{"id":"SEC-14-053","kind":"order","level":"state","jurisdiction":"Massachusetts","state":"MA","metro":"","industry":"14","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"Massachusetts General Court (S.2645)","authority":"St. 2020, c. 71","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","end":"three business days after the termination of the emergency (June 15, 2021); extended by St. 2021, c. 20 (June 16, 2021) to Dec. 15, 2021","startDate":"2020-04-27","endDate":"2021-09-30","quarters":["2020Q2","2020Q3","2020Q4","2021Q1","2021Q2","2021Q3"],"types":["OTHER"],"addressees":["notaries public (attorneys for real estate closings)"],"clause":"[during the] emergency, 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... [with the signatory and notary physically in the Commonwealth; documents relating to real estate must be notarized by a notary who is an attorney or a paralegal under an attorney\u0027s supervision]","enforcement":"G.L. c. 222","functions":["CL","OP"],"notes":"","sourceUrl":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/SessionLaws/Acts/2020/Chapter71","snapshot":"","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":131204,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"SEC-14","url":"/library/SEC-14-053","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/SEC-14-053","citation":"Massachusetts General Court (S.2645), Chapter 71 of the Acts of 2020 (Apr. 27, 2020) (Ex. SEC-14-053)","stateName":"Massachusetts","related":[]}