{"id":"MN-048","kind":"order","level":"court","jurisdiction":"Minnesota","state":"MN","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"Minnesota Supreme Court, Chief Justice Lorie S. Gildea","authority":"Chief Justice\u0027s administrative authority; No. ADM20-8001; EO 20-81 para. 6 (court face coverings \u0027subject to policies or orders of the Chief Justice\u0027)","instrument":"Order Requiring Face Coverings at Court Facilities, No. ADM20-8001 (Minn. filed July 7, 2020)","title":"Order Requiring Face Coverings at Court Facilities","dateIssued":"2020-07-07","effective":"2020-07-13","end":"Lifted July 6, 2021 (order of June 28, 2021, MN-053); discretionary and county-driven from July 30, 2021 (MN-054); statewide court mandate reinstated Oct. 19, 2021 (MN-055)","startDate":"2020-07-13","endDate":"2021-07-06","quarters":["2020Q3","2020Q4","2021Q1","2021Q2","2021Q3"],"types":["MASK","CRT"],"addressees":["every person entering a court facility: Judicial Branch staff and judges, attorneys, parties, witnesses, case participants, jurors, attendees, users of public services"],"clause":"1. Effective July 13, 2020, every person entering a court facility must wear a face covering at all times while in public areas, hallways, or other common areas of the facility. Other than as authorized by paragraph 2 of this order, a face covering may be removed while in the public areas of a court facility only when the required physical distance is maintained or plexiglass barriers are in place. The requirements of this paragraph apply to Judicial Branch staff and judges, attorneys, parties, witnesses, case participants, those who attend in-person hearings, and any individual who enters a court facility to use public services provided by the Judicial Branch. 2. Effective July 13, 2020, a face covering worn in the courtroom may be removed only if physical distance requirements in the room in which the proceeding is held are maintained and the presiding judge authorizes that removal.","enforcement":"Order of the Supreme Court governing access to court facilities","functions":["CT courts and clerks","PJ in-person hearings and trials","CB clients and witnesses"],"notes":"Issued two weeks before the Governor\u0027s general mask order (MN-027); in force in every Minnesota courthouse for one day of 2021 Q3 (July 1-5, 2021) and thereafter at chief judges\u0027 direction.","sourceUrl":"https://www.mncourts.gov/mncourtsgov/media/CIOMediaLibrary/COVID-19/Order-070720.pdf","snapshot":"https://web.archive.org/web/20200708205746/http://mncourts.gov/mncourtsgov/media/CIOMediaLibrary/COVID-19/Order-070720.pdf","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":171843,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"MN","url":"/library/MN-048","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/MN-048","citation":"Minnesota Supreme Court, Chief Justice Lorie S. Gildea, Order Requiring Face Coverings at Court Facilities, No. ADM20-8001 (Minn. filed July 7, 2020) (Ex. MN-048)","stateName":"Minnesota","related":["MN-053","MN-054","MN-055","MN-027","MN-046","MN-059","MN-047"]}