Order Governing the Continuing Operations of the Minnesota Judicial Branch, No. ADM20-8001 (Minn. filed July 30, 2021)

The record

Jurisdiction

Minnesota

Level

Court

Authority

Chief Justice's administrative authority; No. ADM20-8001

Issued

2021-07-30 July 30, 2021

Effective

2021-07-30

End

Modified Oct. 18, 2021 (MN-055, reinstating a statewide court face-covering requirement Oct. 19, 2021); otherwise 'until further order by the Chief Justice' (read as 2021-10-18)

In force

July 30, 2021 to Oct. 18, 2021

Quarters

2021 Q3

2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3

Limitation types

Face-covering requirementCourts and public offices

Addressees

• all Minnesota courts, chief judges, parties, attorneys, jurors, the public

Functions reached

• CT courts (Q3 2021 remote-default regime extended; courthouse face coverings)
• PJ
• CB

Collection

Minnesota MN

Operative words

1. Notwithstanding paragraph 19 of the June 28 order, which superseded earlier orders requiring face coverings to be worn in court facilities and during court proceedings, the chief judge of a district may require face coverings to be worn in public spaces in courthouse facilities where the public gathers, and the presiding judge, in consultation with the chief judge of the district, may require parties, participants, and those who attend an in-person proceeding to wear a face covering during the proceeding. Participants, for purposes of this paragraph, include jurors and the deliberations conducted by a jury. In the event that a county in which a courthouse is located mandates the use of face coverings in county-owned buildings, the district court in such counties will require the use of face coverings consistent with the county's decision... 2. In all in-person jury trials, the presiding judge, in consultation with the chief judge of the district, shall use as directed by State Court Administration appropriate screening and preliminary voir dire questions with summoned jurors to address concerns about serving on a jury because of COVID-19. 3. The order filed on June 28, 2021, governing the continuing operations of the Minnesota Judicial Branch is extended until further order by the Chief Justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court. It is the specific intent of this paragraph that the requirements of the June 28, 2021 order will remain in effect after September 6, 2021 and until further order

Enforcement

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