{"id":"AGY-ST-COURTS-047","kind":"order","level":"court","jurisdiction":"Supreme Court of the State of Delaware (statewide)","state":"DE","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"ST-COURTS","eco":"","issuer":"Chief Justice Collins J. Seitz, Jr., Supreme Court of Delaware","authority":"Del. Const. art. IV, § 13; 10 Del. C. §§ 2004(a), 2009; Governor\u0027s Thirteenth Modification of the State of Emergency (Apr. 25, 2020) (recited)","instrument":"Administrative Order No. 5: Use of Face Masks/Coverings in Court Facilities","title":"Face coverings required for court staff, lawyers, litigants, jurors, contractors, vendors and all visitors in common and public areas of court facilities where six feet cannot be maintained","dateIssued":"2020-04-30","effective":"2020-04-30","end":"\u0027until amended or vacated\u0027; superseded by AO No. 20 (May 20, 2021) and lifted for vaccinated persons July 1, 2021; universal masking reimposed Aug. 16, 2021 (Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-062)","startDate":"2020-04-30","endDate":"2021-05-20","quarters":["2020Q2","2020Q3","2020Q4","2021Q1","2021Q2"],"types":["MASK","CRT"],"addressees":["court staff","lawyers, litigants, jurors, contractors, vendors and visitors to any court facility"],"clause":"1. Court staff should wear a mask or face covering when interacting with the public and when in the common or public areas of court facilities if staff cannot maintain a 6-foot separation from other individuals.... 2. The provisions of paragraph 1 also apply to lawyers, litigants, jurors, contractors, vendors, and any other visitors to any court facility. 3. This Order shall remain in effect until amended or vacated.","enforcement":"10 Del. C. § 2009 (\u0027such other actions as the Chief Justice reasonably believes are necessary\u0027)","functions":["CT courts and agencies","WF workforce (court staff, contractors, vendors)"],"notes":"Recites that \u0027the Delaware courts remain open with limited staff during this State of Emergency, although the courts\u0027 facilities (with the exception of 24-hour court operations at Justice of the Peace Court 11, Court 7, and Court 3) are closed to the general public\u0027.","sourceUrl":"https://courts.delaware.gov/rules/pdf/COVID-19-Admin-Order-5.pdf","snapshot":"http://web.archive.org/web/20200430185424/https://www.courts.delaware.gov/rules/pdf/COVID-19-Admin-Order-5.pdf","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":225415,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"AGY-ST-COURTS","url":"/library/AGY-ST-COURTS-047","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/AGY-ST-COURTS-047","citation":"Chief Justice Collins J. Seitz, Jr., Supreme Court of Delaware, Administrative Order No. 5: Use of Face Masks/Coverings in Court Facilities (Apr. 30, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-047)","stateName":"Delaware","related":["AGY-ST-COURTS-062","AGY-ST-COURTS-048","AGY-ST-COURTS-021","AGY-ST-COURTS-050"]}