Administrative Order 25, Coronavirus Pandemic (Declaration of Judicial Emergency), adopted March 16, 2020, amended March 17, April 15, May 20 and June 9, 2020 (text as amended June 9, 2020)

The record

Jurisdiction

North Dakota

Level

Court

Authority

N.D.C.C. § 27-02-27 (judicial emergency); N.D. Const. art. VI, § 3; N.D. Sup. Ct. Admin. R. 57

Issued

2020-03-16 Mar. 16, 2020

Effective

2020-03-16 (immediately) (read as 2020-03-16)

End

Jury-trial suspension ended July 1, 2020; the order was later repealed (listed '[REPEALED]' on the court's site; repeal date not verified) (read as 2020-07-01)

In force

Mar. 16, 2020 to July 1, 2020

Quarters

2020 Q22020 Q3

2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3

Limitation types

Gathering capCourts and public offices

Addressees

• all North Dakota courts, litigants, jurors and attorneys

Functions reached

• CT courts (law firms, lenders, landlords, insurers)
• CL closings and collections
• SV collections and foreclosure

Collection

North Dakota ND

Operative words

[¶1] In response to the coronavirus, COVID-19, pandemic, and as authorized by law, the Justices of the North Dakota Supreme Court declare a state of emergency statewide for the Judicial Branch.... [¶5] After consideration, it is hereby ORDERED: 1. Civil jury trials are suspended until July 1, 2020 unless otherwise ordered by the Court. 2. Criminal jury trials are suspended until July 1, 2020 unless otherwise ordered by the Court.... 6. Continuances and extension requests related to COVID-19 should be presumptively granted.... 9. Unless otherwise ordered, for proceedings suspended under authority of this order the days covered by the judicial emergency are considered legal holidays for time computation under North Dakota's court rules.

Enforcement

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