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[Last update: 8-3-21]
ATG Notices
- 8-3-2021: ATG Agents in All States - ATG COVID-19 Update #26: Masks Required in ATG Offices (effective immediately)
- 7-7-2021: ATG Agents in All States - COVID-19 Exceptions No Longer Required (effective July 1, 2021)
- 3-3-2021: ATG Agents in Chicago Area - ATG COVID-19 Update #25: COVID-19 Indemnity and Hold Harmless Agreement No Longer Required for Transactions on Residential Cook County Property
- 2-17-2021: ATG Agents in Wisconsin - Wisconsin Updates Remote Online Notarization (RON) Guidelines
- 11-16-2020: ATG Agents - ATG COVID-19 Update #24: New Procedures to Keep Our Partners, Customers, and Employees Safe
Subject: Limited Attendance and Mask Policies - 7-9-2020: ATG Agents in Illinois - ATG COVID-19 Update #23: Illinois Extends Expired Licenses, IDs, Stickers
Subject: New Expiration Date: November 1, 2020 - 5-5-2020: ATG Agents in Wisconsin - ATG COVID-19 Update #22: Wisconsin Closing Procedures
Subject: Remote Online Notarization, Zoom Meetings and Wet Ink Signatures, ATG Carhop Closings - 4-28-2020: ATG Agents - Conducting ATG Closings under COVID-19: What You Need to Know
Subject: Tutorials for closings conducted by ATG and ATG agents, which feature a special message from our CEO - 4-21-2020: ATG Agents - Spring 2020 Trusted Adviser
Subject: Tools to Help You Serve Clients during COVID-19, more - 4-17-2020 [Updated 7-2-2020]: ATG Agents in Illinois - ATG COVID-19 Update # 21: Underwriting Guidelines for Notarizing Documents under Illinois Executive Orders
Subject: Video conferencing instructions, more - 4-8-2020: ATG Agents - ATG COVID-19 Update #20: DocuSign Tutorial
Subject: How to create an account and tag documents for your clients' signature - 4-7-2020: ATG Agents in Downstate Illinois - ATG COVID-19 Update #19: Monroe County E-Recording
Subject: Details of new procedures - 4-7-2020: ATG Agents - ATG COVID-19 Update #18: Safely Handling Seller Documents and Conducting Closings
Subject: Pre-signed documents, Carhop Closings, electronic signing options - 4-6-2020: ATG Agents in Chicago Area - ATG COVID-19 Update #17: Illinois County Recorders' Offices during COVID-19
Subject: Closures and alternatives for recorder and clerk offices - 4-6-2020: ATG Agents in Wisconsin - ATG COVID-19 Update #16: Revised Underwriting Guidelines
Subject: Removing exception, eliminating Indemnification and Hold Harmless Agreement requirement in Wisconsin - 4-3-2020: ATG COVID-19 Update #15: Action Plan for Real Estate Professionals
Subject: Who should attend closings; procedures for those who don't - 3-31-2020: Now Available OnDemand: Operations Update During COVID-19
- 3-30-2020: Attend ATG's Online Town Hall – Operations During COVID-19 - Meeting Duration Extended
- 3-27-2020: ATG Agents in Illinois - ATG COVID-19 Update #14: Remote Online Notarization
Subject: Secretary of State requirements, insuring Illinois RON transactions with ATG - 3-26-2020: Monday: Attend ATG's Online Town Hall – Operations During COVID-19 (second notice sent 3-27-2020)
- 3-26-2020: Downstate Illinois Agents - ATG COVID-19 Update #13: ATG Downstate Services Available During Shelter in Place
Subject: Carhop closings for docs requiring wet-ink signatures (Champaign, Clinton, Madison, Monroe, Randolph and St. Clair Counties) - 3-26-2020: Illinois and Wisconsin Customers - COVID-19 Update #12: Avoiding COVID-19 Phishing Scams
- 3-24-2020: ATG Agents in Wisconsin - COVID-19 Update #11: ATG Services Available During Wisconsin Safer at Home Order
Subject: New Waukesha office procedures in compliance with CDC guidance - 3-20-2020: Chicago-Area Agents - ATG COVID-19 Update #10: ATG Services Available During Shelter in Place
Subject: Carhop closings for docs requiring wet-ink signatures (Boone, Cook, DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry, Will, and Winnebago Counties) - 3-20-2020: ATG Agents in Downstate Illinois - ATG COVID-19 Update #9: ATG Services Available During Shelter in Place
Subject: New Champaign and Metro East office procedures in compliance with CDC guidance - 3-20-2020: Wisconsin Agents - COVID-19 Update #8: Wisconsin Remote Online Notarization (RON) Emergency Guidelines (updated)
Subject: Approved providers and Wisconsin requirements - 3-20-2020: COVID-19: ATG Update #7 - Boone and Winnebago County Recorder's Offices Close to the Public
- 3-19-2020: COVID-19: ATG Update #6 - Chicago Loop Office Off-Site Business Continuity
Subject: Where closings will be held during shelter in place [EDITORS' NOTE: Now open for appointments only] - 3-19-2020: COVID-19: ATG Update #5 - Government Office Closures and the Impact on ATG-Insured Real Estate Transactions
Subject: Alternatives to on-site recordings, underwriting guidelines, exception language, Indemnity and Hold Harmless Agreements - 3-18-2020: COVID-19: ATG Update #4 - Metro East Office Procedures
Subject: Instructions for closings; original, seller-signed documents, seller proceeds and agent checks - 3-17-2020: COVID-19: ATG Update #3 - Downstate Procedures
Subject: Closings in Illinois Counties South of I-80; original, seller-signed documents, seller proceeds and agent checks - 3-17-2020: Ogle County Recorder's Office Closed to the Public Indefinitely
- 3-17-2020: Cook County Recorder's Office Closed to the Public Indefinitely
- 3-16-2020: COVID-19: ATG Update #2 - Chicago-Area Procedures
Subject: Closings in Boone, Cook, DuPage, Grundy, Kane, Kendall, Lake, McHenry, Will, and Winnebago Counties; original, seller-signed documents, seller proceeds and agent checks - 3-13-2020: Cook County Treasurer's Office Closed Indefinitely
- 3-13-2020: COVID-19: ATG Update #1 - Keeping Our Workplace Safe
Tutorials/CLE Programs
- 4-28-2020: COVID-19 Options and Procedures When ATG Conducts the Closing | Illinois (0.75 MCLE) or Wisconsin (0.75 CLE applied for) - Featuring a Special Message from Our CEO
- 4-28-2020: COVID-19 Solutions for ATG Agents that Conduct the Closings | Illinois (1.00 MCLE) or Wisconsin (1.00 CLE applied for) - Featuring a Special Message from Our CEO
- 4-28-2020: Wet Ink Remote Notary Services Tutorial
- 4-8-2020: DocuSign Tutorial — Create a DocuSign account and tag documents for your clients’ signature.
- 3-31-2020: ATG's Town Hall — Operations During COVID-19 | Illinois (1.00 MCLE) or Wisconsin (1.00 CLE applied for)
COVID-19 Forms/Signs
Forms
- ATG Form #4256-B: Addendum B to Member Closer Program Agreement - Chicago Area - Notarization Via Two-Way Audio-Video Communication
- ATG Form #4261: Certification of Acknowledgement by Audio-Visual Means
- ATG Form #3077: COVID-19 Indemnity and Hold Harmless Agreement
- ATG Form #3077-B: COVID-19 Indemnity and Hold Harmless Agreement - Buyer
- ATG Form #3077-S: COVID-19 Indemnity and Hold Harmless Agreement - Seller
- ATG Form #4263: Disclaimer for the Use of Audio-Video Conferencing – Microsoft Teams
- ATG Form #4262: Illinois Notary Acknowledgement Under Gubernatorial Executive Orders 2020-14 and 2020-18
- ATG Form #4266: Lender COVID-19 Acknowledgement
- ATG Form #4264: Microsoft Teams® Business User Guide
- ATG Form #4265: Service Agreement – ATG-Facilitated Zoom Business for Notarization Via Two-Way Audio-Video Communications
- National Notary Association Forms:
Signs
- For ATG Offices:
- Masks Still Required - Color Version (Illinois and Wisconsin)
- Masks Still Required - B&W Version (Illinois and Wisconsin)
- Masks Still Required (with margins) - Color Version (Illinois and Wisconsin)
- Masks Still Required (with margins) - B&W Version (Illinois and Wisconsin)
- NEW Closing Precautions - Color (Illinois and Wisconsin)
- Before You Enter Self-Evaluate - Color (Illinois and Wisconsin)
- Closing Services (Wall) - Color (Illinois and Wisconsin)
- Closing Services (Tabletop) - Color (Illinois and Wisconsin)
- Closing Services (Tabletop-small) - Color (Illinois and Wisconsin)
- Face Masks Required for Essential Businesses - Color Version (Illinois)
- Face Masks Required for Essential Businesses- B&W Version (Illinois)
- Face Masks Requested - Color Version (Wisconsin)
- Face Masks Requested - B&W Version (Wisconsin)
- Protecting Customers and Team Members - Color (Illinois and Wisconsin)
- For ATG Agents' Offices
- Face Masks Required for Essential Businesses - Color Version (Illinois)
- Face Masks Required for Essential Businesses- B&W Version (Illinois)
- Face Masks Requested - Color Version (Wisconsin)
- Face Masks Requested - B&W Version (Wisconsin)
Industry Resources and Notices
Industry Resources
Our national trade association, the American Land Title Association (ALTA), provides a wealth of helpful information, including these items from the ALTA COVID-19 Resource Center:
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Digital Closings and Remote Online Notarization Orders - Webpage
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Notarization Types and Technology - Updated table
- County and Recording Jurisdiction Operation Statuses and Closures - Updated table
Related Closings, Reduced Services, or Cancellations
EDITOR'S NOTE: Please refer to ALTA's County and Recording Jurisdiction Operation Statuses and Closures for individual county information. ALTA will keep this spreadsheet updated but strongly recommends checking with each county office for the most current information.
- Randolph County (added 3-25-2020)
- Clinton County Offices and Facilities (added 3-25-2020)
- Madison County Recorder's Office (added 3-25-2020)
- St. Clair County Recorder of Deeds Office (added 3-23-2020)
- Winnebago County Recorder of Deeds Office (added 3-20-2020)
- Boone County Recorder's Office (added 3-19-2020)
- Cook County Recorder's Office effective March 17 (added 3-16-2020)
- Cook County Assessor's Office (added 3-13-2020)
- Cook County Treasurer's Office (added 3-13-2020)
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