In re: COVID-19 Pandemic, No. ADM2020-00428, Order Encouraging Facial Coverings and Alternative Methods of Conducting Business

The record

Jurisdiction

Tennessee

Level

Court

Authority

Tenn. Const. art. VI, § 1; Tenn. Code Ann. §§ 16-3-501 to -504; Tenn. Sup. Ct. R. 49

Issued

2021-08-26 Aug. 26, 2021

Effective

Aug. 26, 2021 (read as 2021-08-26)

End

'until further order of this Court' (read as 2021-09-30)

In force

Aug. 26, 2021 to Sept. 30, 2021

Quarters

2021 Q3

2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3

Limitation types

Face-covering requirementCourts and public officesQuarantine and isolation

Addressees

• judicial districts and judges; all participants in proceedings

Functions reached

• CT Q3 2021: positives and exposed persons excluded from every Tennessee courtroom; districts authorized to reimpose masks; the judicial state of emergency declared Mar. 13, 2020 continuing
• QUAR exclusion of exposed persons

Collection

Tennessee TN

Operative words

1) The Court reemphasizes that judicial districts and individual judges retain the authority to require facial coverings. The Court strongly encourages each judicial district to consider implementing facial covering requirements as recommended by current CDC guidance... 2) Judges shall not require or allow any individual who has tested positive for COVID-19 to appear or be present in court. Individuals who have come into close contact with someone who has COVID-19, persons with COVID-19 symptoms, or those who have tested positive... [shall not appear]... Unless otherwise noted herein, the provisions of this order shall remain in place until further order of this Court.

Enforcement

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