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Missouri Public Service Commission <br />WILLIAM P. KENNEY <br />Commissioner <br />MAIDA J. COLEMAN <br />Commissioner <br />March 24, 2020 <br />To Whom It May Concern: <br />20200245.1 <br />RYAN A. SILVEY <br />Chairman <br />SCOTT T. RUPP <br />Commissioner <br />POST OFFICE BOX 360 <br />JEFFERSON CITY, MISSOURI 65102 <br />JASON R. HOLSMAN <br />573-751-3234 <br />Commissioner <br />573-751-1847 (Fax Number) <br />http:/ipsc.mo.gov <br />Recently the Commission has been contacted by several utilities and other parties who have <br />explained that due to social distancing resulting from the response to the COVID-19 pandemic they <br />have had difficulty obtaining in person notarized sworn statements required to be filed with certain <br />documents at the Commission. <br />To deal with this obstacle the Commission will look to section 509.030 of the Missouri statutes. <br />That section provides that "[a]ny statutory requirement that pleadings be acknowledged under oath, <br />verified or notarized may be satisfied by a declaration that the pleading is made under penalty of <br />perjury." The Commission accepts that an affidavit that satisfies these statutory requirements would <br />also satisfy the requirements of the Commission's regulations. Therefore, any person may file an <br />affidavit in any matter before the Commission without being notarized so long as the affidavit contains <br />the following declaration: <br />"Under penalty of perjury, I declare that the foregoing is true an correct to <br />the best of my knowledge and belief. " <br />gnature ofDeclarant <br />This guidance applies both to pleadings filed in cases before the Commission and to required <br />annual reports and statements of income. <br />Sincerely, <br />Morris L. Woodruff <br />Secretary of the Commission <br />