Administrative Order for Court Operations During Pandemic (December 31, 2020)

The record

Jurisdiction

Utah

Level

Court

Authority

Utah Const. art. VIII; Pandemic Response Plan; Risk Phase Response Plan (June 17, 2020)

Issued

2020-12-31 Dec. 31, 2020

Effective

2020-12-31; entirely replaces all preceding administrative orders (read as 2020-12-31)

End

Replaced by the Apr. 19, 2021 order, the May 21, 2021 order (mask mandate ended) and the June 3, 2021 order (read as 2021-04-19)

In force

Dec. 31, 2020 to Apr. 19, 2021

Quarters

2020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2

2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3

Limitation types

Telework mandateGathering capFace-covering requirementCourts and public offices

Addressees

• all Utah courts
• litigants, jurors, the public

Functions reached

• CT in-person jury trials not conducted in Red-phase counties
• CL remote hearings default
• CB

Collection

Utah UT

Operative words

A court will be in the Red phase whenever the COVID-19 transmission rate is accelerating. A court may move to the Yellow phase when the rate of transmission in the county has been consistently [declining]... Today's Order entirely replaces all preceding administrative orders. This Order provides directives the courts must follow during Red and Yellow phases.... Red Phase... the judiciary remains at level Red in the plan and, except for the courts that have been approved for level Yellow, all members of the Judiciary are hereby instructed to continue implementing the provisions in level Red.... 9. Except as provided below, absent exigent circumstances, all hearings shall be conducted on the papers, or through remote transmission

Enforcement

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