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- Jurisdiction
- Florida (all State courts) · Florida
- Level
- Court
- Authority
- Art. V, s. 2(a), Fla. Const.; Rule 2.205
- Issued
- 2020-03-24 Mar. 24, 2020
- Effective
- 2020-03-24 (certain provisions nunc pro tunc Mar. 13) (read as 2020-03-24)
- End
- Through Apr. 17-20, 2020; superseded by AOSC20-23 (Apr. 6, 2020) (read as 2020-04-06)
- In force
- Mar. 24, 2020 to Apr. 6, 2020
- Quarters
- 2020 Q2
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
- Limitation types
- Telework mandateGathering capCourts and public offices
- Addressees
- all Florida courts, judges and court personnel
- clerks
- litigants
- Functions reached
- CT in-person proceedings limited to essential and critical; remote conduct
- PM writs of possession suspended
- CL notarization and clerk-presence requirements suspended
- OF court personnel remote
- Collection
- Florida FL
Operative words
Judges who can conduct court business from a remote location are strongly [encouraged]... It is hereby ordered that all grand jury proceedings, jury selection proceedings, and criminal and civil jury trials are further suspended through the close of business on Friday, April 17, 2020... the requirement that a writ of possession be issued 'forthwith' shall be suspended through the close of business on Friday, April 17, 2020... [rules requiring documents] be notarized or signed in the presence of a deputy clerk is hereby suspended through the close of business on Friday, April 17, 2020
Enforcement
Binding on all Florida courts
Notes
Appends AOSC20-13, 20-15 and 20-16.