The COVID Project
The record
- Jurisdiction
- Supreme Court of the State of Delaware (statewide) · Delaware
- Level
- Court
- Authority
- Del. Const. art. IV, § 13; 10 Del. C. §§ 2004(a), (c), 2008
- Issued
- 2020-08-05 Aug. 5, 2020
- Effective
- 2020-08-07
- End
- 2020-09-06 (extended by AO No. 10) (read as 2020-09-06)
- In force
- Aug. 7, 2020 to Sept. 6, 2020
- Quarters
- 2020 Q3
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
- Limitation types
- Emergency declarationCapacity limitCourts and public offices
- Addressees
- all State courts and their facilities
- filers in the Supreme Court, Court of Chancery, Superior Court, Family Court, Court of Common Pleas and Justice of the Peace Court
- Functions reached
- CT courts and agencies
- CL closings (notarization and sworn-statement rules suspended in the Court of Chancery and all courts)
- SV servicing and collections
- Collection
- State courts AGY-ST-COURTS
Operative words
(1) Under the authority of 10 Del. C. § 2004, the judicial emergency for all State courts and their facilities in Delaware is extended for another 30 days effective August 7, 2020, subject to further review. (2) The courts shall continue to operate under Phase 2... Given the concerning national trend of increasing virus spread, new quarantine requirements by other states, and hotspots within our State, the courts will not enter Phase 3 of the Reopening Plan until medical experts believe it is safe to do so... (5) Administrative Order No. 3 regarding the suspension of any requirements for sworn declarations, verifications, certificates, statements, oaths, or affidavits in filings with the Supreme Court, the Court of Chancery, the Superior Court, the Family Court, the Court of Common Pleas, or the Justice of the Peace Court will remain in effect.
Enforcement
Notes
Interconnection evidence: a Delaware court cites other States' quarantine requirements as a reason to keep its own restrictions.