Administrative Order 20-17 (All Court Operations in Response to COVID-19)

The record

Jurisdiction

Clark County, Nevada (Eighth Judicial District) · Las Vegas and Reno · Nevada

Level

Court

Authority

EDCR 1.30(b); Nev. Const. art. 6 sec. 19; Halverson v. Hardcastle; Directives 018 and 021 sections 5 and 12-16; Directive 008 (Revised) section 1 (evictions); Directive 009 (Revised) section 2 (limitations); Directive 017 sections 1-2 (writs)

Issued

2020-06-01 June 1, 2020

Effective

2020-06-01

End

Modified by AO 20-22 (Oct. 28, 2020) and AO 20-23; remained an operative order with AO 20-24 (Nov. 24, 2020) and AO 21-01 (Jan. 12, 2021); superseded by AO 21-03 (Mar. 11, 2021) (read as 2020-10-28)

In force

June 1, 2020 to Oct. 28, 2020

Quarters

2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1

2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3

Limitation types

Gathering capFace-covering requirementTravel and quarantineCourts and public officesWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolation

Addressees

• all litigants, counsel, jurors, court employees, vendors and co-tenants of court facilities
• the public

Functions reached

• CT courts and clerks (professional services, financial services, real estate)
• CB public access to the Regional Justice Center and traffic counters
• GATH court meetings capped at 50
• EMP masks and distancing for every organization in court facilities

Collection

Las Vegas and Reno MET-LAS

Operative words

District Court Administration shall maintain notices at the entrance of all District Court facilities advising the following people may not enter the Court facility: (1) Persons who have traveled out of the country in the past 14 days... (2) Persons who have been asked to self-quarantine... appearances by alternative means are strongly encouraged whenever possible. This includes all case types.... For the health and safety of all, members of the public must wear face coverings that cover their noses and mouths. Face coverings must be worn at all times while in any Court facility... there shall be no in-person gatherings or meetings to discuss Court business of more than 50 people.... For the safety of the clerks and to minimize building traffic, the Clerk's Offices at both the Regional Justice Center and the Family Court will remain closed to in-person filing until further notice.... OTHER THAN MAIL, NO PAPER DOCUMENTS WILL BE ACCEPTED BY THE COURT AT THIS TIME.... In-person depositions may go forward effective July 1, 2020 as long as social distancing protocols are observed.... This order shall continue to stay trial in civil cases for purposes of tolling NRCP 41(e)... Due to the limited capacity at the Regional Justice Center as a result of social distancing, the Las Vegas Justice Court and Las Vegas Municipal Court traffic customer service counter located on the first floor of the Regional Justice Center should remain closed until social distancing restrictions are lifted.

Enforcement

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