Rule/Regulation
Mar 31, 2020 - Colorado
CO Emergency Rules (2020) - Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold has adopted emergency rules to implement Governor Jared Polis' Executive Order temporarily authorizing Notaries to perform remote notarial acts.
Executive OrderMar 31, 2020 - Maryland
MD Executive Order 20-03-30-04 (Remote Notarization) - Maryland Governor Lawrence Hogan has issued an executive order temporarily authorizing Notaries to perform notarial acts for remotely located individuals during the COVID-19 state of emergency and the proclamation of the catastrophic health emergency.
Executive OrderMar 31, 2020 - Arkansas
AR Executive Orders (2020-2021) - Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson issues executive orders that temporarily allow certain limited Notaries to perform remote notarial acts during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Executive OrderMar 31, 2020 - New Mexico
NM Executive Orders (2020-2022) - New Mexico Governor Grisham has issued an executive order allowing Notaries to temporarily perform remote notarial acts on paper documents during the COVID-19 pandemic.
LegislationMar 31, 2020 - Kentucky
KY Senate Bill 150 - Senate Bill 150, a COVID-19 related emergency bill, contains a Notary videoconferencing provision.
LegislationMar 31, 2020 - South Dakota
SD Senate Bill 190 - Senate Bill 190 authorizes the South Dakota Secretary of Public Safety to extend the expiration of driver's licenses and nondriver's identification cards, two forms of identification presented to Notaries, during the COVID-19 emergency.
Legal CaseMar 31, 2020 - Indiana
IN Supreme Court Order 20S-MS-236 - The Indiana Supreme Court temporarily authorizes Indiana Notaries Public and other oath administering officials in Indiana to swear a witness remotely during the COVID-19 pandemic.
GuidanceMar 30, 2020 - Maryland
MD Guidance on Remote Notarizations - Maryland Secretary of State John Wobensmith has issued official guidance to Maryland Notaries on how to understand and perform temporary remote notarizations as authorized under Governor Hogan's Executive Order of March 30, 2020.
GuidanceMar 30, 2020 - New Mexico
NM Guidance on Video-Conference Notarizations - New Mexico Secretary of State Maggie Toulouse Oliver issued guidance for New Mexico Notaries implementing the Governor's recent executive order temporarily authorizing video-conference notarizations.
LegislationMar 29, 2020 - Minnesota
MN House File 4531 - House File 4531 extends the expiration date of Minnesota driver's licenses and identification cards, two main forms of IDs Notaries accept, during the COVID-19 peacetime public health emergency.