{"id":"WV-005","kind":"order","level":"state","jurisdiction":"West Virginia","state":"WV","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"Governor Jim Justice","authority":"Governor\u0027s executive authority under the State of Emergency","instrument":"Executive Order 5-20","title":"County authority to restrict public access to courthouses and county facilities","dateIssued":"2020-03-19","effective":"2020-03-19","end":"Formally terminated 12:01 a.m. Apr. 20, 2021 (EO 12-21)","startDate":"2020-03-19","endDate":"2021-04-20","quarters":["2020Q2","2020Q3","2020Q4","2021Q1","2021Q2"],"types":["CRT"],"addressees":["county commissions","county staff","circuit court judges"],"clause":"do hereby DECLARE that counties have the authority and flexibility to evaluate courthouse services and staffing and to make decisions that are in the best interest of each respective county, as each respective county may determine. Counties have the authority under state law to issue orders and guidance and to take other actions as necessary to protect the public health, safety, and welfare. County staff shall take such actions to effectuate the order and guidance of county commissioners, in consultation with circuit court judges where appropriate.","enforcement":"Declaratory; implemented by county orders","functions":["CRT courts, clerks, recorders and public offices","CL closings and recordings (real estate)","DM titles and registrations"],"notes":"Recital: counties need \u0027the authority and flexibility to restrict or limit access by the public to the county courthouse and other government facilities under their jurisdiction.\u0027 Mid-Ohio Valley counties closed courthouses to the public by March 21, 2020 (Wikipedia tracker; not saved).","sourceUrl":"https://governor.wv.gov/Documents/2020%20Executive%20Orders/Executive-Order-March-19-2020-Counties.pdf","snapshot":"http://web.archive.org/web/20200501144303/https://governor.wv.gov/Documents/2020%20Executive%20Orders/Executive-Order-March-19-2020-Counties.pdf","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":109393,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"WV","url":"/library/WV-005","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/WV-005","citation":"Governor Jim Justice, Executive Order 5-20 (Mar. 19, 2020) (Ex. WV-005)","stateName":"West Virginia","related":["WV-003","WV-004","WV-007","WV-002","WV-006","WV-008","WV-001","WV-010","WV-009","WV-011","WV-012","WV-015"]}