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Supreme Court Executive Order 2020-06

COVID-19 Pandemic Response - Limitations on Personnel

Rhode Island Supreme Court (Chief Justice Paul A. Suttell) · Rhode Island (Court)

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The record

Jurisdiction
Rhode Island
Level
Court
Authority
R.I. Gen. Laws § 8-15-2; Governor's EO 20-14 (recited)
Issued
2020-03-31 Mar. 31, 2020
Effective
2020-03-31
End
2020-04-17 by its terms; continued by EO 2020-09 through May 17, 2020 (read as 2020-04-17)
In force
Mar. 31, 2020 to Apr. 17, 2020
Quarters
2020 Q2
Limitation types
Telework mandateGathering capCourts and public offices
Addressees
  • judicial officers and staff of the unified judicial system
Functions reached
  • CT clerk and courthouse staffing
  • OF
Collection
Rhode Island RI

Operative words

In light of the ongoing public health crisis arising from the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic occurring across the world, the March 28, 2020 Executive Order (20-14) issued by the Governor prohibiting gatherings of five (5) or more people, and pursuant to the authority invested in me by § 8-15-2 of the Rhode Island General Laws... [limits the personnel present in judicial buildings]... Duration - The foregoing measures shall remain in place through April 17, 2020...

Enforcement

Order of the Chief Justice

Notes

The Judiciary applied the Governor's five-person gathering limit to its own buildings.

Retrieval note

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