statute, contextStateJuly 1, 20122020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3OtherPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-049Tex. Gov't Code ch. 406, subch. C (Online Notary Public), added by H.B. 1217 (2017)Texas Government Code, Chapter 406, Subchapter C, Online Notary PublicTexas Legislature (Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., ch. 340 (H.B. 1217), sec. 3)Texas (Legislature) - permanent statute, contextStateJuly 1, 20182020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3OtherPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-047Chapter 2019-71, Laws of FloridaAn act relating to electronic legal documents;... authorizing online notarizationsFlorida Legislature; approved by Governor Ron DeSantis June 7, 2019Florida (Legislature) - permanent statute, contextStateJune 7, 20192020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3OtherPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-021NJMVC 'Extensions and CDLs' FAQ (updated October 1, 2020)NJMVC Extensions and CDLs FAQ (updated Thursday, October 1, 2020)New Jersey Motor Vehicle CommissionNew Jersey (State agency: Motor Vehicle Commission)StateOct. 1, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4Context (guidance or announcement)Courts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-005Executive Order No. 15An Order Suspending Provisions of Certain Statutes and Rules and Taking Other Necessary Measures in Order to Facilitate the Treatment and…Governor Bill LeeTennessee (Governor; Department of Safety and Homeland Security, Driver Services Division)StateMar. 19, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4Courts and public officesOtherPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-036Executive Order No. 202.7Continuing Temporary Suspension and Modification of Laws Relating to the Disaster EmergencyGovernor Andrew M. CuomoNew York (Governor)StateMar. 19, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Business closureCourts and public officesOtherPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-077News release AP20:035, Secretary of State Sacramento Public Counters Closed during COVID-19 PandemicSecretary of State Sacramento Public Counters Closed during COVID-19 PandemicSecretary of State Alex PadillaCalifornia (Secretary of State)StateMar. 20, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1Context (guidance or announcement)Business closureCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-087P.L. 2020, Chapter 10 (Assembly Bill No. 3849)An Act concerning the availability of government records during periods of emergency and amending P.L.2001, c.404New Jersey Senate and General Assembly; approved by Governor Philip D. MurphyNew Jersey (Legislature; every public-records custodian)StateMar. 20, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Courts and public officesOtherPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-022Department of Safety COVID-19 Updates page: 'All Driver Services Centers Offering Limited Services Due to COVID-19 Outbreak' (March 25, 2020 update; as archived March 31, 2020)Department of Safety COVID-19 Updates: all Driver Services Centers offering limited servicesTennessee Department of Safety and Homeland SecurityTennessee (Department of Safety and Homeland Security, Driver Services Division)StateMar. 25, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4Context (guidance or announcement)Business closureCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-042Order of the Governor of the State of Maryland Authorizing Remote Notarizations (No. 20-03-30-04)Order of the Governor of the State of Maryland Authorizing Remote NotarizationsGovernor Lawrence J. Hogan, Jr.Maryland (Governor)StateMar. 30, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Courts and public officesOtherPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-046Executive Order No. 20-13Coronavirus - Accelerating Online Notary Access and Financial Institutions Regulatory FlexibilityGovernor Pete RickettsNebraska (Governor; Secretary of State; Department of Banking and Finance)StateApr. 1, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Courts and public officesOtherPrimary 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-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-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-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-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-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-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

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