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Executive Order No. 52

An Order Extending Remote Notarization and Witnessing of Documents to Further Contain COVID-19

Governor Bill Lee · Tennessee (State)

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Jurisdiction
Tennessee
Level
State
Authority
Tenn. Code Ann. § 58-2-107(e)
Issued
2020-06-29 June 29, 2020
Effective
12:01 a.m. CDT June 30, 2020 (read as 2020-06-30)
End
12:01 a.m. Aug. 29, 2020; chain continued by EO 61, 64, 66, 72 and 79 to Apr. 28, 2021 (read as 2020-08-29)
In force
June 30, 2020 to Aug. 29, 2020
Quarters
2020 Q3
Limitation types
Courts and public officesOther
Addressees
  • notaries, witnesses, signatories
Functions reached
  • CL closings and legal documents (Q3 2020)
  • OF
Collection
Tennessee TN

Operative words

WHEREAS,... Executive Order No. 26... allowed for remote notarization and remote witnessing of documents... so that Tennesseans could continue to engage in commerce and execute legal documents without requiring in-person contact that might lead to exposure to, or the spread of, COVID-19... WHEREAS, COVID-19 remains a threat to our citizens and therefore an extension... is necessary to ensure that persons, and particularly populations especially vulnerable to COVID-19... can continue to avoid in-person contact to the greatest extent practicable

Enforcement

Suspension of physical-presence requirements in Tenn. Code Ann. Title 8, ch. 16 and Titles 32, 34, 66, 68

Notes

Shows the notarization chain in force through 2020 Q3

Retrieval note

Scanned; text read by OCR.