The COVID Project
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- Jurisdiction
- Illinois
- Level
- Court
- Authority
- Ill. Const. 1970, art. VI, sec. 16
- Issued
- 2020-08-27 Aug. 27, 2020
- Effective
- 2020-08-27
- End
- Until further order; status after April 18, 2021 not verified in this session (read as 2021-04-18)
- In force
- Aug. 27, 2020 to Apr. 18, 2021
- Quarters
- 2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
- Limitation types
- Face-covering requirementCourts and public officesQuarantine and isolation
- Addressees
- judges, court staff, parties, attorneys, jurors and witnesses in every courthouse
- Functions reached
- CT courts
- PJ
- WF jurors, witnesses and staff
- Collection
- Illinois IL
Operative words
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that subpart F of the Court's March 17, 2020 order is rescinded and reserved, and this order is adopted as follows: F. Individuals, including judges, court staff, parties, attorneys, jurors and witnesses, should not enter any courthouse if they 1. are not wearing a mask or face covering; 2. have new flu-like symptoms including fever, cough, or shortness of breath...; 3. currently have been directed to quarantine or isolate at home by any medical provider or public health official; or 4. reside or have regular close contact with a person currently subject to a quarantine or isolation direction... Masks or face coverings should be worn at all times while in the courthouse... Individuals with a temperature that is 100.4 degrees Fahrenheit or higher should not enter any courthouse. All courts should implement procedures for when an individual is denied entry based on the above.
Enforcement
Supervisory order; courts to implement denial-of-entry procedures
Notes
A statewide mask-for-entry rule for every courthouse from Aug. 27, 2020.