{"id":"MET-ORL-045","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; Fla. R. Gen. Prac. \u0026 Jud. Admin. 2.215","instrument":"Administrative Order No. 2020-06-14","title":"Amended Temporary Order Governing Trial Court Proceedings (mask requirement in court facilities discontinued)","dateIssued":"2021-10-25","effective":"2021-11-01 12:01 a.m.","end":"Post-period instrument; fixes the end of the Q3 2021 court mask requirement","startDate":"2021-11-01","endDate":"","quarters":[],"types":["CRT","MASK"],"addressees":["everyone entering any court facility in the Ninth Judicial Circuit"],"clause":"Due to the number of new daily cases and positivity rates in both Orange and Osceola Counties continuing to decrease, and the low rate of community spread, the requirement that face masks must be worn at all times in the public spaces of all court facilities, including courtrooms and during in-person court proceedings may be discontinued at this time.... ORDERED, effective 12:01 a.m. on November 1, 2021:... (2) All individuals who choose to wear a mask in any location within any court facility will be permitted to do so.... (3) For cases in jury selection or trial as of the effective date of this Order, the Presiding Judge will have the discretion to continue the mask requirement... (4)... the wearing of face masks will continue to be required for all court proceedings conducted at both the BRC and the JDC...","enforcement":"Symptomatic, exposed or positive persons remain prohibited from entering","functions":["CT courts","WF jurors and witnesses"],"notes":"Its recital establishes that a requirement that \u0027face masks must be worn at all times in the public spaces of all court facilities, including courtrooms and during in-person court proceedings\u0027 was in force until 12:01 a.m. on November 1, 2021, i.e., throughout the latter part of Q3 2021 (reinstated by AO 2020-06-12, August 2021).","sourceUrl":"https://www.ninthcircuit.org/sites/default/files/2020-06-14%20-%20Amended%20Temporary%20Order%20Governing%20Trial%20Court%20Proceedings.pdf","snapshot":"","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":233591,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"MET-ORL","url":"/library/MET-ORL-045","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/MET-ORL-045","citation":"Chief Judge Donald A. Myers, Jr, Administrative Order No. 2020-06-14 (Oct. 25, 2021) (Ex. MET-ORL-045)","stateName":"Florida","related":["MET-ORL-047","MET-ORL-059"]}