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Dear Associates:
Please be advised that on September 30, 2020, Governor Whitmer signed Executive Order 2020-187 which extends the provisions of the e-signature program and the provisions of Executive Orders 2020-41, 2020-74, 2020-131 and 2020-158, and 2020-173 through October 31, 2020, 11:59pm (attached). EO 2020-187 reaffirms the guidelines for the encouragement of the use of two-way, real-time, audiovisual technology (referred to as AVN or RIN) and remote online notarizations (RON) during the COVID - 19 pandemic. Please review all the requirements of Stewart Bulletin MI2020001 which provisions remain in effect through the above-identified date and time.
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