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Administrative Order AOSC20-13

COVID-19 Emergency Procedures for Florida Trial Courts

Chief Justice Charles T. Canady, Supreme Court of Florida · Florida (Court)

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Jurisdiction
Florida
Level
Court
Authority
Fla. R. Gen. Prac. & Jud. Admin. 2.205(a)(2)(B)(iv), (v)
Issued
2020-03-13 Mar. 13, 2020
Effective
2020-03-16
End
2020-03-27 initial period; extended and superseded by AOSC20-15, -17, -23 (Amendments 1-12) and AOSC21-17 (June 4, 2021) through 2021 (read as 2020-06-30)
In force
Mar. 16, 2020 to June 30, 2020
Quarters
2020 Q2
Limitation types
Courts and public offices
Addressees
  • all Florida trial courts
  • the bar
Functions reached
  • CT
Collection
Professional and Information Services SEC-12

Operative words

2. All grand jury proceedings, jury selection proceedings, and criminal and civil jury trials are suspended during the period beginning Monday, March 16, 2020, through Friday, March 27, 2020, or as provided by subsequent order.

Enforcement

Supreme Court administrative order

Notes

Jury trials remained suspended statewide until phased resumption under AOSC20-23 (from June 2020) with most circuits resuming in 2021

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