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General Order 2020-21 Re: Face Coverings and Physical Distancing

General Order 2020-21 (filed May 6, 2020)

Presiding Judge John W. Vineyard · Superior Court of California, County of Riverside (Court)

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Jurisdiction
Superior Court of California, County of Riverside · Riverside-San Bernardino · California
Level
Court
Authority
Inherent authority of the Presiding Judge; Cal. Rules of Court, rule 10.603
Issued
2020-05-06 May 6, 2020
Effective
2020-05-06
End
Superseded by General Order 2020-67 of November 17, 2020 (Ex. 037) (read as 2020-11-17)
In force
May 6, 2020 to Nov. 17, 2020
Quarters
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4
Limitation types
Face-covering requirementCourts and public offices
Addressees
  • all persons entering any courthouse or court facility
Functions reached
  • CT court access conditioned on masking and distancing
  • CS attorneys, process servers, title and lending personnel attending court
Collection
Riverside-San Bernardino MET-RIV

Operative words

By order of the Presiding Judge of the Superior Court of Riverside County, all persons entering a courthouse or other court facility shall, at all times while in the building, wear a face covering (such as a scarf, bandana, neck gaiter, or other fabric face covering). All persons inside a courthouse or other court facility shall engage in physical distancing by maintaining a six-foot separation from all other persons. Failure to comply with this order may result in exclusion from the building or punished by contempt.

Enforcement

Exclusion from the building or contempt

Notes

Recites the Riverside Public Health Officer's orders of April 6, 2020 (gatherings) and May 1, 2020 (face coverings and distancing).

Retrieval note

Filed stamp May 6, 2020.