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Ex. MET-MSY-050 Order Confirmed from a secondary source

Court Proceedings due to COVID-19: Municipal and Traffic Court closed from March 16, 2020

Municipal and Traffic Court of New Orleans closure: appearance requirement suspended 45 days, trials and hearings reset, no attachments or license suspensions

Municipal and Traffic Court of New Orleans (announced through the City's NOLA Ready site) · Municipal and Traffic Court of New Orleans (Court)

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The record

Jurisdiction
Municipal and Traffic Court of New Orleans · New Orleans and Baton Rouge · Louisiana
Level
Court
Authority
Court's inherent powers; City emergency declaration
Issued
2020-03-15 Mar. 15, 2020
Effective
2020-03-16
End
45 days or until further notice (mid-May 2020) (read as 2020-06-30)
In force
Mar. 16, 2020 to June 30, 2020
Quarters
2020 Q2
Limitation types
Courts and public offices
Addressees
  • defendants, attorneys, the public
Functions reached
  • CT
  • DM driver's-license and traffic matters for fleets and drivers
Collection
New Orleans and Baton Rouge MET-MSY

Operative words

BEGINNING ON MARCH 16, 2020, the Municipal and Traffic Court of New Orleans (MTCNO) located at 727 S Broad Street will be closed and will: Suspend the requirement to report to MTCNO on any matter pending for 45 days or until further notice. Reset all trials and hearings for 45 days or until further notice... Not issue any attachments or suspend driver's licenses for matters set the next 45 days.

Enforcement

Court notice

Retrieval note

Official City emergency-site notice of the court's closure.

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