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Ex. MO-063 Order Confirmed from a secondary source

Orders of April 1, 2020 (extension of the suspension of in-person proceedings) and May 4, 2020 (Operational Directives for Easing COVID-19 Restrictions on In-Person Proceedings)

Extension of the statewide suspension; phased operational directives with gateway criteria, distancing and masks

Supreme Court of Missouri · Missouri (all State courts) (Court)

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Jurisdiction
Missouri (all State courts) · Missouri
Level
Court
Authority
Mo. Const. art. V, secs. 4.1, 8
Issued
2020-04-01 Apr. 1, 2020
Effective
2020-04-01; mid-May 2020 (read as 2020-04-01)
End
Operational Directives governed court operations into 2021 (end not verified) (read as 2021-03-31)
In force
Apr. 1, 2020 to Mar. 31, 2021
Quarters
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1
Limitation types
Face-covering requirementCourts and public offices
Addressees
  • all Missouri courts
Functions reached
  • CT courts and clerks
  • SV dockets
Collection
Missouri MO

Enforcement

Supervisory orders

Notes

Ballotpedia, State court closures 2020: 'May 4, 2020: The Missouri Supreme Court issued Operational Directives for Easing COVID-19 Restrictions on In-Person Proceedings... Directives included gateway criteria... such as no confirmed cases in the court facility within a 14 day period. In the operating phase, directives included social distancing measures and the use of face masks by employees and the public.' 'April 1, 2020: The Missouri Supreme Court extended their previous order suspending in-person proceedings through May 1.'

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