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Post-Pandemic Management Order PPMO-SJC-1 (issued June 1, 2021; revised June 28, July 1, Aug. 16, 2021; Mar. 11, May 4, 2022; Mar. 30, 2023)

PPMO-SJC-1: Administrative Order and Notice from the Maine Supreme Judicial Court

Maine Supreme Judicial Court · Maine (Court)

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The record

Jurisdiction
Maine
Level
Court
Authority
Superintendence of the courts
Issued
2021-06-01 June 1, 2021
Effective
2021-06-01; face coverings reinstated 2021-08-16 (read as 2021-06-01)
End
Face-covering provisions lifted Mar. 14, 2022 (post-period) (read as 2022-03-14)
In force
June 1, 2021 to Mar. 14, 2022
Quarters
2021 Q22021 Q3
Limitation types
Face-covering requirementCourts and public officesWorkplace rules
Addressees
  • all persons in court facilities
Functions reached
  • CT courthouse access and hearings in Q3 2021
  • OF law firms
Collection
Maine ME

Operative words

Maine's State of Civil Emergency and the mandated use of face coverings indoors ended on June 30, 2021.... Because of these changes, the Court determined that there was no longer a need to require all members of the public to wear face coverings in court facilities, but there was still a need for some precautions. Therefore, PPMO-SJC-1(A) (issued June 1, 2021) was amended and PPMO-SJC-1(B) (issued June 1, 2021) was deleted and replaced effective July 1, 2021. Due to an increase in the number of infections statewide, the Court, in the revision of August 16, 2021, reinstated the face covering requirements that were in place under PPMO-SJC-1(A) and (B) (issued June 1, 2021).

Enforcement

Court order; entry screening

Notes

A Q3 2021 State-court instrument reimposing face coverings from August 16, 2021; also records that the 2020-2021 PMOs were rescinded in June 2021.

Retrieval note

Live file is the 2023 revision, which recites the 2021 history verbatim.