First Emergency Joint Order Regarding the COVID-19 State of Disaster (SCAD 2020-24)

The record

Jurisdiction

Oklahoma

Level

Court

Authority

Okla. Const. art. VII; SCAD No. 2020-24; published 2020 OK 25, 462 P.3d 704

Issued

2020-03-16 Mar. 16, 2020

Effective

2020-03-16

End

Modified and extended by the Second Emergency Joint Order (Mar. 27, 2020) through May 15, 2020 (read as 2020-06-30)

In force

Mar. 16, 2020 to June 30, 2020

Quarters

2020 Q2

2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3

Limitation types

Gathering capCourts and public offices

Addressees

• all district courts
• appellate courts
• court clerks
• litigants and the public

Functions reached

• CT/CRT courts, clerks, hearings, jury trials
• CL closings and recordings dependent on clerks
• CB litigants

Collection

Oklahoma OK

Operative words

2. All district courts in Oklahoma shall immediately cancel all jury terms for the next 30 days and release jurors from service. No additional jurors shall be summoned without approval of the Chief Justice. All civil, criminal and juvenile jury trials shall be continued to the next available jury dockets. 3. Subject only to constitutional limitations, all deadlines and procedures whether prescribed by statute, rule or order in any civil, juvenile or criminal case, shall be suspended for 30 days from the date of this order.... 4. In any civil case, the statute of limitations shall be extended for 30 days from the date of this order.... 6. The following persons are prohibited from entering any courtroom, court clerk's office, judges' offices, jury room or other facility used by the district courts:... 7. All courts may limit the number of persons who may enter any courtroom, judges' or clerk's office, jury room or any other facility used by the district courts.

Enforcement

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