{"id":"MET-ORL-044","kind":"order","level":"court","jurisdiction":"Ninth Judicial Circuit of Florida (Orange and Osceola Counties)","state":"FL","metro":"ORL","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"Chief Judge Donald A. Myers, Jr.","authority":"Fla. Const. art. V, sec. 2(d); Fla. Stat. 40.001, 43.26, 905.01, 768.38(3)(c)2.b; Fla. R. Gen. Prac. \u0026 Jud. Admin. 2.215; AOSC21-17","instrument":"Administrative Order No. 2020-06-09","title":"Amended Temporary Order Governing Trial Court Proceedings (transition to broader in-person contact; masks optional except at the Booking and Release Center)","dateIssued":"2021-06-17","effective":"2021-06-17 (deposition rooms open June 21, 2021)","end":"Superseded by AO 2020-06-10/-11/-12 (summer 2021; -12 reinstated masks in all court facilities, in force through Oct. 31, 2021)","startDate":"2021-06-17","endDate":"","quarters":["2021Q2","2021Q3"],"types":["CRT","MASK","QUAR"],"addressees":["everyone entering any court facility in the Ninth Judicial Circuit"],"clause":"(2) Consistent with Florida Supreme Court Administrative Order No. AOSC21-17, unless required by federal, state, or local laws, rules, or regulations, the wearing of face masks and physical distancing are not required during in-person court proceedings, with the exception of proceedings conducted at the Orange County Booking and Release Center (BRC)... (3) Pursuant to AOSC21-17, trial court proceedings shall continue to be remotely conducted, as appropriate, to facilitate the efficient and expeditious processing of cases. Participants who have the capability of participating by electronic means in remote trial court proceedings must do so.... (8) Any person, regardless of status, who is exhibiting symptoms consistent with COVID-19, or any person who has knowingly been in contact with another person who is suffering from the effects of the COVID-19 virus is prohibited from entering any court facility.","enforcement":"Exclusion from court facilities; BRC mask and distancing rule under Fla. Stat. 768.38(3)(c)2.b","functions":["CT courts (remote proceedings compelled where capable)","WF exposed or symptomatic persons barred","OF legal services"],"notes":"The court order in force on July 1, 2021. Vacates AO 2020-06-08, 2020-20-02 and 2020-10-01.","sourceUrl":"https://www.ninthcircuit.org/sites/default/files/2020-06-09%20-%20Amended%20Temporary%20Order%20Governing%20Trial%20Court%20Proceedings.pdf","snapshot":"","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":2792150,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"MET-ORL","url":"/library/MET-ORL-044","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/MET-ORL-044","citation":"Chief Judge Donald A. Myers, Jr, Administrative Order No. 2020-06-09 (June 17, 2021) (Ex. MET-ORL-044)","stateName":"Florida","related":["MET-ORL-047"]}