Administrative Order on Statewide Closing of the Courts to the Public Due to the COVID-19 Emergency (Mar. 13, 2020)

The record

Jurisdiction

Maryland

Level

Court

Authority

Md. Const. art. IV, sec. 18; Md. Rules Title 16, Chapter 1000

Issued

2020-03-13 Mar. 13, 2020

Effective

2020-03-16

End

Superseded by the Mar. 16 restricted operations order and its extensions; courts reopened to the public in phases from June 5, 2020 (MD-085) (read as 2020-06-05)

In force

Mar. 16, 2020 to June 5, 2020

Quarters

2020 Q2

2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3

Limitation types

Courts and public offices

Addressees

• all courts, court offices, units of the Judiciary, Clerks of the Circuit Courts
• the public

Functions reached

• CT courts and clerks (land records, filings, hearings)
• CL closings and recordation
• PJ

Collection

Maryland MD

Operative words

(a) All courts in the Maryland Judiciary, court offices, administrative offices, units of the Judiciary, and the Offices of the Clerks of the Circuit Courts shall be closed to the public on an emergency basis, effective March 16, 2020; however, Judiciary operations shall continue to the extent practicable. Maryland Judiciary personnel shall report as scheduled, unless otherwise excused by their administrative head. (b) The following mandatory matters shall continue to be scheduled and heard... either in person or remotely...

Enforcement