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Joint Administrative Order re Courthouse Access Screening Under Exigent Circumstances Created by COVID-19

In re: Courthouse Access Screening Under Exigent Circumstances Created by COVID-19

Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas, General Division, and Hamilton County Municipal Court (Judges Kubicki and Russell) · Hamilton County, Ohio (Court)

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Jurisdiction
Hamilton County, Ohio · Cincinnati · Ohio
Level
Court
Authority
Ohio Sup. R. 4 and 5; Governor's state of emergency (recited)
Issued
2020-04-06 Apr. 6, 2020
Effective
2020-04-06 (effective immediately) (read as 2020-04-06)
End
until further order or dissolution of the Governor's state of emergency; carried forward in the June 1, June 22 and Sept. 25, 2020 orders and dropped by the June 3, 2021 order (read as 2020-09-25)
In force
Apr. 6, 2020 to Sept. 25, 2020
Quarters
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2
Limitation types
Courts and public officesWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolation
Addressees
  • any person entering the Hamilton County Courthouse, including all Hamilton County employees
  • Court Security and Deputy Sheriffs
Functions reached
  • CT courts and clerks
  • HR county workforce screening
  • CL litigation-dependent closings
Collection
Cincinnati MET-CIN

Operative words

it is hereby ordered that any person entering the Hamilton County Courthouse at 1000 Main Street, including all Hamilton County Employees, anyone seeking to participate in or attend a Court hearing, or anyone seeking to conduct business or access services within the Courthouse, shall submit to screening questions and a noninvasive temperature check... Anyone who, within the last 14 days, has been exposed to someone suspected or confirmed to have COVID-19 shall not be permitted to enter the Courthouse.... If any individual refuses to submit to screening they shall not be admitted to the Courthouse.

Enforcement

Denial of entry by Court Security Officer or Deputy Sheriff

Notes

Temperature threshold 100.4 F; extended to the Justice Center when resources permitted.

Retrieval note

OCR-read scanned order.