{"id":"PA-096","kind":"order","level":"sector-regulator","jurisdiction":"Pennsylvania","state":"PA","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"Department of State (suspension granted by Governor Wolf)","authority":"35 Pa.C.S. § 7301(f); 57 Pa.C.S. § 306","instrument":"Department of State summary: Pennsylvania Allows Remote Notarization of Some Documents During Coronavirus Emergency (estate planning and other records)","title":"Remote Notarization (Apr. 2, 2020)","dateIssued":"2020-04-02","effective":"2020-04-02","end":"Superseded by Act 15 of 2020 (PA-076)","startDate":"2020-04-02","endDate":"2020-06-30","quarters":["2020Q2"],"types":["CRT","OTHER"],"addressees":["notaries public","attorneys and clients"],"clause":"The Department of State requested and received a temporary limited suspension of the Pennsylvania statute which requires physical presence of notaries for all notarial acts relating to a statement or signature on a record.... Yet, it is increasingly difficult for attorneys to meet with their clients. Many seniors, and particularly those with medical conditions, are obeying the president and the governor and are limiting exposure to other people. Some clients are in nursing homes where no visitors are allowed.","enforcement":"Department of State","functions":["CT notarial acts","CS client meetings (law and accounting) displaced","CL"],"notes":"The Department\u0027s own recital that client meetings were displaced and nursing homes closed to visitors.","sourceUrl":"https://www.dos.pa.gov/Documents/2020-04-02-Remote-Notarization.pdf","snapshot":"https://web.archive.org/web/20200412222901/https://www.dos.pa.gov/Documents/2020-04-02-Remote-Notarization.pdf","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":89630,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"PA","url":"/library/PA-096","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/PA-096","citation":"Department of State (suspension granted by Governor Wolf), Department of State summary: Pennsylvania Allows Remote Notarization of Some Documents During Coronavirus Emergency (estate planning and other records) (Apr. 2, 2020) (Ex. PA-096)","stateName":"Pennsylvania","related":["PA-076","PA-093"]}