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Exhibit	Instrument	Issuer	Jurisdiction	Issued	Quarters	Limitations	Grade
Ex. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-048	Va. Code Ann. sec. 47.1-2 (Definitions), Title 47.1 (Notaries and Out-of-State Commissioners)Virginia Code sec. 47.1-2, Definitions (electronic notarial act; electronic notarization)	General Assembly of Virginia (Va. Code sec. 47.1-2 as amended by 2011 Acts cc. 731, 834 and later acts)	Virginia (General Assembly) - permanent statute, contextState	July 1, 2012	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Other	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-049	Tex. Gov't Code ch. 406, subch. C (Online Notary Public), added by H.B. 1217 (2017)Texas Government Code, Chapter 406, Subchapter C, Online Notary Public	Texas Legislature (Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., ch. 340 (H.B. 1217), sec. 3)	Texas (Legislature) - permanent statute, contextState	July 1, 2018	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Other	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-047	Chapter 2019-71, Laws of FloridaAn act relating to electronic legal documents;... authorizing online notarizations	Florida Legislature; approved by Governor Ron DeSantis June 7, 2019	Florida (Legislature) - permanent statute, contextState	June 7, 2019	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Other	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-021	NJMVC 'Extensions and CDLs' FAQ (updated October 1, 2020)NJMVC Extensions and CDLs FAQ (updated Thursday, October 1, 2020)	New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission	New Jersey (State agency: Motor Vehicle Commission)State	Oct. 1, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4	Context (guidance or announcement)Courts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-012	DMV news release: DMV allows customers to avoid coming to a DMV office for 60 days (Mar. 16, 2020)DMV allows customers to avoid coming to a DMV office for 60 days	California Department of Motor Vehicles	California (State agency: Department of Motor Vehicles)State	Mar. 16, 2020	2020 Q2	Context (guidance or announcement)Courts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-019	NJMVC website notice: MVC agencies, road testing and inspection facilities closed to the public; expirations extended (as archived nearest April 1, 2020)COVID-19 Response notice on njmvc.gov home page	New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission (Chief Administrator), at the Governor's direction under Executive Orders 103 and 104 (2020)	New Jersey (State agency: Motor Vehicle Commission)State	Apr. 1, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Context (guidance or announcement)Business closureCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-078	News release AP20:034, Update on Secretary of State Building Operations during COVID-19 PandemicUpdate on Secretary of State Building Operations during COVID-19 Pandemic	Secretary of State Alex Padilla	California (Secretary of State)State	Mar. 18, 2020	2020 Q2	Context (guidance or announcement)Courts and public officesWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-005	Executive Order No. 15An Order Suspending Provisions of Certain Statutes and Rules and Taking Other Necessary Measures in Order to Facilitate the Treatment and…	Governor Bill Lee	Tennessee (Governor; Department of Safety and Homeland Security, Driver Services Division)State	Mar. 19, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4	Courts and public officesOther	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-006	Executive Order No. 20-05Coronavirus - Motor Vehicle Titling, Registration & Driver License Waiver	Governor Pete Ricketts	Nebraska (Governor; Department of Motor Vehicles and county treasurers)State	Mar. 19, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Courts and public officesOther	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-036	Executive Order No. 202.7Continuing Temporary Suspension and Modification of Laws Relating to the Disaster Emergency	Governor Andrew M. Cuomo	New York (Governor)State	Mar. 19, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Business closureCourts and public officesOther	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-007	WisDOT news release: DMV service centers closed Friday, March 20; reopening Monday, March 23 by appointment only; 60-day automatic extensionsDMV service centers closed Friday, March 20 (release of March 19, 2020)	Wisconsin Department of Transportation, Division of Motor Vehicles ('Governor Evers has directed Wisconsin Department of Transportation')	Wisconsin (Governor's direction; Department of Transportation, Division of Motor Vehicles)State	Mar. 19, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Context (guidance or announcement)Business closureCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-077	News release AP20:035, Secretary of State Sacramento Public Counters Closed during COVID-19 PandemicSecretary of State Sacramento Public Counters Closed during COVID-19 Pandemic	Secretary of State Alex Padilla	California (Secretary of State)State	Mar. 20, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1	Context (guidance or announcement)Business closureCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-087	P.L. 2020, Chapter 10 (Assembly Bill No. 3849)An Act concerning the availability of government records during periods of emergency and amending P.L.2001, c.404	New Jersey Senate and General Assembly; approved by Governor Philip D. Murphy	New Jersey (Legislature; every public-records custodian)State	Mar. 20, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Courts and public officesOther	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-062	Fulton County Clerk website 'Emergency Alert: Board of Equalization Tax Appeal Hearing Updates' and real-estate recording Good-Thru notice (as archived nearest April 1, 2020)Fulton County Clerk emergency alert and recording Good-Thru notice (March-April 2020)	Fulton County Clerk of Superior and Magistrate Courts Cathelene Robinson	Fulton County, Georgia (Clerk of Superior and Magistrate Courts; real-estate recording)County	Mar. 21, 2020	2020 Q2	Context (guidance or announcement)Courts and public officesOther	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-086	Executive Order N-35-20Executive Order N-35-20 (deadline extensions; local ordinance suspension; health-facility licensing waivers)	Governor Gavin Newsom	California (Governor; State agencies and local governments)State	Mar. 21, 2020	2020 Q2	Courts and public officesSupply chainOther	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-052	Cook County Clerk website notice: 'THE CLERK'S OFFICE IS CURRENTLY CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC' (as archived March 22, 2020)Cook County Clerk notice of closure to the public (COVID-19)	Cook County Clerk Karen A. Yarbrough	Cook County, Illinois (County Clerk)County	Mar. 22, 2020	2020 Q2	Context (guidance or announcement)Business closureCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-057	ARCC notice of March 19, 2020: 'All ARCC Offices Closed: No Over-The-Counter Services' from Monday, March 23, 2020, until further noticeAll ARCC Offices Closed: No Over-The-Counter Services	San Diego County Assessor/Recorder/County Clerk Ernest J. Dronenburg, Jr.	San Diego County, California (Assessor/Recorder/County Clerk)County	Mar. 19, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureGathering capCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-072	Tarrant County Clerk notice of March 20, 2020: no public access to physical office spaces from Monday, March 23, 2020 (as archived March 29, 2020)Tarrant County Clerk COVID-19 notice: no public inside physical office spaces from March 23, 2020	Tarrant County Clerk Mary Louise Nicholson	Tarrant County, Texas (County Clerk: real estate records, vital records, civil and probate courts)County	Mar. 20, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-002	BMV news release: BMV Announces 2-Week Branch Closure and Available Out-of-Branch OptionsBMV Announces 2-Week Branch Closure and Available Out-of-Branch Options	Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles (news release announcing the Governor's closure of State offices)	Indiana (State agency: Bureau of Motor Vehicles)State	Mar. 23, 2020	2020 Q2	Context (guidance or announcement)Business closureCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-065	Dallas County Clerk website notice: 'Dallas County Clerk's Office Closure and Continued Service - COVID-19' (as archived March 29, 2020)Dallas County Clerk's Office Closure and Continued Service - COVID-19 (website notice)	Dallas County Clerk John F. Warren	Dallas County, Texas (County Clerk: recording, vital records, civil, probate and misdemeanor courts)County	Mar. 29, 2020	2020 Q2	Context (guidance or announcement)Business closureCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-114	Press release, 'Dallas County Clerk's Office Closure and Continued Service - COVID-19' (For Immediate Release, Tuesday, March 24, 2020)Dallas County Clerk's Office Closure and Continued Service - COVID-19	Dallas County Clerk John F. Warren	Dallas County, Texas (County Clerk)County	Mar. 24, 2020	2020 Q2	Context (guidance or announcement)Business closureCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-022	Department of Safety COVID-19 Updates page: 'All Driver Services Centers Offering Limited Services Due to COVID-19 Outbreak' (March 25, 2020 update; as archived March 31, 2020)Department of Safety COVID-19 Updates: all Driver Services Centers offering limited services	Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security	Tennessee (Department of Safety and Homeland Security, Driver Services Division)State	Mar. 25, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4	Context (guidance or announcement)Business closureCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-094	Commission notice, 'Update Regarding In-Person Services & COVID-19 at the Arizona Corporation Commission' (March 24-25, 2020): in-person window counters in Phoenix and Tucson temporarily closed; Corporate Filings and Records counters closed from March 26, 2020; Docket Control closed to the public from March 25, 2020 (as archived March 29, 2020)Update Regarding In-Person Services & COVID-19 at the Arizona Corporation Commission	Arizona Corporation Commission	Arizona (Corporation Commission: Corporations Division filings and records; Docket Control)State	Mar. 24, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-026	SCDMV COVID-19 Update #1 (Executive Director's guidance of March 26, 2020)SCDMV Update #1, March 26, 2020: credentials and registrations expiring March 1 to June 30, 2020 treated as valid until July 1, 2020	Kevin A. Shwedo, Executive Director, South Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles	South Carolina (State agency: Department of Motor Vehicles)State	Mar. 26, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Context (guidance or announcement)Courts and public officesOther	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-015	DMV news release: DMV Reopens Remaining Field Offices to PublicDMV Reopens Remaining Field Offices to Public	California Department of Motor Vehicles	California (State agency: Department of Motor Vehicles)State	June 11, 2020	2020 Q2	Context (guidance or announcement)Business closureCourts and public offices	Primary source read

General Assembly of Virginia (Va. Code sec. 47.1-2 as amended by 2011 Acts cc. 731, 834 and later acts), Va. Code Ann. sec. 47.1-2 (Definitions), Title 47.1 (Notaries and Out-of-State Commissioners) (July 1, 2012) (Ex. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-048)
Texas Legislature (Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., ch. 340 (H.B. 1217), sec. 3), Tex. Gov't Code ch. 406, subch. C (Online Notary Public), added by H.B. 1217 (2017) (July 1, 2018) (Ex. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-049)
Florida Legislature; approved by Governor Ron DeSantis June 7, 2019, Chapter 2019-71, Laws of Florida (June 7, 2019) (Ex. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-047)
New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission, NJMVC 'Extensions and CDLs' FAQ (updated October 1, 2020) (Oct. 1, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-021)
California Department of Motor Vehicles, DMV news release: DMV allows customers to avoid coming to a DMV office for 60 days (Mar. 16, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-012)
New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission (Chief Administrator), at the Governor's direction under Executive Orders 103 and 104 (2020), NJMVC website notice: MVC agencies, road testing and inspection facilities closed to the public; expirations extended (as archived nearest April 1, 2020) (Apr. 1, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-019)
Secretary of State Alex Padilla, News release AP20:034, Update on Secretary of State Building Operations during COVID-19 Pandemic (Mar. 18, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-078)
Governor Bill Lee, Executive Order No. 15 (Mar. 19, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-005)
Governor Pete Ricketts, Executive Order No. 20-05 (Mar. 19, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-006)
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo, Executive Order No. 202.7 (Mar. 19, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-036)
Wisconsin Department of Transportation, Division of Motor Vehicles ('Governor Evers has directed Wisconsin Department of Transportation'), WisDOT news release: DMV service centers closed Friday, March 20; reopening Monday, March 23 by appointment only; 60-day automatic extensions (Mar. 19, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-007)
Secretary of State Alex Padilla, News release AP20:035, Secretary of State Sacramento Public Counters Closed during COVID-19 Pandemic (Mar. 20, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-077)
New Jersey Senate and General Assembly; approved by Governor Philip D. Murphy, P.L. 2020, Chapter 10 (Assembly Bill No. 3849) (Mar. 20, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-087)
Fulton County Clerk of Superior and Magistrate Courts Cathelene Robinson, Fulton County Clerk website 'Emergency Alert: Board of Equalization Tax Appeal Hearing Updates' and real-estate recording Good-Thru notice (as archived nearest April 1, 2020) (Mar. 21, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-062)
Governor Gavin Newsom, Executive Order N-35-20 (Mar. 21, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-086)
Cook County Clerk Karen A. Yarbrough, Cook County Clerk website notice: 'THE CLERK'S OFFICE IS CURRENTLY CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC' (as archived March 22, 2020) (Mar. 22, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-052)
San Diego County Assessor/Recorder/County Clerk Ernest J. Dronenburg, Jr, ARCC notice of March 19, 2020: 'All ARCC Offices Closed: No Over-The-Counter Services' from Monday, March 23, 2020, until further notice (Mar. 19, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-057)
Tarrant County Clerk Mary Louise Nicholson, Tarrant County Clerk notice of March 20, 2020: no public access to physical office spaces from Monday, March 23, 2020 (as archived March 29, 2020) (Mar. 20, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-072)
Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles (news release announcing the Governor's closure of State offices), BMV news release: BMV Announces 2-Week Branch Closure and Available Out-of-Branch Options (Mar. 23, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-002)
Dallas County Clerk John F. Warren, Dallas County Clerk website notice: 'Dallas County Clerk's Office Closure and Continued Service - COVID-19' (as archived March 29, 2020) (Mar. 29, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-065)
Dallas County Clerk John F. Warren, Press release, 'Dallas County Clerk's Office Closure and Continued Service - COVID-19' (For Immediate Release, Tuesday, March 24, 2020) (Mar. 24, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-114)
Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security, Department of Safety COVID-19 Updates page: 'All Driver Services Centers Offering Limited Services Due to COVID-19 Outbreak' (March 25, 2020 update; as archived March 31, 2020) (Mar. 25, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-022)
Arizona Corporation Commission, Commission notice, 'Update Regarding In-Person Services & COVID-19 at the Arizona Corporation Commission' (March 24-25, 2020): in-person window counters in Phoenix and Tucson temporarily closed; Corporate Filings and Records counters closed from March 26, 2020; Docket Control closed to the public from March 25, 2020 (as archived March 29, 2020) (Mar. 24, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-094)
Kevin A. Shwedo, Executive Director, South Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles, SCDMV COVID-19 Update #1 (Executive Director's guidance of March 26, 2020) (Mar. 26, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-026)
California Department of Motor Vehicles, DMV news release: DMV Reopens Remaining Field Offices to Public (June 11, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-015)

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