{"id":"MET-LAS-018","kind":"order","level":"court","jurisdiction":"Clark County, Nevada (Eighth Judicial District)","state":"NV","metro":"LAS","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"Chief Judge Linda Marie Bell and Chief Justice James W. Hardesty","authority":"EDCR 1.30(b); Nevada OSHA Updated Guidance effective May 14, 2021; Clark County\u0027s Local Mitigation and Enforcement Plan and its May 18, 2021 revision","instrument":"Administrative Order 21-04 (All Court Operations in Response to COVID-19)","title":"Administrative Order 21-04","dateIssued":"2021-06-04","effective":"2021-06-04","end":"Modified as to masks by AO 21-05 (July 19, 2021); otherwise \u0027remains the operative order regarding all court operations\u0027 through Sept. 30, 2021 and beyond","startDate":"2021-06-04","endDate":"2021-07-19","quarters":["2021Q2","2021Q3"],"types":["CRT","MASK","EMP"],"addressees":["all lawyers, litigants, jurors, court employees, vendors and co-tenants","the public"],"clause":"On April 27, 2021, the State of Nevada\u0027s COVID-19 Mitigation and Management Task Force approved Clark County\u0027s Proposed Local Mitigation and Enforcement Plan effective May 1, 2021. The approved plan increased capacity restrictions for public gatherings to 80 percent occupancy and reduced social distance requirements from six to three feet. On May 18, 2021, the Clark County Board of Commissioners approved elimination of all capacity and social distancing requirements effective June 1, 2021.... (1) Persons not fully vaccinated who are not wearing a mask... will be denied entry by District Court Marshals.... appearances by alternative means remains preferred in all case types with the exceptions of bench trials, jury trials, and in-custody defendants... For proceedings other than trials, no in-person appearance shall be made unless the assigned District Court Judge or Hearing Master determines that the particular circumstances of the case require a personal appearance.... members of the public who are not fully vaccinated must wear face coverings... regardless of vaccination status, face coverings will be required in courtrooms, jury assembly rooms, and other designated enclosed spaces... These requirements will remain in place until the CDC lifts mask requirements for unvaccinated people.... During bench trials, all participants in the trial, including the judge and court staff, must wear face coverings at all times.... This order shall continue to stay trial in civil cases for purposes of tolling NRCP 41(e) until July 1, 2021... Effective the week of June 14, 2021, the individual District Courts will prioritize their own criminal trials.","enforcement":"Court order; Marshals","functions":["CT courts: remote appearances preferred, masks in courtrooms for all, civil trial stay to July 1, 2021","WF unvaccinated employees of all organizations in court facilities masked","CB public access conditioned on mask or vaccination"],"notes":"The Q3 2021 baseline court order; its own recital is the best primary chronology of Clark County\u0027s 2021 plan (Apr. 27 approval; May 1 effect; May 18 elimination effective June 1)","sourceUrl":"http://www.clarkcountycourts.us/res/rules-and-orders/2021-06-07_08_16_08_skm_c65821060412170.pdf","snapshot":"","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":1570931,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"MET-LAS","url":"/library/MET-LAS-018","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/MET-LAS-018","citation":"Chief Judge Linda Marie Bell and Chief Justice James W. Hardesty, Administrative Order 21-04 (All Court Operations in Response to COVID-19) (June 4, 2021) (Ex. MET-LAS-018)","stateName":"Nevada","related":["MET-LAS-003","MET-LAS-019","MET-LAS-017"]}