{"id":"VT-060","kind":"order","level":"court","jurisdiction":"Vermont","state":"VT","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"State Court Administrator","authority":"A.O. 49 § 7; Explanatory Note to A.O. 49","instrument":"Administrative Directive No. PG-13, Health Screening and Safety Protocols for All Vermont Courthouses and Judiciary Facilities During the Judicial Emergency (amended March 8, July 1, July 6 and September 1, 2021)","title":"Courthouse health screening, universal visitor masking, distancing, denial of entry, employee protocols","dateIssued":"2021-09-01","effective":"2021-09-01 (as amended)","end":"Continued into 2022 (referenced Jan. 5, 2022)","startDate":"2021-09-01","endDate":"2022-01-05","quarters":["2021Q3"],"types":["CRT","MASK","EMP","VAX"],"addressees":["all visitors to courthouses and Judiciary facilities","Judiciary employees and judicial officers","other agencies sharing court buildings"],"clause":"Prior to entry, all courthouse visitors must respond to health screening questions to verify that they are not experiencing symptoms of illness... Masks must be worn by all courthouse visitors at all times within the courthouse, except as may be more particularly provided for in this Directive, and social distancing of at least six feet must be maintained to the extent possible... Persons who are experiencing one or more symptoms of illness or who fail to comply with mask and social distancing requirements will not be allowed to enter or, after entry, will be required to leave.","enforcement":"Denial of entry; removal; judicial officer decides how the hearing proceeds (§ B.3)","functions":["CT courts and clerks\u0027 windows","PJ law firms\u0027 litigation and real estate closings requiring court filings","WF attorneys, staff, jurors","CB"],"notes":"§ A recites that the Judicial Emergency \u0027is still in effect pursuant to Supreme Court Administrative Order 49\u0027 after the Governor\u0027s order expired; § B.2(b) lets a judicial officer relax masking for a person who documents full vaccination; § C requires employees to monitor symptoms regardless of vaccination status.","sourceUrl":"https://www.vtcourts.gov/sites/default/files/documents/Administrative%20Directive%20PG-13%20Amended%20Sept%201%202021.pdf","snapshot":"","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":172273,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"VT","url":"/library/VT-060","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/VT-060","citation":"State Court Administrator, Administrative Directive No. PG-13, Health Screening and Safety Protocols for All Vermont Courthouses and Judiciary Facilities During the Judicial Emergency (amended March 8, July 1, July 6 and September 1, 2021) (Sept. 1, 2021) (Ex. VT-060)","stateName":"Vermont","related":["VT-050","VT-059","VT-057"]}