{"id":"AR-022","kind":"order","level":"court","jurisdiction":"Arkansas","state":"AR","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"Supreme Court of Arkansas","authority":"Ark. Const. amend. 80","instrument":"In re Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020 Ark. 187 (per curiam)","title":"Per curiam resuming hearings from May 18, 2020 by video, audio or in person under Department of Health gathering limits","dateIssued":"2020-05-08","effective":"2020-05-18","end":"Superseded by the June 11, 2020 per curiam","startDate":"2020-05-18","endDate":"2020-06-11","quarters":["2020Q2"],"types":["CRT","GATH"],"addressees":["all courts"],"clause":"beginning May 18, 2020, Arkansas courts in all divisions shall resume conducting hearings with certain measures... hearings shall be conducted by video conference; audio conference; or in-person proceedings, at the discretion of the presiding judge... courthouses and courtrooms shall continue to comply with guidelines announced by the Arkansas Department of Health regarding public gatherings currently limited to gatherings of no more than ten people.","enforcement":"Order of the Supreme Court","functions":["CT courts","CB litigants"],"notes":"Encourages alternative venues (auditoriums, gymnasiums, armories) where courtrooms cannot meet distancing limits.","sourceUrl":"https://www.arcourts.gov/sites/default/files/articles/COVID-19-PC-may8.pdf","snapshot":"","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":1159254,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"AR","url":"/library/AR-022","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/AR-022","citation":"Supreme Court of Arkansas, In re Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020 Ark. 187 (per curiam) (May 8, 2020) (Ex. AR-022)","stateName":"Arkansas","related":["AR-021","AR-030","AR-023","AR-020","AR-019","AR-018"]}