{"id":"WV-073","kind":"order","level":"court","jurisdiction":"West Virginia","state":"WV","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia","authority":"W. Va. Const. art. VIII, sec. 3; W. Va. Code 2-2-2","instrument":"Administrative Order: Resumption of Operations, with COVID-19 Resumption of Operations Protocols","title":"Judicial emergency continued through May 15, 2020; in-person hearings from May 18, grand juries from June 15, jury trials from June 29, 2020, under Protocols; remote-technology rule suspensions survive","dateIssued":"2020-05-06","effective":"2020-05-06","end":"Protocols governed court operations thereafter; the rule suspension remains \u0027until otherwise ordered\u0027","startDate":"2020-05-06","endDate":"2021-09-30","quarters":["2020Q2","2020Q3","2020Q4","2021Q1","2021Q2","2021Q3"],"types":["CRT","EMP"],"addressees":["all courts, judicial officers and court personnel"],"clause":"it is ORDERED that the judicial emergency, the April 22, 2020 Second Amended Order, and the April 24, 2020 Temporary Order Regarding Civil Litigation and Rules of Civil Procedure in Circuit Court shall continue in force and effect through May 15, 2020. It is further ORDERED that, upon the May 15, 2020 expirations..., all courts, judicial officers and court personnel shall comply and adhere to the applicable guidance and directives set forth in the Protocols.... In-person hearings or proceedings may commence on or after May 18, 2020; Grand jury proceedings may commence on or after June 15, 2020; Jury trials may commence on or after June 29, 2020.... any West Virginia state or local rules... that limit or preclude a judicial officer or court clerk\u0027s ability to utilize remote, telephonic or video technology to limit in-person contact, are suspended. Such suspension shall survive the expiration of the judicial emergency, and will remain in effect until otherwise ordered.","enforcement":"Supervisory order; the Protocols bind court operations","functions":["CT courts (phased resumption; protocols on courthouse access)","SV","CRT"],"notes":"Later court orders of 2020-21 (courthouse mask requirements, winter 2020-21 jury-trial postponements) were listed on the courts\u0027 COVID-19 page, whose archived copies could not be retrieved in this session; they are not saved.","sourceUrl":"http://www.courtswv.gov/covid19/ResumptionOfOperations-ProtocolsandMap5-6-20.pdf","snapshot":"http://web.archive.org/web/20200511214309/http://www.courtswv.gov/covid19/ResumptionOfOperations-ProtocolsandMap5-6-20.pdf","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":5630163,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"WV","url":"/library/WV-073","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/WV-073","citation":"Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia, Administrative Order: Resumption of Operations, with COVID-19 Resumption of Operations Protocols (May 6, 2020) (Ex. WV-073)","stateName":"West Virginia","related":["WV-070","WV-072","WV-071"]}