{"id":"FL-067","kind":"order","level":"court","jurisdiction":"Florida (all State courts)","state":"FL","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"Chief Justice Charles T. Canady, Supreme Court of Florida","authority":"Art. V, s. 2(a), Fla. Const.; Rule 2.205","instrument":"Administrative Order No. AOSC20-32","title":"In re: COVID-19 Public Health and Safety Precautions for Phase 2","dateIssued":"2020-05-21","effective":"2020-05-21","end":"Amended eight times (Amendment 8 in force in 2021); terminated by AOSC21-17 at 12:01 a.m. June 21, 2021","startDate":"2020-05-21","endDate":"2021-06-21","quarters":["2020Q2","2020Q3","2020Q4","2021Q1","2021Q2"],"types":["CRT","GATH","MASK","EMP"],"addressees":["chief judges of every circuit and district court"],"clause":"a) Phase 1 - in-person contact is inadvisable, court facilities are effectively closed to the public, and in-person proceedings are rare; b) Phase 2 - limited in-person contact is authorized for certain purposes and/or requires use of protective measures; c) Phase 3 - in-person contact is more broadly authorized and protective measures are relaxed; d) Phase 4 - COVID-19 no longer presents a significant risk... IT IS ORDERED that:... 2. In order to transition to Phase 2 and expand in-person activities in a manner consistent with AOSC20-23, Amendment 2, each appellate [and trial court chief judge must adopt an operational plan meeting the benchmarks and protective measures in the attached report]","enforcement":"Binding on all Florida courts; local operational plans approved by the Chief Justice","functions":["CT courthouse access limited; screening, masks and distancing in courthouses; jury trials only under approved Phase 2 plans","CL closings, evictions and foreclosure dockets","OF attorneys\u0027 court practice"],"notes":"Florida\u0027s courts operated in Phase 2 (limited in-person contact with protective measures) from mid-2020 until June 21, 2021.","sourceUrl":"https://www.floridasupremecourt.org/content/download/636079/7226723/AOSC20-32.pdf","snapshot":"","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":503310,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"FL","url":"/library/FL-067","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/FL-067","citation":"Chief Justice Charles T. Canady, Supreme Court of Florida, Administrative Order No. AOSC20-32 (May 21, 2020) (Ex. FL-067)","stateName":"Florida","related":["FL-066","FL-065","FL-064"]}