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the procedures in place to prevent unnecessary exposure to the virus , face-to-face contact between clients and staff is reduced to a minimum .
RON procedures fall in line with the CDC ’ s advice that “ the best way to prevent illness is to avoid being exposed to the virus .” 2 Although inconvenient , the RON option gives law firms an opportunity to increase their credibility as advocates to those they serve and provides legal staff with an additional value proposition while furthering their careers in an ever-increasing competitive job market . Similar to the implementation of e-filing of court records in 2009 , Florida is once again a trailblazer in adopting technological advancements by recognizing the validity of remote online notarization . With the rise in civil lawsuits filed over COVID-19 , offering remote notarization services to clients will soon be the new normal . n
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CDC , How COVID-19 Spread , Updated Oct . 28 , 2020 , https :// www . cdc . gov / coronavirus / 2019-ncov / prevent-getting-sick / how-covidspreads . html , ( last visited Dec . 7 , 2020 ).
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Author : Chris Rapozo – Wilkes & McHugh , P . A .
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