{"id":"SEC-14-035","kind":"order","level":"state","jurisdiction":"Georgia","state":"GA","metro":"","industry":"14","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"Governor Brian P. Kemp","authority":"O.C.G.A. 38-3-51(c)(4), (d)(1)","instrument":"Executive Order 03.31.20.01","title":"Temporarily suspending physical-presence requirements for the attestation of recordable instruments","dateIssued":"2020-03-31","effective":"Time moved here]","end":"expires with the Public Health State of Emergency (renewed monthly; ended July 1, 2021)","startDate":"2020-03-31","endDate":"2021-07-01","quarters":["2020Q2","2020Q3","2020Q4","2021Q1","2021Q2"],"types":["OTHER"],"addressees":["notaries public; witnesses; clerks of superior court"],"clause":"Any purported requirement under the laws of this state that the attestation of a recordable instrument under Code Sections 44-2-1 et seq. and 45-17-1 et seq. must occur in the physical presence of the notary public may be satisfied by the use of real-time audio-visual communication technology... any requirement under Code Section 44-2-1 et seq. that an in-person witness attest or acknowledge an instrument, document, or deed may be satisfied by the use of real-time audio-video communication technology","enforcement":"O.C.G.A. 38-3-7","functions":["CL closings and recordable deeds","OP"],"notes":"Recital: \u0027Certain legal documents for real estate transactions require the in-person services of a notary public or a witness and such interactions should be avoided to the maximum extent possible\u0027","sourceUrl":"https://gov.georgia.gov/document/2020-executive-order/03312001/download","snapshot":"","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":79373,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"SEC-14","url":"/library/SEC-14-035","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/SEC-14-035","citation":"Governor Brian P. Kemp, Executive Order 03.31.20.01 (Mar. 31, 2020) (Ex. SEC-14-035)","stateName":"Georgia","related":[]}