{"id":"ECO-C-116","kind":"order","level":"state","jurisdiction":"Massachusetts","state":"MA","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"C","issuer":"General Court of Massachusetts (signed by Governor Baker)","authority":"Statute: Chapter 71 of the Acts of 2020","instrument":"Chapter 71 of the Acts of 2020, An Act Providing for Virtual Notarization to Address Challenges Related to COVID-19","title":"Virtual notarization by electronic video conferencing during the state of emergency","dateIssued":"2020-04-27","effective":"2020-04-27","end":"Three business days after termination of the state of emergency (June 15, 2021), later extended by statute","startDate":"2020-04-27","endDate":"2021-06-15","quarters":["2020Q2","2020Q3","2020Q4","2021Q1","2021Q2"],"types":["OTHER"],"addressees":["notaries public appointed under G.L. c. 222","principals located in the Commonwealth"],"clause":"In order to address the disruptions caused by the outbreak of the 2019 novel coronavirus, also known as COVID-19,... a notary public appointed pursuant to chapter 222 of the General Laws may perform an acknowledgement, affirmation or other notarial act under said chapter 222 utilizing electronic video conferencing in real time... (ii) both the notary public and each principal are physically located within the commonwealth","enforcement":"Statute (emergency preamble)","functions":["CL","OF"],"notes":"","sourceUrl":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/SessionLaws/Acts/2020/Chapter71","snapshot":"","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":131204,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"ECO-C","url":"/library/ECO-C-116","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/ECO-C-116","citation":"General Court of Massachusetts (signed by Governor Baker), Chapter 71 of the Acts of 2020, An Act Providing for Virtual Notarization to Address Challenges Related to COVID-19 (Apr. 27, 2020) (Ex. ECO-C-116)","stateName":"Massachusetts","related":["ECO-C-095"]}