{"id":"MET-IND-054","kind":"order","level":"county","jurisdiction":"Marion County, Indiana","state":"IN","metro":"IND","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"Marion Circuit Court (Judge Sheryl Lynch) and Marion Superior Court Executive Committee (Presiding Judge Amy Jones; Associate Presiding Judges Chavis, Flowers, Gooden), jointly","authority":"Inherent authority over court facilities; CDC \u0027high risk\u0027 transmission designation for Marion County","instrument":"Order on Protective Facial Coverings and Social Distancing (filed August 16, 2021, Marion Circuit Court)","title":"Marion Circuit and Superior Courts - Order on Protective Facial Coverings and Social Distancing (courthouse mask requirement reinstated; Sheriff enforcement from August 17, 2021)","dateIssued":"2021-08-16","effective":"2021-08-17 (Sheriff enforcement); order dated 2021-08-16","end":"2021-11-22 (amended to CDC-based recommendation except in jury proceedings by the order of November 17, 2021, MET-IND-055)","startDate":"2021-08-17","endDate":"2021-11-22","quarters":["2021Q3"],"types":["MASK","CRT"],"addressees":["All individuals aged two and older in the City-County Building, Juvenile Justice Complex and Traffic Court","Marion County Sheriff"],"clause":"WHEREAS, the Marion Circuit and Superior Courts rescinded said order on June 30, 2021 in light of improved health conditions in Marion County and the availability of vaccines to all individuals over the age of 12; and WHEREAS, the number of COVID-19 cases in Marion County has risen significantly due in part to the fast-spreading Delta variant and the county is now in the \u0027high risk\u0027 category by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (\u0027CDC\u0027) for disease transmission... (2) All individuals aged two (2) and older are required to wear protective facial coverings properly by covering the nose and mouth while in one of the Courthouse facilities.... (3) All individuals or household units must maintain as much social distancing as is reasonably permitted in the Courthouse facilities. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that effective August 17, 2021, the Marion County Sheriff shall enforce this Order complying with ADA requirements.","enforcement":"Marion County Sheriff","functions":["in-person court proceedings","courthouse access for litigants, counsel, jurors and the public"],"notes":"The only Marion County governmental order imposing a new COVID-19 restriction in Q3 2021; it is confined to courthouse facilities and cites the Delta variant and the CDC high-transmission designation as grounds.","sourceUrl":"http://mscslates.indy.gov/Document/Get?DocName=ordUpdatedFacial%20CoveringsOrder-August2021-signed","snapshot":"","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":50342,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"MET-IND","url":"/library/MET-IND-054","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/MET-IND-054","citation":"Marion Circuit Court (Judge Sheryl Lynch) and Marion Superior Court Executive Committee (Presiding Judge Amy Jones; Associate Presiding Judges Chavis, Flowers, Gooden), jointly, Order on Protective Facial Coverings and Social Distancing (filed August 16, 2021, Marion Circuit Court) (Aug. 16, 2021) (Ex. MET-IND-054)","stateName":"Indiana","related":["MET-IND-055"]}