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- Jurisdiction
- Georgia
- Level
- State
- Authority
- O.C.G.A. 38-3-51(c)(4), (d)(1)
- Issued
- 2020-03-31 Mar. 31, 2020
- Effective
- Time moved here] (read as 2020-03-31)
- End
- expires with the Public Health State of Emergency (renewed monthly; ended July 1, 2021) (read as 2021-07-01)
- In force
- Mar. 31, 2020 to July 1, 2021
- Quarters
- 2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
- Limitation types
- Other
- Addressees
- notaries public; witnesses; clerks of superior court
- Functions reached
- CL closings and recordable deeds
- OP
- Collection
- Real Estate SEC-14
Operative words
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
Notes
Recital: 'Certain 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'
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