{"id":"MT-058","kind":"order","level":"court","jurisdiction":"Montana (statewide judiciary)","state":"MT","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"Chief Justice Mike McGrath, Supreme Court of Montana","authority":"Mont. Const. art. VII, sec. 2","instrument":"Revised Memorandum of the Chief Justice, April 27, 2020 (court practices after May 4, 2020)","title":"Montana Supreme Court, For Immediate Release, April 27, 2020 (COVID-19 Revised Memo from Chief Justice McGrath)","dateIssued":"2020-04-27","effective":"2020-05-04 (practices \u0027at a minimum, after May 4, 2020\u0027)","end":"Modified May 22, 2020 (MT-059) and Dec. 21, 2020 (MT-060)","startDate":"2020-05-04","endDate":"2020-05-22","quarters":["2020Q2","2020Q3","2020Q4"],"types":["CRT","GATH","EMP"],"addressees":["all State courts and clerks"],"clause":"I am asking courts to implement the following practices, at a minimum, after May 4, 2020: 1. Continue using remote-hearing or telephonic hearings for most cases, which will allow you to limit the number of people in a courthouse and in a courtroom.... 2. Physical distancing in courthouses, courtrooms and offices must be maintained. A minimum of six feet between individuals must be maintained with no more than 14 people in circumstances that do not readily allow for appropriate physical distancing.... 3. Courts must work with local public health officials to determine how to screen individuals entering the courthouse.... 4. Hand sanitizer must be widely available in public spaces and in courtrooms","enforcement":"Supervisory direction of the Chief Justice","functions":["CT courts (remote hearings; 14-person limit; screening)","CL","SV"],"notes":"Pages 1-3 of 4 read","sourceUrl":"https://courts.mt.gov/external/virus/COVID-19%20Revised%20Memo%20from%20Chief%20Justice%20McGrath%20042720.pdf","snapshot":"","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":1151333,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"MT","url":"/library/MT-058","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/MT-058","citation":"Chief Justice Mike McGrath, Supreme Court of Montana, Revised Memorandum of the Chief Justice, April 27, 2020 (court practices after May 4, 2020) (Apr. 27, 2020) (Ex. MT-058)","stateName":"Montana","related":["MT-059","MT-060","MT-056","MT-057","MT-055"]}