{"id":"SD-048","kind":"order","level":"court","jurisdiction":"Second Judicial Circuit (Minnehaha County)","state":"SD","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"Presiding Judge Robin J. Houwman; approved by the Supreme Court (Gilbertson, C.J.) April 14, 2020","authority":"Supreme Court Order Declaring Judicial Emergency; SDCL 16-3-11 to -15","instrument":"Amended Standing Order CIV 20-4 Regarding Declaration of Public Health Emergency in Minnehaha County","title":"Standing Order Regarding Declaration of Public Health Emergency in Minnehaha County","dateIssued":"2020-04-14","effective":"2020-04-15","end":"\u0027for the duration of the Declared Public Health Emergency in Minnehaha County and shall terminate automatically upon the expiration of that Order\u0027","startDate":"2020-04-15","endDate":"2020-09-30","quarters":["2020Q2","2020Q3"],"types":["CRT","MASK"],"addressees":["public, litigants, attorneys, witnesses, employees at the Minnehaha County Courthouse"],"clause":"On April 10, 2020, the Secretary of the South Dakota Department of Health issued and Order Declaring Public Health Emergency in Minnehaha County, 2020-01. The Order... states that the \u0027further spread of the disease from exposure to the infectious virus, known as novel coronavirus, threatens widespread exposure and poses a significant risk of substantial harm and danger to public health and safety to the population of this state[.]\u0027... Minnehaha County is the home to the third largest outbreak of COVID-19 at a facility in the United States and such facility is a mere one mile from the Courthouse.... it is essential for public health and safety that the Courthouse be limited to receiving only litigants, attorneys, subpoenaed witnesses, necessary security officers, victims and those with legitimate and urgent business at the Courthouse, and employees. 11. The mandates of social distancing by the federal, state, and local governments require these measures... 14. All members of the public must wear a protective facial covering such as a mask, scarf, bandana, or other cloth which covers the nose and mouth during the time that such individuals are present in the Courthouse.... 18. The Clerk of Court\u0027s office will be limited to electronic and telephone services until further order.","enforcement":"Court order; screening and temperature checks; denial of entry","functions":["CT courthouse and clerk closed to in-person business","MASK first mask mandate in the State (courthouse)","CB litigants and public"],"notes":"Judicial recital of the Secretary of Health\u0027s Order 2020-01 and of \u0027mandates of social distancing by the federal, state, and local governments\u0027","sourceUrl":"https://ujs.sd.gov/uploads/news/COVID19SecondCircuitStandingOrderHealthEmergency.pdf","snapshot":"http://web.archive.org/web/20200930025621/https://ujs.sd.gov/uploads/news/COVID19SecondCircuitStandingOrderHealthEmergency.pdf","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":123655,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"SD","url":"/library/SD-048","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/SD-048","citation":"Presiding Judge Robin J. Houwman; approved by the Supreme Court (Gilbertson, C.J.) April 14, 2020, Amended Standing Order CIV 20-4 Regarding Declaration of Public Health Emergency in Minnehaha County (Apr. 14, 2020) (Ex. SD-048)","stateName":"South Dakota","related":["SD-090"]}