The COVID Project
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The record
- Jurisdiction
- Delaware Judiciary (statewide) · Delaware
- Level
- Court
- Authority
- 10 Del. C. § 2004 (recited)
- Issued
- 2020-09-04 Sept. 4, 2020
- Effective
- 2020-09-06 (extension) (read as 2020-09-06)
- End
- 2020-10-05
- In force
- Sept. 6, 2020 to Oct. 5, 2020
- Quarters
- 2020 Q32020 Q4
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
- Limitation types
- Emergency declarationCapacity limitFace-covering requirementCourts and public offices
- Addressees
- the public and the bar
- judicial employees
- Functions reached
- CT courts and agencies
- WF workforce (judicial employees at 50 then 75 percent staffing)
- Character
- context
- Collection
- State courts AGY-ST-COURTS
Operative words
Jury trials in Delaware State Courts were halted in March due to the COVID-19 pandemic.... the move to a modified Phase 3 will also allow court facilities and staffing to increase up to 75 percent capacity (up from 50 percent capacity in Phase 2)... the Courts have made significant changes... screening all who enter our facilities, enhanced cleaning and disinfection, requiring masks and social distancing while in our buildings
Enforcement
Notes
Confirms that no jury trial was held in any Delaware State court from March to October 2020.
Retrieval noteAuthority's own release read in full; the order it describes is saved as Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-052.