The COVID Project
The record
- Jurisdiction
- Indiana
- Level
- Court
- Authority
- Ind. Admin. Rule 17; Ind. Criminal Rule 4
- Issued
- 2020-12-14 Dec. 14, 2020
- Effective
- 2020-12-14
- End
- 2021-03-01
- In force
- Dec. 14, 2020 to Mar. 1, 2021
- Quarters
- 2020 Q42021 Q1
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
- Limitation types
- Courts and public offices
- Addressees
- all Indiana trial courts
- all civil and criminal litigants
- Functions reached
- CT courts
- CS and PJ (trial-dependent legal work)
- CL
- Collection
- Indiana IN
Operative words
The public health emergency continues. The threat of exposure from any in-court proceeding during these conditions, even when conducted under strict protocols, is not acceptable.... 1. No in-person jury trials may be held until March 1, 2021. 2. For purposes of a. Indiana Criminal Rule 4(A) and 4(C), and b. early-trial demands filed under Indiana Criminal Rule 4(B) before the date of this order, the tolled period shall be calculated from the date of this order through March 1, 2021
Enforcement
Supreme Court order; all Justices concurring
Notes
A statewide closure of one court function for two and a half months across Q4 2020 and Q1 2021.