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- Jurisdiction
- Michigan
- Level
- Sector regulator
- Authority
- Department of State administrative authority; coordination with EO 2020-21
- Issued
- 2020-03-24 Mar. 24, 2020
- Effective
- 2020-03-24
- End
- 2020-06-01 (branches reopened by appointment only; reopening date not verified in-session; the FAQ stated offices would stay closed through the duration of the Stay Home order and 'will not be reopened prior to May 14') (read as 2020-06-01)
- In force
- Mar. 24, 2020 to June 1, 2020
- Quarters
- 2020 Q2
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
- Limitation types
- Courts and public offices
- Addressees
- the public
- dealers
- lenders
- drivers
- Functions reached
- DM titles and registrations
- FI dealer finance
- HR CDL and driver licensing
- CL closings requiring notarized title work
- Collection
- Michigan MI
Operative words
To slow the spread of the coronavirus, all Secretary of State offices are temporarily closed as of Tuesday, March 24, until further notice.... All transactions that cannot ordinarily be completed online will be temporarily suspended.... All Secretary of State offices will be closed through the duration of Governor Whitmer's Stay Home, Stay Safe Executive Order.
Enforcement
Administrative closure (no in-person transactions available)
Notes
Title transfers, dealer plates, CDL testing and in-person license renewals suspended; expirations extended by EO 2020-47 and then 2020 PA 127 (Ex. MI-038).
Retrieval noteThe Department's own document.