{"id":"SEC-12-049","kind":"order","level":"state","jurisdiction":"Massachusetts","state":"MA","metro":"","industry":"12","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"General Court of Massachusetts","authority":"Emergency law under Mass. Const. amend. art. 48","instrument":"Chapter 71 of the Acts of 2020","title":"An Act Providing for Virtual Notarization to Address Challenges Related to COVID-19","dateIssued":"2020-04-27","effective":"2020-04-27 (emergency law)","end":"","startDate":"2020-04-27","endDate":"2021-09-30","quarters":["2020Q2","2020Q3","2020Q4","2021Q1","2021Q2","2021Q3"],"types":["CRT","OTHER"],"addressees":["notaries public","attorneys","principals"],"clause":"a notary public appointed pursuant to chapter 222 of the General Laws may perform a notarial act under said chapter 222 utilizing electronic video conferencing... [and such act] shall be valid and effective if: (i) the notary public observes each principal\u0027s execution of a document; (ii) both the notary public and each principal are physically located within the commonwealth","enforcement":"Statute","functions":["CT closings, estate planning, corporate documents"],"notes":"Recites that the emergency law was \u0027necessary for the immediate preservation of the public convenience\u0027","sourceUrl":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/SessionLaws/Acts/2020/Chapter71","snapshot":"","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":131204,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"SEC-12","url":"/library/SEC-12-049","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/SEC-12-049","citation":"General Court of Massachusetts, Chapter 71 of the Acts of 2020 (Apr. 27, 2020) (Ex. SEC-12-049)","stateName":"Massachusetts","related":[]}