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Fortieth Emergency Order Regarding the COVID-19 State of Disaster, Misc. Docket No. 21-9079

Fortieth Emergency Order Regarding the COVID-19 State of Disaster

Supreme Court of Texas · Texas (Court)

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The record

Jurisdiction
Texas
Level
Court
Authority
Tex. Gov't Code § 22.0035(b)
Issued
2021-07-19 July 19, 2021
Effective
2021-08-01
End
2021-10-01 (renewed by the Forty-Third Emergency Order) (read as 2021-10-01)
In force
Aug. 1, 2021 to Oct. 1, 2021
Quarters
2021 Q3
Limitation types
Courts and public offices
Addressees
  • all courts in Texas
  • the bar
Functions reached
  • CT Texas court practice throughout Q3 2021
Collection
Professional and Information Services SEC-12

Operative words

2. The Thirty-Eighth Emergency Order (Misc. Dkt. No. 21-9060) is renewed as amended. 3. Subject only to constitutional limitations, all courts in Texas may in any case, civil or criminal... [require or allow anyone involved in any hearing, deposition, or other proceeding of any kind--including but not limited to a] party, attorney, witness, court reporter, grand juror, or petit juror--to participate remotely... 5. Courts may continue to use reasonable efforts to conduct proceedings remotely.... 8. This Order is effective August 1, 2021, and expires October 1, 2021, except as [otherwise provided]

Enforcement

Supreme Court order

Notes

The Texas court instrument in force for the whole of Q3 2021 (the Thirty-Eighth Order governed July 1-31, 2021)

Retrieval note

Bracketed words paraphrase; quote from the exhibit before use.