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Ex. MET-HOU-051 Order Primary source read

Modification of COVID-19 Operating Plan to Allow for the Resumption of In-Person Proceedings

Modification of COVID-19 Operating Plan to Allow for the Resumption of In-Person Proceedings

Harris County Local Administrative District Judge · Harris County, Texas (all courts) (Court)

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Jurisdiction
Harris County, Texas (all courts) · Houston · Texas
Level
Court
Authority
Supreme Court of Texas Thirty-Sixth Emergency Order (Misc. Docket No. 21-9026) (by name)
Issued
2021-03-15 Mar. 15, 2021
Effective
2021-03-15
End
re-adopted Sept. 30, 2021 through Dec. 1, 2021 (Ex. -054) (read as 2021-09-30)
In force
Mar. 15, 2021 to Sept. 30, 2021
Quarters
2021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
Limitation types
Capacity limitFace-covering requirementCourts and public offices
Addressees
  • all courts, court users and staff in Harris County courthouses
Functions reached
  • CT courts
  • CS
  • WF (jurors, witnesses)
Collection
Houston MET-HOU

Operative words

Masks will be required to enter the courthouse buildings or any courtroom therein. Courts will have the right to turn away an individual who declines to wear a mask... The maximum capacity of the courtroom will be [determined and posted]... All judges will continue to use reasonable efforts to conduct proceedings remotely.

Enforcement

exclusion from courthouse

Notes

In force on July 1, 2021

Retrieval note

Scanned; OCR read.

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