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Order of the Chief Justice, 4 June 2021 (effective 7 June 2021)

Order Extending Emergency Directives (Emergency Directives 3 and 5 and related tools)

Chief Justice Paul Newby · North Carolina (Court)

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Jurisdiction
North Carolina
Level
Court
Authority
N.C. Gen. Stat. 7A-39(b)(2)
Issued
2021-06-04 June 4, 2021
Effective
2021-06-07
End
2021-07-04 by its terms; rescinded 2021-06-21 (NC-057) (read as 2021-07-04)
In force
June 7, 2021 to July 4, 2021
Quarters
2021 Q2
Limitation types
Courts and public offices
Addressees
  • judicial officials
Functions reached
  • CT courts (remote proceedings)
Collection
North Carolina NC

Operative words

I determine and declare under N.C.G.S. 7A-39(b)(2) that catastrophic conditions resulting from the COVID-19 outbreak have existed and continue to exist in all counties of this State... I hereby extend for an additional thirty-day period only those emergency directives that provide the necessary tools to effectively dispose of those accumulated cases... Emergency Directive 3. Judicial officials throughout the state are hereby authorized to conduct proceedings that include remote audio and video transmissions... the emergency directives contained in this order expire on 4 July 2021.

Enforcement

Order of the Chief Justice

Notes

Senior resident superior court judges 'strongly encouraged' to resume jury trials without delay.