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Twelfth General Order in Response to the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Public Health Emergency, No. 21MS000275

Twelfth General Order in Response to the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Public Health Emergency

Franklin County Court of Common Pleas, General Division (McIntosh, Adm. J.) · Franklin County, Ohio (Court)

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Jurisdiction
Franklin County, Ohio · Columbus · Ohio
Level
Court
Authority
Ohio Const. art. IV; R.C. ch. 2301; Sup. R. 4; CDC recommendations (recited)
Issued
2021-07-27 July 27, 2021
Effective
2021-07-27 (rotating jury docket from July 6, 2021) (read as 2021-07-27)
End
2021-08-06 (superseded as to masks by the Thirteenth General Order); rotating jury docket through Oct. 29, 2021 (read as 2021-08-06)
In force
July 27, 2021 to Aug. 6, 2021
Quarters
2021 Q3
Limitation types
Gathering capFace-covering requirementCourts and public offices
Addressees
  • litigants and counsel
  • jurors
  • unvaccinated persons entering the courthouse
  • court employees
Functions reached
  • CT courts (jury trials on alternating weeks; half of the judicial courtrooms per week)
  • WF
  • PJ
Collection
Columbus MET-CMH

Operative words

6. Beginning July 6, 2021, the Court will operate utilizing a rotating docket schedule for jury trials only through October 29, 2021. To allow sufficient distancing of jurors and participants, jury trials will be held in the respective courtrooms utilizing the following [alternating-week] schedule... [8.] Individuals who are not fully vaccinated are required to wear a face covering in the courthouse and Probation Department unless a medically documented reason prevents the person from covering their face.... Persons refusing to wear a face covering when directed [may be removed]. 9. Court employees who are fully vaccinated are not required to wear a face covering/mask... 10. All individuals in the courthouse and the Probation Department shall adhere to the 6-foot [distancing protocol].

Enforcement

Order of court; removal from the courthouse for refusal

Notes

Text-bearing PDF (6,300 characters). Recites that the CDC eviction moratorium for federally backed mortgages had been extended to July 31, 2021. Demonstrates that on July 1, 2021 (under the Eleventh General Order) and July 27, 2021 the court was operating under COVID-19 protocols 'for the duration of the declared state of emergency'.

Retrieval note

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