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Ex. AR-023 Order Primary source read

In re Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic (per curiam, June 11, 2020)

Per curiam setting a fifty-person courtroom cap with masks and temperature checks and ending the jury-trial suspension June 30, 2020

Supreme Court of Arkansas · Arkansas (Court)

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The record

Jurisdiction
Arkansas
Level
Court
Authority
Ark. Const. amend. 80
Issued
2020-06-11 June 11, 2020
Effective
2020-06-11
End
Jury trials suspended again Nov. 20, 2020 (Ex. AR-024) (read as 2020-11-20)
In force
June 11, 2020 to Nov. 20, 2020
Quarters
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4
Limitation types
Gathering capFace-covering requirementCourts and public offices
Addressees
  • all courts
Functions reached
  • CT courts (jury trials)
  • CB litigants
Collection
Arkansas AR

Operative words

First, there shall be no more than 50 people in the courtroom or venue where court is being conducted, provided there is adherence to the Arkansas Department of Health guidelines. Those guidelines include: everyone in the room using face masks or coverings; social distancing of at least 6 feet; Second, the suspension of jury trials shall end on June 30, 2020, and jury summons may begin to be issued immediately for jury service that begins on or after July 1, 2020.

Enforcement

Order of the Supreme Court

Notes

'jury trials in some counties may resume in July, whereas most parts of Arkansas might not resume jury trials until September or later.'

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