{"id":"MET-SFO-062","kind":"order","level":"court","jurisdiction":"Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara","state":"CA","metro":"SFO","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"Presiding Judge, Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara","authority":"Cal. Gov\u0027t Code § 68115; emergency orders of the Chief Justice; Santa Clara County Health Officer order of Apr. 29, 2020","instrument":"General Order Regarding Face Coverings Required in Courthouses","title":"General Order requiring all persons entering the courthouses to wear a face covering in all public areas and shared work spaces","dateIssued":"2020-05-12","effective":"2020-05-12","end":"continued until superseded by later general orders (2021-2022)","startDate":"2020-05-12","endDate":"2021-09-30","quarters":["2020Q2","2020Q3","2020Q4","2021Q1","2021Q2","2021Q3"],"types":["CRT","MASK"],"addressees":["all persons entering the courthouses","court staff","judicial officers","litigants","attorneys"],"clause":"1. Since March 4, 2020, the State of California has been in a State of Emergency as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Governor and the County of Santa Clara Public Health Officer have issued several orders to help combat the spread of the virus, including orders to shelter in place, maintain social distancing, and restrict operation of essential businesses.... 2. Consistent with the Order of the County Health Officer dated April 29, 2020, and in order to protect the health and safety of the public, court personnel, judicial officers, litigants, witnesses, and law enforcement personnel in connection with the COVID-19 threat, it is hereby ordered that all persons, including Court staff and judicial officers, who enter the courthouses must wear a face covering in all public areas of the court and shared work spaces.... Any person without a face covering may be denied entry to the courthouse or a courtroom.","enforcement":"Denial of entry to the courthouse or courtroom","functions":["CT courts and clerks","CL legal proceedings and closings","HR personnel attending court"],"notes":"The court\u0027s own recital that the County Health Officer\u0027s orders \u0027restrict operation of essential businesses\u0027 is a judicial finding usable against the position that the Bay Area orders reached only non-essential businesses.","sourceUrl":"http://www.scscourt.org/general_info/news_media/newspdfs/General%20Order%20Regarding%20Face%20Coverings%20Required%20in%20Courthouses%205.12.20.pdf","snapshot":"https://web.archive.org/web/20200521053920/http://www.scscourt.org/general_info/news_media/newspdfs/General%20Order%20Regarding%20Face%20Coverings%20Required%20in%20Courthouses%205.12.20.pdf","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":51987,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"MET-SFO","url":"/library/MET-SFO-062","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/MET-SFO-062","citation":"Presiding Judge, Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara, General Order Regarding Face Coverings Required in Courthouses (May 12, 2020) (Ex. MET-SFO-062)","stateName":"California","related":["MET-SFO-061"]}