{"id":"NE-051","kind":"order","level":"sector-regulator","jurisdiction":"Nebraska","state":"NE","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"Governor Pete Ricketts (directing the Secretary of State and the Department of Banking and Finance)","authority":"Online Notary Public Act (2019 Neb. Laws LB 186); Titles 45, 46 and 49 Neb. Admin. Code; Neb. Rev. Stat. § 45-1017","instrument":"Executive Order 20-13","title":"Coronavirus - Accelerating Online Notary Access and Financial Institutions Regulatory Flexibility","dateIssued":"2020-04-01","effective":"2020-04-01 (online notarization operative Apr. 2, 2020)","end":"2021-06-01 (rescinded by EO 21-06)","startDate":"2020-04-01","endDate":"2021-06-01","quarters":["2020Q2","2020Q3","2020Q4","2021Q1","2021Q2"],"types":["CRT","OTHER"],"addressees":["notaries","banks, credit unions, installment loan companies","Secretary of State","Department of Banking and Finance"],"clause":"WHEREAS, to complete a notarial act, a notary and a principal must be physically present together in order for the notary to properly notarize documents, including real estate closing papers, bank loans, and other legal documents;... WHEREAS, many financial institutions and financial entities that are regulated by the Nebraska Department of Banking and Finance have limited their office hours in order to practice social distancing... 1. The July 1, 2020, operative date for the Online Notary Public Act... is waived so that the Secretary of State can immediately commence implementation of the Act;... 3. The requirements... which require bank directors or an accountant to be physically present in order to carry out the regulation to count cash is waived.","enforcement":"Waiver of statutes and regulations","functions":["CL closings and notaries","ML mortgage lending","BR branches (limited hours)","OF examinations"],"notes":"The State\u0027s own finding that Nebraska financial institutions \u0027have limited their office hours\u0027","sourceUrl":"https://govdocs.nebraska.gov/docs/pilot/pubs/eofiles/20-13.pdf","snapshot":"","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":806650,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"NE","url":"/library/NE-051","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/NE-051","citation":"Governor Pete Ricketts (directing the Secretary of State and the Department of Banking and Finance), Executive Order 20-13 (Apr. 1, 2020) (Ex. NE-051)","stateName":"Nebraska","related":[]}