The COVID Project
The record
- Jurisdiction
- Ninth Judicial Circuit of Florida (Orange and Osceola Counties) · Orlando · Florida
- Level
- Court
- Authority
- Fla. Const. art. V, sec. 2(d); Fla. Stat. 40.001, 43.26, 905.01; AOSC20-23 (Amendment 8) and AOSC20-32 (Amendment 6)
- Issued
- 2021-01-14 Jan. 14, 2021
- Effective
- 2021-01-11 (access limits); 2021-01-19 (essential proceedings remote) (read as 2021-01-11)
- End
- 2021-02-09 (vacated by AO 2020-06-07, effective Feb. 15, 2021) (read as 2021-02-09)
- In force
- Jan. 11, 2021 to Feb. 9, 2021
- Quarters
- 2021 Q1
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
- Limitation types
- Gathering capFace-covering requirementCourts and public offices
- Addressees
- everyone entering court facilities in Orange and Osceola Counties
- Functions reached
- CT courts and clerks
- WF jurors, witnesses
- CL closings and filings
- Collection
- Orlando MET-ORL
Operative words
(1)... there will be no jury trials and no jurors called to appear from now until at least February 15, 2021.... (2) Effective Monday, January 11, 2021, public access to court facilities is hereby limited to: (1) counsel for the parties, litigants, victims and witnesses involved in an ongoing court proceeding where such person's in-person appearance is necessary, and (2) visitors to the offices of the clerk of court. No friends or family will be admitted.... (3) Effective Tuesday, January 19, 2021, essential and critical trial court proceedings... shall be conducted remotely, unless the Chief Judge or Presiding Judge... determines that it is necessary to conduct the proceeding in-person.... (14)... the Presiding Judge shall take necessary steps to ensure (a) all participants wear an appropriate mask, and (b) social distancing...
Enforcement
Sec. (5): symptomatic or exposed persons prohibited from entering
Notes
Recites positivity rates 'now exceeding 11%' in Orange and Osceola Counties.