The COVID Project
The record
- Jurisdiction
- Supreme Court of the State of Delaware (statewide) · Delaware
- Level
- Court
- Authority
- Del. Const. art. IV, § 13; 10 Del. C. §§ 2004(a), 2009; Governor's Thirteenth Modification of the State of Emergency (Apr. 25, 2020) (recited)
- Issued
- 2020-04-30 Apr. 30, 2020
- Effective
- 2020-04-30
- End
- 'until amended or vacated'; superseded by AO No. 20 (May 20, 2021) and lifted for vaccinated persons July 1, 2021; universal masking reimposed Aug. 16, 2021 (Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-062) (read as 2021-05-20)
- In force
- Apr. 30, 2020 to May 20, 2021
- Quarters
- 2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
- Limitation types
- Face-covering requirementCourts and public offices
- Addressees
- court staff
- lawyers, litigants, jurors, contractors, vendors and visitors to any court facility
- Functions reached
- CT courts and agencies
- WF workforce (court staff, contractors, vendors)
- Collection
- State courts AGY-ST-COURTS
Operative words
1. Court staff should wear a mask or face covering when interacting with the public and when in the common or public areas of court facilities if staff cannot maintain a 6-foot separation from other individuals.... 2. The provisions of paragraph 1 also apply to lawyers, litigants, jurors, contractors, vendors, and any other visitors to any court facility. 3. This Order shall remain in effect until amended or vacated.
Enforcement
10 Del. C. § 2009 ('such other actions as the Chief Justice reasonably believes are necessary')
Notes
Recites that 'the Delaware courts remain open with limited staff during this State of Emergency, although the courts' facilities (with the exception of 24-hour court operations at Justice of the Peace Court 11, Court 7, and Court 3) are closed to the general public'.