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Order Requiring the Wearing of Face Coverings as Part of COVID-19 Pandemic Response

Order Requiring the Wearing of Face Coverings

Judge Bobbi J. Rank for the Sixth Circuit; approved by the Supreme Court September 30, 2020 · Sixth Judicial Circuit (Hughes and thirteen other central counties) (Court)

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Jurisdiction
Sixth Judicial Circuit (Hughes and thirteen other central counties) · South Dakota
Level
Court
Authority
Supreme Court Order Declaring Judicial Emergency; Sixth Circuit Third Amended COVID-19 Procedures
Issued
2020-09-27 Sept. 27, 2020
Effective
2020-09-27
End
Amended 2021-06-01 to discretionary (SD-085) (read as 2021-06-01)
In force
Sept. 27, 2020 to June 1, 2021
Quarters
2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2
Limitation types
Face-covering requirementCourts and public offices
Addressees
  • all persons within any courtroom, jury room, court office or adjacent common area in the Sixth Circuit
Functions reached
  • CT
  • MASK (Pierre and central counties)
Collection
South Dakota SD

Operative words

in response to a recent surge of COVID-19 cases statewide and within the Sixth Circuit. It is hereby ORDERED that all persons within any courtroom, jury room, court office, or adjacent common area in the Sixth Judicial Circuit shall wear a mask, scarf, bandana, or other cloth over the nose and mouth

Enforcement

Court order; exceptions for good cause

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