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Order, In re Public Notice of COVID-19 Related Courthouse-Entry Screening, CM 2020-48700

Order directing courthouse-entry screening and posting of notice (effective April 27, 2020)

Circuit Court of Fairfax County · Fairfax County, Virginia (Court)

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Jurisdiction
Fairfax County, Virginia · Washington suburbs · Maryland
Level
Court
Authority
Supreme Court of Virginia Declaration of Judicial Emergency (Mar. 16, 2020), extended Mar. 27 and Apr. 22, 2020
Issued
2020-04-24 Apr. 24, 2020
Effective
2020-04-27
End
Continued through the judicial emergency (end date not verified) (read as 2021-06-30)
In force
Apr. 27, 2020 to June 30, 2021
Quarters
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2
Limitation types
Courts and public officesWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolation
Addressees
  • all individuals entering the Fairfax Courthouse
  • the Fairfax Sheriff
Functions reached
  • CT court access
  • WF attorneys and staff screened
  • CB litigants
Collection
Washington suburbs MET-DCM

Operative words

the Court hereby ORDERS AND DIRECTS the Fairfax Sheriff to post the following NOTICE at all public entrances to the Fairfax Courthouse... Effective April 27, 2020... the Fairfax Sheriff's Office is authorized to interview and, if necessary, take the temperature of all individuals entering the front entrance at the Courthouse... If an individual's temperature reads 100.4 degrees Fahrenheit or above, access into the building will be denied.

Enforcement

Denial of access to the courthouse; court order