{"id":"PA-076","kind":"order","level":"state","jurisdiction":"Pennsylvania","state":"PA","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"General Assembly; approved by Governor Wolf Apr. 20, 2020","authority":"Act of Apr. 20, 2020, No. 15 (S.B. 841), amending Title 35 (Health and Safety) and Title 57 (Notaries Public) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, among others","instrument":"Act 15 of 2020 (S.B. 841) (Apr. 20, 2020)","title":"Act 15 of 2020 (S.B. 841)","dateIssued":"2020-04-20","effective":"2020-04-20","end":"Remote-notarization authority tied to the disaster emergency (later made permanent by Act 97 of 2020); local-government provisions tied to the emergency","startDate":"2020-04-20","endDate":"2021-06-30","quarters":["2020Q2","2020Q3","2020Q4","2021Q1","2021Q2"],"types":["CRT","OTHER"],"addressees":["notaries public","local government bodies","taxing districts","parties to real estate and other notarized transactions"],"clause":"§ 5731. Remotely located individual.... [the] Department of State shall immediately authorize a notary public to conduct notarial acts in the manner authorized by this section, if the notary gives notice to the department... (b) General rule.--A remotely located individual may comply with 57 Pa.C.S. § 306 by appearing before a notary public by [means of communication technology]... (c) Use of communication technology.--A notary public located in this Commonwealth may perform a notarial act facilitated by communication technology for a remotely located individual... [Title 35 provisions authorize political subdivisions to conduct meetings by] electronic means so long as each council member attending via electronic means can [hear and be heard]...","enforcement":"Statute","functions":["CL closings and notarization moved remote","CT local government meetings and permit bodies remote","DM vehicle-title notarization (with PA-053)","PM permits"],"notes":"The statute that made remote closings, remote vehicle sales and remote municipal proceedings lawful; its existence is itself evidence that in-person transactions were prohibited or impracticable under the closure and stay-at-home orders.","sourceUrl":"https://www.legis.state.pa.us/WU01/LI/LI/US/PDF/2020/0/0015..PDF","snapshot":"","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":294182,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"PA","url":"/library/PA-076","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/PA-076","citation":"General Assembly; approved by Governor Wolf Apr. 20, 2020, Act 15 of 2020 (S.B. 841) (Apr. 20, 2020) (Ex. PA-076)","stateName":"Pennsylvania","related":["PA-093","PA-096","PA-053"]}