Administrative Order Suspending All In-Person Court Proceedings for the Next Thirty Days (In re: COVID-19 Pandemic Emergency Response)

The record

Jurisdiction

Alabama

Level

Court

Authority

Ala. Const. 1901, art. VI, §§ 139, 140, 150

Issued

2020-03-13 Mar. 13, 2020

Effective

2020-03-16

End

2020-04-16 by its terms; extended to April 30 (Ex. AL-056) and May 15, 2020 (Ex. AL-057) (read as 2020-04-16)

In force

Mar. 16, 2020 to Apr. 16, 2020

Quarters

2020 Q2

2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3

Limitation types

Courts and public offices

Addressees

• all state and local courts (circuit, district, small claims, juvenile, municipal, probate and appellate)
• judges and clerks
• attorneys, parties and witnesses

Functions reached

• CT courts, clerks and probate (professional services, real estate, lenders, collections)
• CL closings and probate
• SV foreclosure and collection proceedings

Collection

Alabama AL

Operative words

All in-person proceedings in all state and local courts in Alabama, including, but not limited to, proceedings in the circuit court, district court (including cases on the small claims docket), juvenile court, municipal court, probate court, and appellate courts, are suspended beginning Monday, March 16, 2020 through Thursday, April 16, 2020, subject to the exceptions below.... Any permitted in-court proceedings shall be limited to attorneys, parties, witnesses, security officers, and other necessary persons... Any Alabama state or local rule, criminal or civil, that impedes a judge's or court clerk's ability to utilize available technologies to limit in-person contact is suspended until April 16, 2020.

Enforcement

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