{"id":"MET-TPA-053","kind":"order","level":"court","jurisdiction":"Sixth Judicial Circuit of Florida (Pasco and Pinellas Counties)","state":"FL","metro":"TPA","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"Chief Judge Anthony Rondolino","authority":"Fla. Const. art. V, sec. 7; Fla. R. Jud. Admin. 2.215; Fla. Stat. sec. 43.26; Fla. Sup. Ct. AOSC21-17","instrument":"Administrative Order No. 2021-019 PA/PI-CIR","title":"Transition to Broader Use of In-Person Proceedings in Conformity with Supreme Court Administrative Order AOSC21-17","dateIssued":"2021-06-16","effective":"2021-06-21","end":"Masks reinstated by AO 2021-029 (Ex. 084); AO 2021-045 eliminated mask and distancing requirements Nov. 15, 2021","startDate":"2021-06-21","endDate":"2021-11-15","quarters":["2021Q2","2021Q3"],"types":["CRT"],"addressees":["courts, litigants, attorneys and the public in Pasco and Pinellas courthouses"],"clause":"Effective June 21, 2021, the following updates are made to court protocols and proceedings. 1. Health and Safety Protocols A. Masks Participants and observers for in-person court proceedings may voluntarily wear face masks... presiding judges and quasi-judicial officers may, in their discretion, continue to conduct remote proceedings... The rules of procedure, court orders, and opinions applicable to court proceedings that limit or prohibit the use of communication equipment to conduct remote proceedings remain suspended by administrative order of the Florida Supreme Court.","enforcement":"Court order","functions":["CT courts and hearings (professional services, real estate, financial services collections)","CL closings and recordings"],"notes":"Recites AOSC20-23 Amendment 13 and AOSC20-32 Amendment 8 (terminated); civil, family and probate proceedings \u0027may, for some time, continue\u0027 remotely","sourceUrl":"https://www.jud6.org/LegalCommunity/LegalPractice/AOSAndRules/aos/aos2021/2021-019.pdf","snapshot":"","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":178797,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"MET-TPA","url":"/library/MET-TPA-053","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/MET-TPA-053","citation":"Chief Judge Anthony Rondolino, Administrative Order No. 2021-019 PA/PI-CIR (June 16, 2021) (Ex. MET-TPA-053)","stateName":"Florida","related":["MET-TPA-084"]}