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Ex. AR-021 Order Primary source read

In re Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020 Ark. 163 (per curiam)

Per curiam extending the suspension of in-person proceedings through May 15, 2020 with a ten-person courtroom limit and face coverings

Supreme Court of Arkansas · Arkansas (Court)

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The record

Jurisdiction
Arkansas
Level
Court
Authority
Ark. Const. amend. 80
Issued
2020-04-23 Apr. 23, 2020
Effective
2020-04-23
End
2020-05-18 (hearings resumed under Ex. AR-022) (read as 2020-05-18)
In force
Apr. 23, 2020 to May 18, 2020
Quarters
2020 Q2
Limitation types
Gathering capFace-covering requirementCourts and public offices
Addressees
  • all courts and court clerks' offices
Functions reached
  • CT courts
  • CB litigants
Collection
Arkansas AR

Operative words

The previous suspension of all in-person proceedings in all appellate, circuit, and district courts shall be extended through May 15, 2020... If emergency proceedings must be held in-person, the court should ensure that (1) no more than 10 persons are gathered in the courtroom or in areas around the courtroom; (2) participants wear face coverings where possible; and (3) participants in the courtroom are separated consistent with social-distancing guidelines... Non-emergency proceedings should not be held in-person.

Enforcement

Order of the Supreme Court

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