{"id":"FL-070","kind":"order","level":"court","jurisdiction":"Florida (all State courts)","state":"FL","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"Chief Justice Charles T. Canady, Supreme Court of Florida","authority":"Art. V, s. 2(a), Fla. Const.; Rule 2.205","instrument":"Administrative Order No. AOSC21-17, Amendment 1","title":"In re: COVID-19 Health and Safety Protocols and Emergency Operational Measures for Florida Appellate and Trial Courts (Amendment 1)","dateIssued":"2021-07-29","effective":"2021-07-29","end":"Amended Nov. 2021 (Amendment 2) and Jan. 2022 (Amendment 3); in force through Q3 2021","startDate":"2021-07-29","endDate":"2021-09-30","quarters":["2021Q3"],"types":["CRT","MASK","TELE"],"addressees":["every Florida appellate and trial court"],"clause":"1. This amended administrative order updates the introductory paragraphs to delete references to certain declarations of emergencies in this state that have expired; reflect the latest status for the declaration of a national public health emergency and the latest change in health guidance by the CDC... [the Secretary of HHS renewed the national public health emergency] effective as of July 20, [2021]... the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) revised its health guidance for vaccinated and unvaccinated persons on July 27, 2021... Each court must continue operating pursuant to its Phase 2 [plan or the protocols]... [courts] may not require the wearing of face masks or physical distancing [unless required by law];... (1) A face mask must be provided upon request... a. The wearing of face masks by all persons in a courthouse [may be adopted by policy]... [judges who can conduct proceedings by] electronic means in remote appellate or trial court proceedings must do so... communication equipment for the remote conduct of proceedings shall remain suspended [rules to the contrary]","enforcement":"Binding on all Florida courts","functions":["CT Q3 2021 court operations: remote proceedings mandatory where feasible; mask policies by courthouse; national PHE recited"],"notes":"Records, in the Florida Supreme Court\u0027s own words, that the State emergency declarations \u0027have expired\u0027 by July 29, 2021, while the national public health emergency continued and the Delta-wave CDC guidance of July 27, 2021 governed court protocols.","sourceUrl":"https://www.floridasupremecourt.org/content/download/761074/file/AOSC21-17-Amendment-1.pdf","snapshot":"","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":490279,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"FL","url":"/library/FL-070","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/FL-070","citation":"Chief Justice Charles T. Canady, Supreme Court of Florida, Administrative Order No. AOSC21-17, Amendment 1 (July 29, 2021) (Ex. FL-070)","stateName":"Florida","related":["FL-069","FL-057","FL-071"]}