{"id":"MD-081","kind":"order","level":"court","jurisdiction":"Maryland","state":"MD","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"Chief Judge Mary Ellen Barbera, Court of Appeals of Maryland","authority":"Md. Const. art. IV, sec. 18; Md. Rules Title 16, Chapter 1000","instrument":"Administrative Order on Statewide Closing of the Courts to the Public Due to the COVID-19 Emergency (Mar. 13, 2020)","title":"Statewide Closing of the Courts to the Public Due to the COVID-19 Emergency","dateIssued":"2020-03-13","effective":"2020-03-16","end":"Superseded by the Mar. 16 restricted operations order and its extensions; courts reopened to the public in phases from June 5, 2020 (MD-085)","startDate":"2020-03-16","endDate":"2020-06-05","quarters":["2020Q2"],"types":["CRT"],"addressees":["all courts, court offices, units of the Judiciary, Clerks of the Circuit Courts","the public"],"clause":"(a) All courts in the Maryland Judiciary, court offices, administrative offices, units of the Judiciary, and the Offices of the Clerks of the Circuit Courts shall be closed to the public on an emergency basis, effective March 16, 2020; however, Judiciary operations shall continue to the extent practicable. Maryland Judiciary personnel shall report as scheduled, unless otherwise excused by their administrative head. (b) The following mandatory matters shall continue to be scheduled and heard... either in person or remotely...","enforcement":"Administrative order","functions":["CT courts and clerks (land records, filings, hearings)","CL closings and recordation","PJ"],"notes":"","sourceUrl":"https://mdcourts.gov/sites/default/files/admin-orders-archive/archivedin2022/20200313statewideclosingofcourts.pdf","snapshot":"","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":1115920,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"MD","url":"/library/MD-081","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/MD-081","citation":"Chief Judge Mary Ellen Barbera, Court of Appeals of Maryland, Administrative Order on Statewide Closing of the Courts to the Public Due to the COVID-19 Emergency (Mar. 13, 2020) (Ex. MD-081)","stateName":"Maryland","related":["MD-085","MD-080","MD-082","MD-083","MD-084"]}