Administrative Order (COVID-19 precautions)

The record

Jurisdiction

West Virginia

Level

Court

Authority

W. Va. Const. art. VIII, sec. 3 (supervisory power over circuit, family and magistrate courts)

Issued

2020-03-16 Mar. 16, 2020

Effective

2020-03-16

End

Superseded by the Judicial Emergency orders of Mar. 22, Apr. 3 and Apr. 22, 2020 and the Resumption of Operations order of May 6, 2020 (read as 2020-04-22)

In force

Mar. 16, 2020 to Apr. 22, 2020

Quarters

2020 Q2

2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3

Limitation types

Courts and public offices

Addressees

• all courts of West Virginia subject to the Supreme Court's supervision
• litigants, jurors, witnesses, attorneys and court personnel

Functions reached

• CT courts and clerks (law firms, lenders, title companies, collections)
• CL closings and recordings
• SV foreclosure and collection proceedings
• CRT

Collection

West Virginia WV

Operative words

hereby ORDERS that the following additional measures be implemented in all courts of West Virginia... from Monday, March 16, 2020 through Friday, April 10, 2020...: 1. All civil and criminal trials, and jury orientations that are scheduled during this time shall be continued generally, except where a criminal defendant's speedy trial rights may preclude continuation of such trial. 2. With the exception of emergency matters..., all hearings currently scheduled to be held on any date beginning Monday, March 16, 2020 through Friday, April 10, 2020, shall either be: (1) postponed until a date subsequent to Friday, April 10, 2020, or (2) held by use of remote, telephonic, or other video technology.... 3. To the extent that it does not infringe upon the Constitutional or statutory rights of a party or litigant, any West Virginia state or local rule, criminal or civil, that limits or precludes a judicial officer or court clerk's ability to utilize remote, telephonic or video technology to limit in-person contact, is suspended. 4. In the event that a judicial office or clerk's office is closed or restricted to the public during the period of suspension, these offices shall remain accessible by telephone and email...

Enforcement