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- Jurisdiction
- Supreme Court of the State of Delaware (statewide) · Delaware
- Level
- Court
- Authority
- Del. Const. art. IV, § 13; 10 Del. C. §§ 2004, 2008
- Issued
- 2021-06-29 June 29, 2021
- Effective
- 2021-07-02
- End
- 2021-07-13 08:00 (judicial emergency ended) (read as 2021-07-13)
- In force
- July 2, 2021 to July 13, 2021
- Quarters
- 2021 Q3
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
- Limitation types
- Emergency declarationCourts and public offices
- Addressees
- all State courts and their facilities
- Functions reached
- CT courts and agencies (Q3 2021: emergency in force July 1-13, 2021)
- Collection
- State courts AGY-ST-COURTS
Operative words
(1) Under the authority of 10 Del. C. § 2004, the judicial emergency for all State courts and their facilities in Delaware is extended until 8:00 a.m. [July 13, 2021]... (2) Until the expiration of the judicial emergency on July 13, 2021, all courts in the State are authorized, to the greatest extent possible under 10 Del. C. § 2008, to continue to utilize audiovisual devices at their facilities and remotely to conduct proceedings (except for jury trials). (3) Until the expiration of the judicial emergency on July 13, 2021, all time [requirements under the Speedy Trial Guidelines are tolled]
Enforcement
Notes
The recital lists the extension orders 'dated April 14, 2020, May 14, 2020, June 5, 2020, July 6, 2020, August 5, 2020,...' and the April 30 and May 20 and 26, 2021 orders, verifying the whole chain.
Retrieval noteBracketed words complete lines cut at the page margin in the text layer; the July 13, 2021 date appears in paragraphs (2) and (3) as read.