{"id":"VT-061","kind":"order","level":"court","jurisdiction":"Vermont","state":"VT","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"Vermont Supreme Court (memo to the bar)","authority":"A.O. 49 §§ 2, 5, 6, 7, 8","instrument":"Amendment to Administrative Order No. 49 (promulgated September 1, 2021)","title":"Judicial emergency extended to November 1, 2021; limited-entry courthouses with remote-only hearings","dateIssued":"2021-09-01","effective":"2021-09-01","end":"Extended to Jan. 1, 2022 (VT-062) and Mar. 1, 2022 (VT-063)","startDate":"2021-09-01","endDate":"2022-01-01","quarters":["2021Q3"],"types":["CRT","TELE","CAP","MASK"],"addressees":["all courts","Court Administrator","litigants"],"clause":"Based on the climbing COVID-19 infection rate and projections of public-health experts concerning the course of the pandemic, § 2 is amended to extend the effective date of Administrative Order 49 until November 1, 2021... the Court Administrator is authorized to identify these as limited-entry courthouses. Hearings in limited-entry courthouses must be scheduled for remote participation unless the Court Administrator has identified courtrooms that can accommodate small in-person proceedings... mitigation measures for staff workspaces, including portable air filtration units, distancing of workspaces, tracking of employee vaccination status, and/or mask requirements where appropriate.","enforcement":"Order of the Supreme Court; Court Administrator directives","functions":["CT courts (Sept. 2021: Delta-wave re-tightening)","PJ","WF"],"notes":"The Judiciary\u0027s Delta-wave re-tightening in the third quarter of 2021; § 8 continued suspension of records-request timelines.","sourceUrl":"https://vtcourts.gov/media/13844","snapshot":"","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":194570,"grade":"secondary","character":"","description":"","collection":"VT","url":"/library/VT-061","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/VT-061","citation":"Vermont Supreme Court (memo to the bar), Amendment to Administrative Order No. 49 (promulgated September 1, 2021) (Sept. 1, 2021) (Ex. VT-061)","stateName":"Vermont","related":["VT-062","VT-063","VT-049","VT-057"]}