{"id":"VA-042","kind":"order","level":"court","jurisdiction":"Virginia","state":"VA","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"Supreme Court of Virginia","authority":"Va. Code § 17.1-330","instrument":"Twenty-Eighth Order Extending Declaration of Judicial Emergency in Response to COVID-19 Emergency","title":"Twenty-Eighth Order Extending Declaration of Judicial Emergency","dateIssued":"2021-09-20","effective":"2021-09-23","end":"2021-10-13 (continued by the Twenty-Ninth Order of Oct. 5, 2021)","startDate":"2021-09-23","endDate":"2021-10-13","quarters":["2021Q3"],"types":["CRT","MASK","CAP"],"addressees":["all circuit and district courts","court security personnel","litigants"],"clause":"The ongoing judicial emergency caused by the COVID-19 pandemic continues to impede the operation of Virginia\u0027s courts... 1. Safety Protocols... may follow the guidance of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and the Virginia Department of Health, with respect to safety protocols, including physical distancing and capacity restrictions and requiring a mask covering the mouth and nose. 2. Admission to Courthouse. All courts and security personnel shall continue to screen individuals entering the courthouse if, and to the extent, recommended, by the Virginia Department of Health. 3.... speedy trial act deadlines continue to be tolled by this order during the ongoing Period of Judicial Emergency.... This Order shall be in effect from September 23, 2021, through October 13, 2021... Accordingly, the Period of Judicial Emergency now extends from March 16, 2020, through October 13, 2021.","enforcement":"Order of the Supreme Court binding on all courts","functions":["CT","CL","SV","PJ"],"notes":"The last-day-of-Q3-2021 court instrument.","sourceUrl":"https://www.vacourts.gov/news/items/covid/2021_0920_scv_order_twenty_eighth_extending_declaration_of_judicial_emergency.pdf","snapshot":"https://web.archive.org/web/20211026002653/https://www.vacourts.gov/news/items/covid/2021_0920_scv_order_twenty_eighth_extending_declaration_of_judicial_emergency.pdf","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":150289,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"VA","url":"/library/VA-042","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/VA-042","citation":"Supreme Court of Virginia, Twenty-Eighth Order Extending Declaration of Judicial Emergency in Response to COVID-19 Emergency (Sept. 20, 2021) (Ex. VA-042)","stateName":"Virginia","related":["VA-041"]}