Date: | 03/04/2022 |
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Organization: | Land Court |
Referenced Sources: |
Chapter 22 of the Acts of 2022 Chief Title Examiner Memo re: Chapter 71 of the Acts of 2020: An Act Providing for Virtual Notarization to Address Challenges Related to COVID-19 (the “Act”) |
Updated May 12, 2022 (regarding retroactivity and sunset)
Updated July 22, 2022 (regarding extension of sunset)
This Memorandum was revised on July 22, 2022, due to the extension of the expiration date of the Act to March 31, 2023, by section 5 of Chapter 107 of the Acts of 2022, signed into law on July 16, 2022.
Prior reference: This Memorandum references and supplements the Chief Title Examiner Memorandum issued on May 13, 2020, entitled “Chapter 71 of the Acts of 2020: An Act Providing for Virtual Notarization to Address Challenges Related to COVID-19 (the “Act”),” which provides guidance on the implementation of the Act’s temporary authorization of electronic notarization. The Act was extended through December 15, 2021, by Section 7 of Chapter 20 of the Acts of 2021.
The May 13, 2020 Memorandum remains in effect and provides guidance for the acceptance for registration of documents that were notarized in accordance with the procedures set forth in that Act during its effective dates of April 23, 2020 to December 15, 2021.
To: All Registered Land Registry Districts
From: Christina T. Geaney, Chief Title Examiner