{"id":"MO-024","kind":"order","level":"court","jurisdiction":"Missouri (all State courts)","state":"MO","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"Supreme Court of Missouri","authority":"Mo. Const. art. V, secs. 4.1, 8 (supervisory authority over the judicial system)","instrument":"Order dated March 22, 2020, In re: Response to the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Pandemic (superseding the order of March 16, 2020)","title":"Suspension of all in-person proceedings in all appellate and circuit courts and grand juries","dateIssued":"2020-03-22","effective":"2020-03-22","end":"Through Apr. 17, 2020 as written; extended by order of Apr. 1, 2020 (through May 1, 2020 per Ballotpedia; extension date verified_secondary).","startDate":"2020-03-22","endDate":"2020-04-17","quarters":["2020Q2"],"types":["CRT"],"addressees":["all appellate and circuit courts, including associate, family, juvenile, municipal and probate divisions","grand juries","judicial employees","litigants and counsel"],"clause":"The courts of the State of Missouri shall remain open. Nevertheless, pursuant to this Court\u0027s constitutional authority to supervise the administration of the state judicial system, see Mo. Const. art. V, secs. 4.1, 8, the Supreme Court of Missouri hereby suspends all in-person proceedings in all appellate and circuit courts - including all associate, family, juvenile, municipal, and probate divisions - as well as grand jury proceedings.... This Order will remain in effect through Friday, April 17, 2020, and may be extended by this Court as circumstances warrant.... each court is instructed to post an order to the courthouse doors prohibiting access to the premises for individuals that have been exposed to or are exhibiting symptoms of COVID-19.... any non-essential travel by judicial employees for work-related functions is hereby suspended.","enforcement":"Supervisory order binding on every Missouri court; exceptions for in-progress jury trials, orders of protection, emergency custody, TROs, emergency mental-health orders, COVID-19 proceedings and exceptions approved by the Chief Justice","functions":["CT courts and clerks","CL closings dependent on court filings","SV collections, foreclosure and eviction dockets","OF litigation practice"],"notes":"The Ballotpedia chronology: Mar. 16, 2020 suspension; Mar. 22/23 superseding order through Apr. 17; Apr. 1 extension; May 4, 2020 Operational Directives with gating criteria (no confirmed cases in the court facility within 14 days), distancing and masks for employees and the public.","sourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/page.jsp?id=153093","snapshot":"https://web.archive.org/web/20201222131906/https://www.courts.mo.gov/page.jsp?id=153093","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":214912,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"MO","url":"/library/MO-024","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/MO-024","citation":"Supreme Court of Missouri, Order dated March 22, 2020, In re: Response to the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Pandemic (superseding the order of March 16, 2020) (Mar. 22, 2020) (Ex. MO-024)","stateName":"Missouri","related":["MO-063"]}