{"id":"AGY-ST-COURTS-062","kind":"order","level":"court","jurisdiction":"Supreme Court of the State of Delaware (statewide)","state":"DE","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"ST-COURTS","eco":"","issuer":"Chief Justice Collins J. Seitz, Jr., Supreme Court of Delaware","authority":"Del. Const. art. IV, § 13","instrument":"Administrative Order of August 11, 2021 (universal masking in judicial facilities; weekly testing of unvaccinated judicial officers and employees)","title":"Q3 2021 Delta-wave order: face masks for all persons entering any judicial facility regardless of vaccination status from Aug. 16, 2021; weekly COVID-19 testing for judicial officers and employees without proof of full vaccination from Sept. 7, 2021; 120-day term","dateIssued":"2021-08-11","effective":"2021-08-16 (masks); 2021-09-07 (testing)","end":"120 days from issuance subject to review (approx. Dec. 9, 2021)","startDate":"2021-08-16","endDate":"2021-12-09","quarters":["2021Q3"],"types":["MASK","VAX","CRT"],"addressees":["all persons entering any Delaware judicial facility","judicial officers and judicial branch employees"],"clause":"(1) Beginning on August 16, 2021, all persons entering any judicial facilities, regardless of their vaccination status, shall wear a face mask... at all times except when speaking in a courtroom.... (3) Beginning on September 7, 2021, all Judicial Officers and judicial [branch employees who have not provided proof of full] vaccination for COVID-19 must undergo weekly testing for COVID-19 and each week provide evidence of a negative test result.... (5) This order will shall remain in effect for 120 days, subject to review","enforcement":"Del. Const. art. IV, § 13; administrative order enforced through courthouse security and personnel rules","functions":["CT courts and agencies (Q3 2021)","WF workforce (test-or-vaccinate condition on judicial employment)"],"notes":"A force-of-law instrument issued and in force inside Q3 2021 by a State judiciary; matches the Governor\u0027s Aug. 10, 2021 State-facilities mask requirement.","sourceUrl":"https://courts.delaware.gov/rules/pdf/COVIDtesting.pdf","snapshot":"http://web.archive.org/web/20210815135143/https://courts.delaware.gov/rules/pdf/COVIDtesting.pdf","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":433885,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"AGY-ST-COURTS","url":"/library/AGY-ST-COURTS-062","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/AGY-ST-COURTS-062","citation":"Chief Justice Collins J. Seitz, Jr., Supreme Court of Delaware, Administrative Order of August 11, 2021 (universal masking in judicial facilities; weekly testing of unvaccinated judicial officers and employees) (Aug. 11, 2021) (Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-062)","stateName":"Delaware","related":["AGY-ST-COURTS-040","AGY-ST-COURTS-041","AGY-ST-COURTS-047","AGY-ST-COURTS-061","AGY-ST-COURTS-060"]}