Provides for conduct of evidentiary and non-evidentiary proceedings by remote means. Maryland Court of Appeals Administrative Order Providing for Remote Proceedings (Issued June 18, 2018)
Type of Order: Orders Statutes and Rules, Remote Proceedings
Provides that any person before whom a deposition is to be taken may administer oaths and take testimony remotely as long as that person can both hear and see the deponent via videoconference or other technology. Maine Supreme Court Executive Order on Remote Depositions and…
Type of Order: Depositions, Oaths, Orders Statutes and Rules
Provides that all civil and criminal jury trials shall be continued to no earlier than May 4, 2020. Until that day, courts may only conduct in-person proceedings to address emergency matters that cannot be resolved virtually. Details those criminal and civil matters that constitute emergencies….
Type of Order: Court Closures, Orders Statutes and Rules
Extends April 6, 2020, order directing judges to conduct proceedings by remote conferencing to the extent possible. Provides that no civil or criminal jury trial shall commence in any state court before June 30, 2020. Supreme Court of Louisiana Order Extending Closure of Louisiana Courts…
Type of Order: Court Closures, Orders Statutes and Rules
Provides for Indiana courts to use continuity of operations plans, permit appearances by telephone or video, and limit courtroom spectators. Indiana Supreme Court Administrative Order (Issued March 16, 2020)
Type of Order: Orders Statutes and Rules, Remote Proceedings
Extends Georgia Order Declaring Statewide Emergency from March 14, 2020 to May 13, 2020. With regards to matters not deemed essential functions, encourages courts and litigants to proceed to the extent feasible consistent with public health guidance, for example through the use of teleconference and…
Type of Order: Orders Statutes and Rules, Remote Proceedings
Suspends Georgia laws requiring that notarial acts be performed in physical presence of notary public. Provides that such acts may be performed via real-time communications technology as long as certain conditions are met, including that the notary public is located in the state of Georgia…
Type of Order: Oaths, Orders Statutes and Rules
Provides for oaths to be administered remotely and suspends any Florida rules, orders, or opinions that might be read to limit or prohibit the use of audio-video equipment to do so. Supreme Court of Florida COVID-19 Emergency Procedures for Administering of Oaths via Remote Audio-Video…
Type of Order: Oaths, Orders Statutes and Rules
Reduces courts to essential proceedings, but empowers chief judges of Florida courts to determine that other proceedings can go forward if they can be effectively conducted remotely without the necessity of in-person court appearances. Supreme Court of Florida COVID-19 Administrative Order (Issued March 17, 2020)
Type of Order: Orders Statutes and Rules, Remote Proceedings
Extends effects of prior administrative orders through April 17, 2020 (including suspension of any rules that would stand in the way of allowing oaths and depositions to be conducted remotely, so long as the deponent can be both seen and heard via video; suspension of…
Type of Order: Depositions, Oaths, Orders Statutes and Rules
