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Ninth Administrative Order Clarifying COVID-19 Health Measures in Courthouses and Judicial Branch Facilities (Aug. 6, 2021, effective Aug. 9, 2021): masks in courthouses in substantial or high transmission jurisdictions

Ninth Administrative Order Clarifying COVID-19 Health Measures in Courthouses and Judicial Branch Facilities

Chief Judge Mary Ellen Barbera, Court of Appeals of Maryland · Maryland (Court)

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Jurisdiction
Maryland
Level
Court
Authority
Md. Const. art. IV, sec. 18; Md. Rules Title 16, Chapter 1000
Issued
2021-08-06 Aug. 6, 2021
Effective
2021-08-09 and for the remainder of the COVID-19 emergency period (read as 2021-08-09)
End
Superseded by later health-measures orders (2022) (read as 2021-09-30)
In force
Aug. 9, 2021 to Sept. 30, 2021
Quarters
2021 Q3
Limitation types
Face-covering requirementCourts and public offices
Addressees
  • judges, Judiciary personnel and all persons entering any State courthouse or judicial facility
Functions reached
  • CT every courthouse visit (attorneys, litigants, title and process servers)
  • PJ
Collection
Maryland MD

Operative words

(a) The wearing of face masks is voluntary for judges, Judiciary personnel, and any other persons who have completed the vaccination process, except that, consistent with the CDC guidelines, in the event any county or Baltimore City reaches or has reached the transmission status of "substantial" or "high" on any day after Friday, August 6, 2021, all individuals entering a state courthouse or judicial facility in that jurisdiction shall wear face masks indoors regardless of vaccination status or other related health measures until such time that the county or Baltimore City has achieved a transmission status of "moderate" or "low," per the CDC transmission status map, for fourteen consecutive calendar days; and (b) During CDC "substantial" and "high" transmission status periods... all judges, Judiciary personnel, and any other persons over the age of two (2) years shall wear masks in all courthouses and judicial facilities at all times including during in-person court proceedings... (j) Any person who does not comply with this emergency order shall be subject to removal from the courthouse or judicial facility and disciplinary action as appropriate; and (k) To the extent that any local order conflicts with this Order, this Order shall prevail

Enforcement

(j) removal from the courthouse and disciplinary action

Notes

By Aug. 19, 2021 every Maryland county and Baltimore City was at 'substantial' or 'high' (recital of MD-092), so the mask requirement applied statewide for the rest of Q3 2021

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