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Third Emergency Joint Order Regarding the COVID-19 State of Disaster (SCAD 2020-36)

Transition from shelter in place: jury trials rescheduled to after July 31, 2020; deadlines resume May 16; non-jury hearings may be set after May 16; local officials may keep county buildings closed and may require masks and gloves; no more than ten persons at in-person dockets

Supreme Court of Oklahoma and Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals · Oklahoma (Court)

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Jurisdiction
Oklahoma
Level
Court
Authority
Okla. Const. art. VII; SCAD No. 2020-36; published 2020 OK 23, 462 P.3d 703
Issued
2020-04-29 Apr. 29, 2020
Effective
2020-04-29
End
Jury-trial rescheduling to after July 31, 2020; transitional provisions thereafter (read as 2020-07-31)
In force
Apr. 29, 2020 to July 31, 2020
Quarters
2020 Q22020 Q3
Limitation types
Gathering capFace-covering requirementCourts and public offices
Addressees
  • all district courts
  • court clerks
  • county officials
  • litigants
Functions reached
  • CT/CRT jury trials suspended into 2020 Q3
  • CL clerks and county buildings under local closure
  • CB litigants
Collection
Oklahoma OK

Operative words

3. Paragraph 3 of the Second Emergency Joint Order remains in effect and is modified to the extent that all Civil and Criminal jury trials shall be rescheduled on the next available jury docket after July 31, 2020.... 5. Paragraphs 4 and 5 of the Second Emergency Joint Order remain in effect to May 15, 2020.... 6. Beginning on May 16, 2020, all rules and procedures, and all deadlines whether prescribed by statute, [rule or order shall be enforced]... 12. Local county officials will continue to guide the extent to which county buildings are closed or have [limited access]... may remain closed to the public with exceptions for all matters and as permitted by local order. Local court [rules may include a] requirement that all persons entering the court facilities wear masks and gloves.... 14. To the extent that necessary and emergency in person dockets are being held, not more than 10 persons [shall be present]

Enforcement

Order of the Supreme Court and Court of Criminal Appeals

Notes

Jury trials in Oklahoma did not resume before August 2020 under this order.

Retrieval note

OSCN page rendered from the July 8, 2020 Wayback capture; bracketed words supply text broken across the rendered layout.