SCAD 2020-29, Second Emergency Joint Order (Mar. 27, 2020)

The record

Jurisdiction

Oklahoma

Level

Court

Authority

Okla. Const. art. VII; SCAD No. 2020-29; published 2020 OK 24, 462 P.3d 262

Issued

2020-03-27 Mar. 27, 2020

Effective

2020-03-27

End

2020-05-15 (deadline suspension); modified by the Third Emergency Joint Order (Apr. 29, 2020) (read as 2020-05-15)

In force

Mar. 27, 2020 to May 15, 2020

Quarters

2020 Q2

2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3

Limitation types

Gathering capCourts and public offices

Addressees

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

Functions reached

• CT/CRT courthouses closed to the public statewide
• CL clerks and recorders housed in courthouses
• CB litigants, lenders, landlords, contractors

Collection

Oklahoma OK

Operative words

3. All district courts in Oklahoma shall immediately cancel all jury terms through May 15, 2020.... 4. 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 through May 15, 2020.... 5. In any civil case, the statute of limitations shall be extended through May 15, 2020. 6. All courthouses shall be closed to the public with exceptions for emergencies as permitted by local order. To the extent that emergency dockets are being held, no more than 10 persons including the judge and court personnel shall be in a courtroom at one time.... 7. Court clerks and judges should be using email, fax and drop boxes for acceptance of written materials, except for emergencies. All appellate filings shall be made by mail.

Enforcement

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