{"id":"RI-084","kind":"order","level":"court","jurisdiction":"Rhode Island","state":"RI","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"Rhode Island Supreme Court (Chief Justice Paul A. Suttell)","authority":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 8-15-2","instrument":"Supreme Court Executive Order 2021-04","title":"COVID-19 Pandemic Response - Continuity of Operations","dateIssued":"2021-07-20","effective":"2021-07-20 (\u0027until further notice\u0027)","end":"§ 2(A)(2) superseded by EO 2021-06 (Aug. 13, 2021); otherwise in force until further notice","startDate":"2021-07-20","endDate":"2021-08-13","quarters":["2021Q3"],"types":["CRT","MASK","EMP","VAX"],"addressees":["all persons entering any judicial building","judicial officers, employees and court users"],"clause":"Executive Order 2020-12 is hereby superseded, and the following order is issued to protect the public health, safety, and welfare by reducing the risk of exposure to COVID-19 while slowly returning to normal operations over the coming months.... 2. Judicial Buildings - A. The following procedures shall be instituted in each judicial building, effective as of the date of this order: 1. Signage posted at all courthouse entrances shall require everyone entering a judicial building to self-screen for COVID-19 exposure or symptomology. Those who answer any of the screening questions in the affirmative will not be allowed to enter the building. 2. Fully vaccinated people entering a judicial building shall not be required to wear a mask. Unvaccinated people shall continue to be required to wear a mask while present in any judicial building. Judges may require all persons present in a courtroom in which the judge is presiding to wear a mask, regardless of vaccination status.... 7. Payments - Effective September 7, 2021, the courts may continue to employ an appointment [system]...","enforcement":"Order of the Chief Justice; denial of entry to persons screening positive","functions":["CT courthouse access screened and masked July 20 - Sept. 30, 2021","CL","SV","OF"],"notes":"The Judiciary\u0027s third-quarter 2021 regime: screening of every entrant, masks for the unvaccinated, judges\u0027 discretion to mask courtrooms, appointment systems.","sourceUrl":"https://www.courts.ri.gov/Courts/SupremeCourt/SupremeExecOrders/21-04.pdf","snapshot":"http://web.archive.org/web/20210720184633/https://www.courts.ri.gov/Courts/SupremeCourt/SupremeExecOrders/21-04.pdf","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":188165,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"RI","url":"/library/RI-084","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/RI-084","citation":"Rhode Island Supreme Court (Chief Justice Paul A. Suttell), Supreme Court Executive Order 2021-04 (July 20, 2021) (Ex. RI-084)","stateName":"Rhode Island","related":["RI-085"]}