{"id":"MET-AUS-086","kind":"order","level":"court","jurisdiction":"Hays County, Texas (county judiciary)","state":"TX","metro":"AUS","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"Hays County judiciary (local administrative district judge and courts of Hays County)","authority":"Emergency Orders of the Supreme Court of Texas and Court of Criminal Appeals; Office of Court Administration guidance, as recited","instrument":"COVID-19 Operating Plan for the Hays County Judiciary","title":"Operating plan for the Hays County courts (remote proceedings; no non-essential in-person proceedings before June 1, 2020; staff face coverings; capacity, distancing and hygiene measures)","dateIssued":"2020-06-01","effective":"On adoption","end":"Not stated","startDate":"2020-06-01","endDate":"2020-09-30","quarters":["2020Q2","2020Q3"],"types":["CRT","MASK","CAP"],"addressees":["litigants, attorneys, visitors, court staff and judges entering Hays County court buildings"],"clause":"General 1. All judges will comply with the Emergency Orders issued by the Supreme Court of Texas and Court of Criminal Appeals, including conducting in-person proceedings according to the guidance issued by the Office of Court Administration regarding social distancing, maximum group size, and other restrictions and precautions. 2. All judges may conduct proceedings remotely.... 4. Judges will begin setting non-essential in-person proceedings no sooner than June 1, 2020.... Judge and Court Staff Health... 3. Court staff will be required to wear face coverings in the courtroom or when interacting with non-judicial persons.... Social Distancing 1. All persons not from the same household who are permitted in the court building will be required to maintain adequate social distancing of at least 6 feet. 2. No more than two individuals not from the same household will be permitted in an elevator.... 4. Public common areas, including breakrooms and snack rooms, have been closed to the public. Gallery 5. The maximum number of persons permitted in the gallery of each courtroom has been determined and posted.... 6.... Seating is limited to every other row.","enforcement":"Court operating plan under the Supreme Court\u0027s emergency orders (which required such plans before in-person proceedings resumed)","functions":["CT Hays County court proceedings remote or capacity-limited (legal services; San Marcos, Kyle, Buda practitioners)","CRT courthouse access","WF court staff face coverings"],"notes":"Undated plan; the Supreme Court\u0027s Seventeenth Emergency Order (TX file) required local operating plans for in-person proceedings from June 1, 2020.","sourceUrl":"","snapshot":"","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":192881,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"MET-AUS","url":"/library/MET-AUS-086","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/MET-AUS-086","citation":"Hays County judiciary (local administrative district judge and courts of Hays County), COVID-19 Operating Plan for the Hays County Judiciary (June 1, 2020) (Ex. MET-AUS-086)","stateName":"Texas","related":[]}