Mandatory Face Covering Order, In re All Persons Entering Fairfax Courthouse During the COVID-19 Pandemic

The record

Jurisdiction

Fairfax County, Virginia · Washington suburbs · Maryland

Level

Court

Authority

Supreme Court of Virginia's direction that courts take 'reasonable steps to minimize the risk of the spread of COVID-19'

Issued

2020-05-18 May 18, 2020

Effective

2020-05-18 (effective immediately) (read as 2020-05-18)

End

Amended June 10 and July 6, 2021; third amendment Aug. 4, 2021 (Ex. MET-DCM-044); 'until further order of the Court' (read as 2021-07-06)

In force

May 18, 2020 to July 6, 2021

Quarters

2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3

2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3

Limitation types

Face-covering requirementCourts and public offices

Addressees

• all persons entering the Fairfax Courthouse: judges, attorneys, deputy sheriffs, court reporters, employees, members of the public, contractors

Functions reached

• CT court access and proceedings
• WF attorneys and court personnel
• CB litigants and jurors

Collection

Washington suburbs MET-DCM

Operative words

ALL PERSONS ENTERING THE COURTHOUSE MUST WEAR A FACE COVERING THAT COVERS THE NOSE AND MOUTH.... THE FACE COVERING MUST BE WORN AT ALL TIMES WITHIN THE COURTHOUSE, INCLUDING COURTROOMS, ELEVATORS, PUBLIC AND PRIVATE CORRIDORS AND ANY OTHER SHARED SPACES... INDIVIDUALS WITHOUT FACE COVERINGS WILL NOT BE PERMITTED TO ENTER THE COURTHOUSE... THIS ORDER SHALL REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER ORDER OF THE COURT.

Enforcement

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