Amended Administrative Order Expanding Statewide Judiciary Operations in Light of the COVID-19 Emergency (Feb. 16, 2021): Phase III from Mar. 1 and Phase IV from Mar. 15, 2021; jury trials Apr. 26, 2021

The record

Jurisdiction

Maryland

Level

Court

Authority

Md. Const. art. IV, sec. 18

Issued

2021-02-16 Feb. 16, 2021

Effective

2021-03-01 (Phase III); 2021-03-15 (Phase IV) (read as 2021-03-01)

End

Superseded May 24, 2021 (MD-089) (read as 2021-05-24)

In force

Mar. 1, 2021 to May 24, 2021

Quarters

2021 Q12021 Q2

2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3

Limitation types

Courts and public offices

Addressees

• all courts and clerks' offices
• litigants, jurors, the public

Functions reached

• CT
• CL
• PJ
• SV

Collection

Maryland MD

Operative words

WHEREAS, The surge in COVID-19 infection rates throughout Maryland in late 2020 having required a return to and extension of Phase II operations; recent ongoing vaccination efforts coupled with falling infection rates allow progression to more robust levels of operations, NOW, THEREFORE... do hereby order this 16th day of February 2021, as follows: (a) Should the CDC or MDH protocols require a return to restricted emergency operations during the COVID-19 emergency, a progressive, phased return to full operations... shall be the policy of the Maryland Judiciary, consistent with the measures taken since March 12, 2020... [Phase IV, beginning March 15, 2021, courts are open to the public... with continued restrictions to limit the concentration of individuals and allow social distancing]

Enforcement

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