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Order Directing Courthouse Closures, SCMF-20-0000152

Order closing all judiciary facilities to the public except for official court business (Mar. 20, 2020)

Supreme Court of Hawaii, Chief Justice Recktenwald · Hawaii (Court)

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Jurisdiction
Hawaii
Level
Court
Authority
HRS 601-2; Haw. Const. art. VI
Issued
2020-03-20 Mar. 20, 2020
Effective
2020-03-23
End
2020-04-30 (extended through May 29, 2020 by the Apr. 27 order) (read as 2020-04-30)
In force
Mar. 23, 2020 to Apr. 30, 2020
Quarters
2020 Q2
Limitation types
Courts and public offices
Addressees
  • the public
  • all judiciary facilities
Functions reached
  • CT courts and clerks
  • CL recording and filing
Collection
Hawaii HI

Operative words

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that all judiciary facilities, including courthouses, shall be closed to the public beginning on March 23, 2020 through April 30, 2020. Only persons having official court business may enter judiciary facilities.

Enforcement

Court order

Notes

Recites the Governor's Mar. 17, 2020 directive to avoid gatherings of more than ten