{"id":"TN-010","kind":"order","level":"state","jurisdiction":"Tennessee","state":"TN","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"Governor Bill Lee","authority":"Tenn. Code Ann. § 58-2-107(e)","instrument":"Executive Order No. 26 (Apr. 9, 2020); TN-042 (EO 52, June 29, 2020)","title":"An Order Suspending Provisions of Certain Statutes and Rules in Order to Facilitate Remote Notarization and Witnessing of Documents","dateIssued":"2020-04-09","effective":"11:59 p.m. CDT Apr. 9, 2020","end":"May 18, 2020 (¶ 7); extended by EO 37 (to June 29), EO 52 (June 30-Aug. 29), EO 61, 64, 66, 72 (to Feb. 27, 2021) and EO 79 (to Apr. 28, 2021)","startDate":"2020-04-09","endDate":"2021-06-30","quarters":["2020Q2","2020Q3","2020Q4","2021Q1","2021Q2"],"types":["CRT","OTHER"],"addressees":["notaries public","witnesses","signatories (deeds, wills, powers of attorney, trusts)"],"clause":"2. Purpose. The purpose of this Order is to permit remote notarization and remote witnessing of Documents to allow persons to engage in commerce and execute legal documents without the need for in-person contact that creates the risk of exposure to or spread of COVID-19. 3.... Any law... requiring a Signatory to execute a Document in the physical presence of... a notary public or Witness(es)... is hereby suspended to the extent necessary to permit remote notarization and remote witnessing under the following conditions...","enforcement":"Suspension of Tenn. Code Ann. Title 8, ch. 16 and Titles 32, 34, 66, 68 to the extent stated","functions":["CL closings, deeds and title documents executed remotely","OF legal documents (wills, powers of attorney)","CB clients unable to appear in person"],"notes":"Real estate, legal and financial services; the Governor\u0027s own recital: so that Tennesseans \u0027could continue to engage in commerce and execute legal documents without requiring in-person contact\u0027","sourceUrl":"https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/pub/execorders/exec-orders-lee26.pdf","snapshot":"","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":1903342,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"TN","url":"/library/TN-010","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/TN-010","citation":"Governor Bill Lee, Executive Order No. 26 (Apr. 9, 2020); TN-042 (EO 52, June 29, 2020) (Ex. TN-010)","stateName":"Tennessee","related":["TN-045","TN-047","TN-009","TN-011","TN-008","TN-007","TN-006","TN-005","TN-004","TN-012","TN-003","TN-013"]}