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- Jurisdiction
- Oregon
- Level
- Court
- Authority
- ORS 1.002; ORS 1.002(9); ORS 1.171(4)
- Issued
- 2020-05-15 May 15, 2020
- Effective
- 2020-06-01
- End
- 'Until further order'. (read as 2020-12-31)
- In force
- June 1, 2020 to Dec. 31, 2020
- Quarters
- 2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
- Limitation types
- Gathering capFace-covering requirementCourts and public offices
- Addressees
- all Oregon State courts and the Office of the State Court Administrator
- Functions reached
- CT courts (jury trials postponed to July 1, 2020; remote proceedings; distancing caps in courtrooms)
- CL court-dependent closings and collections
- GATH courthouse occupancy
- Collection
- Oregon OR
Operative words
this order (1) imposes updated, eased, "Level 2" restrictions for courts in judicial districts that have moved to Phase One; (2) retains current "Level 3" restrictions for courts in judicial districts that have not yet moved to Phase One; and (3) imposes other requirements for court operations regardless of whether a judicial district is subject to Level 2 or Level 3 restrictions.... all jury trials... scheduled to begin earlier than July 1, 2020, shall be postponed... Jury trials shall be held in the courthouse. Jury trials shall comply with social distancing requirements in the courtroom and throughout all court-controlled areas of the courthouse.
Enforcement
Administrative order binding on all State courts
Notes
Tied court restrictions to the Governor's county phases.