{"id":"IN-079","kind":"order","level":"court","jurisdiction":"Indiana","state":"IN","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"Indiana Supreme Court","authority":"Ind. Admin. Rule 17; Ind. Criminal Rule 4; inherent authority","instrument":"Order on Continued Emergency Actions, No. 20S-CB-123 (Nov. 10, 2020)","title":"Order directing trial courts to reduce in-person proceedings, requiring masks for all participants, and extending remote-proceedings authority to July 1, 2021","dateIssued":"2020-11-10","effective":"2020-11-10","end":"Remote authority to July 1, 2021 (extended until further order by the May 7, 2021 order); mask direction until further order","startDate":"2020-11-10","endDate":"2021-07-01","quarters":["2020Q4","2021Q1","2021Q2"],"types":["CRT","MASK"],"addressees":["all Indiana trial courts","all participants in in-person court proceedings"],"clause":"Despite these efforts, there have been outbreaks as a result of court proceedings and operations.... At a minimum, however, all trial courts should do the following until further direction is given by this Court: 1. Communicate with local bar associations and attorneys to maximize the use of remote proceedings... 2. Require all participants of in-person court proceedings to wear appropriate masks or face shields... throughout the proceedings except for witnesses, who may remove their masks for the limited period of providing a verbal response to questions... 4. Minimize in-person proceedings in non-essential matters where remote proceedings will be as effective.","enforcement":"Supreme Court direction; AR 17 petitions available for tolling and suspension of all jury trials","functions":["CT","CS client meetings (hearings remote)","CL"],"notes":"Records court-linked outbreaks, mistrials and a court employee\u0027s death; the judicial layer of the winter 2020-21 re-tightening.","sourceUrl":"https://www.in.gov/courts/files/order-other-2020-20S-CB-123o.pdf","snapshot":"","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":127035,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"IN","url":"/library/IN-079","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/IN-079","citation":"Indiana Supreme Court, Order on Continued Emergency Actions, No. 20S-CB-123 (Nov. 10, 2020) (Ex. IN-079)","stateName":"Indiana","related":["IN-080"]}