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- Jurisdiction
- Ninth Judicial Circuit of Florida (Orange and Osceola Counties) · Orlando · Florida
- Level
- Court
- Authority
- Fla. Const. art. V, sec. 2(d); Fla. Stat. 40.001, 43.26, 905.01; AOSC20-23 and AOSC20-32 as amended
- Issued
- 2021-02-09 Feb. 9, 2021
- Effective
- 2021-02-15
- In force
- Feb. 15, 2021 (no end date recorded; counted as in force for 120 days)
- Quarters
- 2021 Q12021 Q2
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
- Limitation types
- Gathering capFace-covering requirementCourts and public offices
- Addressees
- everyone entering court facilities in Orange and Osceola Counties
- Functions reached
- CT courts and clerks
- WF jurors and witnesses (masked, distanced)
- OF law-office in-person work displaced to remote hearings
- Collection
- Orlando MET-ORL
Operative words
(1) Effective Monday, February 15, 2021... the Circuit will be returning to normal Phase 2 operations for in-person hearings - limited in-person contact is authorized for certain purposes with strict observance of the safety protocols in place - (1) masks required at all times in all public spaces of the courthouse, including courtrooms, (2) social distancing at all times of at least 6 feet, (3) handwashing/hand sanitizer, and (4) frequent cleaning of surface touch points. Jury trials will resume Monday, February 15, 2021.... (2) Public access to court facilities shall remain limited to counsel for the parties and the litigants involved in an in-person court proceeding, and visitors to the offices of the clerk of court.... (4)... non-essential and non-critical court proceedings shall be conducted remotely...
Enforcement
Sec. (5): symptomatic or exposed persons prohibited from entering (AO 2020-20)
Notes
Jury trials resumed after an eleven-month suspension (Mar. 16, 2020 - Feb. 15, 2021).
Retrieval noteSigned Feb. 9, 2021 (rendered signature page read).