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- Jurisdiction
- Virginia
- Level
- Court
- Authority
- Va. Code § 17.1-330
- Issued
- 2021-08-04 Aug. 4, 2021
- Effective
- 2021-08-12
- End
- 2021-09-01 (continued by the Twenty-Seventh Order of Aug. 25, 2021) (read as 2021-09-01)
- In force
- Aug. 12, 2021 to Sept. 1, 2021
- Quarters
- 2021 Q3
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
- Limitation types
- Capacity limitFace-covering requirementCourts and public offices
- Addressees
- all circuit and district courts
- court security personnel
- litigants
- Functions reached
- CT courts and clerks
- CL closings
- SV collections
- PJ
- Collection
- Virginia VA
Operative words
Chief judges and presiding judges of all courts should exercise their discretion in determining how best to safely operate their respective courts, including how to safely conduct jury trials, and, in doing so, may follow the guidance of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and the Virginia Department of Health, with respect to safety protocols, including physical distancing and capacity restrictions and requiring a mask covering the mouth and nose.... speedy trial act deadlines continue to be tolled by this order during the ongoing Period of Judicial Emergency.... This Order shall be in effect from August 12, 2021, through September 1, 2021... the Period of Judicial Emergency now extends from March 16, 2020, through September 1, 2021.
Enforcement
Order of the Supreme Court binding on all courts
Notes
Q3 2021 instrument; courthouse screening continued 'if, and to the extent, recommended, by the Virginia Department of Health'.
Retrieval noteThe Twenty-Fifth Order (July 7, 2021) would not download; its existence and date are verified from the court's archived file list.