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Supreme Court Executive Order 2020-07

COVID-19 Pandemic Response - Closure of Newport and Washington County Courthouses

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

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Jurisdiction
Rhode Island
Level
Court
Authority
R.I. Gen. Laws § 8-15-2
Issued
2020-03-31 Mar. 31, 2020
Effective
2020-04-01
End
Continued under EO 2020-09 (through May 17, 2020) and later reopening orders (read as 2020-05-17)
In force
Apr. 1, 2020 to May 17, 2020
Quarters
2020 Q2
Limitation types
Business closureCourts and public offices
Addressees
  • Murray Judicial Complex (Newport) and McGrath Judicial Complex (Wakefield)
  • litigants and counsel
Functions reached
  • CT courthouses closed
  • CL
  • SV
Collection
Rhode Island RI

Operative words

Closure of Newport and Washington County Courthouses... Emergency/Essential Matters - As of April 1, 2020, any emergency/essential matters, as [defined in Executive Order 2020-04, arising in those counties shall be heard at the designated Providence or Kent County judicial buildings]...

Enforcement

Order of the Chief Justice

Notes

Two of the State's five county courthouses closed outright.

Retrieval note

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