Inst. Number: 202045010017 Book: 2350 Page: 1223 Page 1 of 17 Date: 3/30/2020 Time: 10:47 AM

John A. Crawford Clerk of Courts, Nassau County, Florida

IN TIIE CIRCUIT COURT, FOURTH JUDICIAL CJR.CUIT, IN AND FOR NASSAU COUNTY FLORIDA

ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO: 2020-7

RE: EXTENSION & MODIFICATION OF EMERGENCY PROCEDURES RELATED TO COVID-19 vmus THROUGH APRIL 17, 2020.

WHEREAS, the COVID-19 virus (coronavirus) pandemic continues to present a

nationwide emergency and has disrupted all but essential operations of the statewide court system

and Fourth Judicial Circuit;

WHEREAS, in response to the COVID-19 emergem;y, the Chief Judge of the Florida

Supreme Court has now issued AOSC20-l 7 extending through April 17, 2020, the original

emergency procedures set forth in AOSC20-13;

WHEREAS, the undersigned in response to AOSC20-13 issued Nassau Cowity

Administrative Order 2020-1 implementing emergency procedures and suspending certain non­

essential operations for the Nassau County courts through Friday, March 27, 2020;

WHEREAS, the undersigned also issued Nassau County Administrative Order 2020-3

restricting the general public's access to the Robert M. Foster Justice Ccnterlin Yulee and the

Historic Courthouse in Fernandina Beach (hereafter collectively "Nassau County Courthouses'') l

through Monday, March 30, 2020;

WHEREAS, in the wake of AOSC20-l 7, there is a need for the courts in Nassau County

to extend and modify those emergency procedures originally enacted in Administrative Order

2020-1 and those restrictions placed on the general public's access to the Nassau County

Courthouses specified in Administrative Order 2020-3;

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WHEREAS, the Chief Judge of the Fourth Judicial Circuit has delegated authority to the

Administrative Judge for Nassau County to establish temporary procedures;

NOW THEREFORE, by the authority vested in the undersigned, IT IS ORDERED:

I. The provisions of Nassau County Administrative Orders 2020-1 and 2020-3,

attached herein as Appendix A and Appendix B respectively, shall continue in full force and effect

through the close of business on Friday, April 17, 2020, unless expressly modified by this order.

Administrative Orders 2020~1 and 2020-3 have been modified only to the extent as described

below.

2. Felony Criminal Division

All criminal cases in the felony division shall be handled in the following manner:

A) For all felony cases scheduled on the court's docket where the defendant is

incarcerated in the Nassau County Jail (NCJ), the court will continue to conduct court appearances

remotely by video conference using the Zoom Application;

B) For all felony cases scheduled on the court's docket where the defendant is out of

custody and not incarcerated in the NCJ, the court will also conduct court appearances remotely

by video conference using the Zoom Application;

C) The specific procedures for handling all in-custody and out-of-custody felony cases

shall be developed by the presiding judge and provided to members of the bar. All counsel with

cases pending in a felony division shall familiarize themselves with these procedures and shall

abide by them.

3. County Criminal Cases

All criminal cases in pending before the County Court shall be handled in the following

manner:

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A) For all misdemeanor cases scheduled on the court's docket where the defendant is

incarcerated in the Nassau County Jail (NCJ), the court will continue to conduct court appearances

remotely by video conference using the Zoom Application;

B) For all misdemeanor cases scheduled on the court's docket where the defendant is

out-of-custody, the presidingjudge shall develop the specific procedures and disseminate them to

the bar. All counsel with pending misdemeanor cases shall familiarize themselves with these

procedures and shall abide by them.

C) Pre~trial hearings for out-of-custody defendants that are normally scheduled for

Wednesday mornings starting at 8:00 a.m. at the Historic Courthouse in Fernandina Beach shall

be relocated to the Courthouse Annex in Yulee and shall now be start on Wednesdays at 1 :30 p.m.

4. Juvenile Delinguency Cases

A) For all juvenile delinquency cases, the court will conduct court appearances

remotely by video conference using the Zoom application.

B) The specific procedures for handling all in-custody and out-of-custody delinquency

cases shall be developed by the presiding judge and provided to members of the bar. All counsel

with cases pending in a felony division shall familiarize themselves with these procedures and

shall abide by them.

5.

A)

Dependency Cases

For all dependency cases, the court will conduct all court appearances scheduled

before a circuit judge or magistrate by video conference using the Zoom application.

B) Upon request by the Department of Children and Families, the court will conduct a

shelter hearing in-person if circumstances require that the hearing be held in a courtroom. The

court will consider such requests on a case-by-case basis. However, any shelter hearing held at

the courthouse will be conducted in such a manner to comply with CDC guidelines limiting the

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number of individuals. Only parents, attorneys for the department and/or the parents, and a DCF

caseworker will be pcnnitted in the courtroom, in addition to necessary court personnel.

6. Small Claims Cases

A) Any case in small claims court shall be heard either remotely by Zoom application

or telephonically. The presiding County Cowt judge shall establish necessary procedures for

conducting small claims hearings.

7. Domestic Violence Injunctions

A) All cases involving injunctions for protection against domestic violence, repeat

violence, sexual violence, dating violence, or stalking shall continue to be addressed in the manner

outlined in Administrative Order 2020-1. However, if a party wishes to present testimony from a

thud-party witness, then the case may be continued and any temporary injunction extended

through the continuance date, if the third-party witness is unable to testify remotely by Zoom

application. It is advisable to contact the presiding judge's office at least 24 hours before the

hearing to coordinate third-party testimony.

8. Foreclosure, Eviction, & Writs of Possession

A) Foreclosure cases and residential tenant eviction cases may proceed forward. The

presiding judge has the discretion to grant a continuance on a case-by-case basis if necessary.

B) Foreclosure sales will not automatically be cancelled. The presiding judge has the

discretion to cancel a specific sale upon request based upon the circumstances of the case.

C) In accordance with AOSC20-17, the requirement in Florida Rule of Civil Procedure

1.580(a) for the clerk to issue a writ of possession "forthwith" shall be suspended through the close

of business on Friday, April 17, 2020, and no county or circuit judge shall issue an order directing

the Clerk to issue a writ of possession during the period of suspension.

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9.

A)

Specialty Courts

All Veterans' Court sessions scheduled for April of2020 have been cancelled. The

presiding judge has developed procedures for all Veterans' Court participants and each participant

shall abide by those procedures until regular sessions return.

B) Adult Drug Court and Mental Health Court shall resume on their normally

scheduled dates starting the week of March 30, 2020. However, each specialty court session will

be heard remotely by Zoom application.

9. Jury Trials

A) All criminal jury trials have been suspended through April 17, 2020.

10. No other provisions of Administrative Orders 2020-1 and 2020-3 have been

modified.

DONE AND ORDERED in Chambers at YuJee, Nassau County, Florida, this the 30711

day of March, 2020.

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Inst. Number: 202045008770 Book: 23•7 Page: 736 Page 1 or 7 Date: 3/17/2020 Time: 3:+4 PM lolln A. Crawfllnl Clent or CourU, Nassau County, F10rld1

IN THE ClllCUIT COUR.T, FOURTif JUDICIAL CIRCUlT, IN AND FOR NASSAU COUNTY FLORIDA

ADMTNJSTRATIVE QBDER NQi lOltJ

RE: EMERGENCY PROCEDURES RELATED TO COVID-19 VIRUS

In recognition of the cmcrscncy c:oadltions resulting from tlw thn:ll oftbl c:wnnt COVID

-19 ms (corona virus) pandemic, the CDC recommendation of no more than ten (10) individuala

~ for any event or meeting. and Florida Supreme Court Onlcr AOSC20-13;

IT IS ORDERI.D AND ADJUDGED:

The following procedures shall be lmplcmcnted for the period of time apc:ciflcd below:

L CIVIL. fAMILX, fRQBATJ. GUUQIAN QMSIQN8

A. All tlearqs in cua pendina in tlw c:rwit court civil divltlon (CA cue IIIU'llbm),

family law divisions (OR case nwnbcn), p-obato division (CP ca,e IIUll'lbtn), and ~P

division (GA case number,), cxchxling petitions for injunction& for proteetlon apilllt domeltic

viole~. repeat violence, detlng violcn«, sexual violc~c, Uld atalkina, shall be conduotcd cittwr

by telephonic means or vidoo coimrencc utnizing the Zoom Applicllion or Sltypc. The parties

iR responsible for coordinatlng with the judg111'1 olrice and/or Family Col.Kt Sa'viccs to• up my

telephonic or video hearing.

B. All circuil civil jury trills shall be handled in the manner outlined in Section XI below.

C. Exhibits for any telephonic: or video confl:rence 1hall be provided to the court no lnl

tlw.n twarty-fbur (24) hours bel'ore the bewlna boJinl. Exhibiu shall be f.irnished 111hcr by

electronic mall or hand delivery to the judge'• judk:ial assistant. lfwpplylng i:xhRJitJ by electronic

mal~ the Jud&e will not automatically print them for marking and fllln1 with the clert. It ii dll:

responsibUity of nch party before a hearing to lftek with the individual Judae to 1ee whether dte)I

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John A. Crawfonl CJeri( of Courts, Nassau County, Florida

will be required to submit hard copies of 1111y txfu1,it, or the judge's otrice will print them out. The

size of any proposed exhibits will be one factor in that deu:nnln1tlon.

D, FELONY <;RIMINAL PJYISIQN

A. Felony calcndan It the Judicial Annex In Yulcc for March 19, 2020, and Main:h 26.

2020, arc cancelled. f""Pt fer wcs where the dol'cndant is inauuratcd in the Nanau County

J•il (NCJ), all felony criminal cases (CF cme number,) schc:duli:d tbr these dales will bo

rCJChcduled for a dale after April 2, 2020. Attorneys should not come to court on cithr:r date wllffl

i;alcndar has been mpendcd. I I

B. For all felony cases scheduled on the court '1 docket on March I 9, 2020, and Maleh 26,

2020, where the defendant is in~arccratcd in the NCJ, the coUl1 will conduct those hearings

remotely by vidoo conrcrenc:c using the Zoom Application.

C. Attorneys rmy appev remotely for those he&rings or appear in the Judae't chambtn.

However, seating will strictly be limited to ten (10) people. If an attorney wishes to ,ppcar

remotely, it is their responsibility to contact the judge to receive the remote acccu link. I l

D. Prior co the remote hearin&s ror inmates in the NCJ, the judge's office will eontac:t &II

dc:feruic attorney, that have client$ on the doc:ktt to detmninc whether ~Ir appearance at the

hcui11g i, necessary or if they may be administnltively puscd to another day. TIii: only CUI:& that

will be handled by "1110tc appearance lll'C thote where a defendant is entering a plea. 111 attorney

has scheduled I hearing, or there is I need to address a substantive matter. All other, will be

passed to a date beyond April 2, 2020.

E. For now, regular felony docket will resume on April 2, 2020. However, that may bo

subjci;t to change based on subsequent administrative on!er from the Florida Supreme Court lrd/or

1 need to address II c:Qntinuing tlunl ,from the COVID-19 virus. j

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F. All felony criminal jury trials shall be handled in the manner outlined in Section XI

below.

G. For out of c:11stody defendants, or in custody defendant, requiring lengthier hearings in

a courtJIJom, attorney, may contact lhe judge oo a casc>-by-i:ue basis to see if tlul jldge will

schedule a hearing.

m, CQJJND'. CBJMINAL CAsr.s A. County court criminal calcndus at the Judicial Annex in Yulce end the Historic

Cowthouse In Fernandina for the weeks staning March 16, 2020, and March 23, 2020, ~

cancelled. Except for cases where the dcfi~odant is inc.ucecatcd in the Nassau County Jall (NCJ),

• II county court criminal cases (MM case num~s) scheduled for those dates will be rescheduled

administratively. Altorney, should not come to court on any dale where calendar bas been

cuiccllcd. i ,

B. For all county cou11 cases scheduled on the co11r1!s docket on Monday, Mardi 23, 2020,

at I :30 p.111-, where the defendant is incarcerated in the NCJ, Im c:ourt will conduct those hc•rlng1

remotely by video conference using tho Zoom Applicatio1L

C. Attorneys may 1ppcv remotely for tJmc hearing, or appell' in the judge', c:hambcrs.

However, seatins will strlcily be limited to ten (10) people, If III attorney wishes to appear

remotely, it is their responsibilitY. to contact the judge to receive the remote, 11c1:CSS link, :

D. Prior 10 the: mnote hearings for inmates in the NCJ, the judge's ol'l"ic:e will cantact all

dc:fensc attorney, thot have clieru on tho doclcet to dctcnnine whether their appcanmce al the

hearing is necessary or ifthoy may be administretivcly piwcd 10 •nothcr d•y. l1IC only case, that

will be handled by r;moic appcll'IIIICO arc thoso where • defendant is entering a plea, an attorney

has scheduled a hearing, or lhcre is a ncicd lo eddreas a substantivo matter. All othen will be

passed to April I, 2020, or beyond.

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E. For riow, regulat co\lllt)' ~urt docket will resume beginning the wcelc of March 30

2020. Howc,vcr, lhat may be 1ubj~I to change based on subsequent administrative order ti-om the

Florida Supreme Court and/or a need to address a continuing threat from the COVID-19 virus.

F. All county court criminal jury trials shall be hnndlcd in Iha manner outlined Ill Section

XI below.

G, For out of cuStody defendants, or In CUit.Ody defendants requiring lcngth!er hi:arinp In

a courtroom, attorneys may contact the judge on a case-by-QJC blsis to see if the julge will I

schedule a hearing.

JV. SMALL CLAIMS CASE~

A. All small claims cases (SC case number) scheduled for the weeks of Much 16, 2020,

and March 23, 2020, will be rescheduled.

V. COUNT}'. COURT CML CASES

A. All hearinas in cases pending in the rounty caurt civil divi.tion (CC case numben) shall

be conducted either by telephonic means or video conference utilizing the Zoom Application or

Skype. The: patties ~ responsible for coordinating with the judge', office to let up any telephonic

or vidai hearing.

D. AU county court civil jury trial, Jhall ~ hMdlcd in the IIWUICr outlined in Section XI

below. I

C. Exhibits for any ~lephoriic or video eon(crcncc shall be provided to the court no lcu

than twenty-four (24) houn; before the hearing begins. Exhibits shall be furnished eittier by

electronic: mall or hand delivery to the judge's judicial assistant. lflupplying exhlbits by electronic:

rn1iL the judge will not automatic&l!y print them for marking and filing with the cle.rk. It is the

rcspomiblllly of each pasty be Core a hearing to check with the individualjudae to see whether they

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will be required to submit hard copies of any exhibits or the judge', office: will prlrt them out The

size of 1ny proposed exhibits will be one factor in that determination.

VJ, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE CASF.s

A. The domestic violence c1lenda.rs for both circuit court divisions shall proccod forward

on their regularly scheduled days. All cases involving petitions for injunctions for protection

qairm domestic violcrK:e, ~peat violence, dllting violence, SClWIII violence, and stalking, will not

be adminlstnilively continued unless by specific order of the presiding judge:. Continuanoes may

be granted on a l:&$c:-by-i:1se basis upon request of the parties, !heir attorneys, or the needs of the

court.

D. However, th<: procedun:sfor each domestic violence case shall be in 101X1rdanee with

CDC rc;commc:ndations slid there will be only one case in lhe cou~m N a given tbnc. No

witnesses or family members shllll ~ allowed in the courtroom unless authorized by the p-esiding

judge. Parties may request a continuance If they miuin: witness tc:Jtimony.

C. Only the parties. their auomcys, rtpn:sentativcs from Micah's rtaec, and ~urt

pcrsonru:1 will be in the courtroom fiir a domestic violence cue.

D. The court will extend all temporary injunet ions when a continuance is granted.

VR ,fUYENn.J PJYNQl)ENCY CASg

A. All juvenile delinquency cs.sea (CJ cue number) scheduled for Wednesday, Mardi 25,

2020, will ba continued administratively. Ca \endar ror that dstc 11.u been 1U11pcr¥1cd.

vm, SPECIALTY COURTS

A. All Nassau Co11111y specialty (Aduh Drug Court, Mental Hcuhh Court., and Vctcnns

Court) c:,ourts an: cancelled for th~ -k., ofMan:h 16, 2020, and March 23, 2020. Cases scheduled

for those wcch shall be continued to the m:itt regularly scheduled i:ourl date beginning the~

of March 30, 2020.

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B. All dcfendanu and part~ipants currently in • Nassau County spcc;i• lty court lllll&t

continue to participate in the color wheel drug testing prognm, or other drug tc11tlng PIOJl'Uft as

required by their cue manager, unless the t=ing prog,am has been suspended. Additionally, esch

shall receive • form enlitlcd ''COVID-19 Modified PSC Requircmcnta" and all dttfendanu and

patticip,nu shall follow all oflhe directions contained therein. Defcndan1s and i-,ticip111113 mus1

still comply with 1111 dircaions &om I.heir ca~ rnanager:s, proi.tion officcrt, assigned coUNClors

mid therapists, and any prior order of the pn:5ldin1 judge to the cXJcnt they •ic not inconsiste!lt

with the directions conlained within the "COVID-19 Modified PSC Requirtments" form.

IX. MARQ!MAN ACT & BAKER ACT CASF,S

A. Marchman Act cues end Baker N:t cases (MH ca.sc numbcn) shall proceed as

regularly scheduled given the urgency of such pctilions.

x. QEPENDENO

A. All dependency cases (DP case rwmbcr) schc:dulcd for the dependonq calcnd11n on

March 20, 2020, and March 27, 2020, an: continued until Wednesday, April I, 2020.

D. Shelti:r hearings shall be conducted in court on an a1-11eodtd buis. They will not be

postponed given the urgc111:y of 1uch pc:lilions. However, they will be conducted in such a manner

to C<.lmply with CDC guidclinca limiting the number of iildividual,. Only paranta. etllll'llOY' fi>r

the department and/or the parent,, end II OCf cascwori<er will be penni1tod in the CO\UU'OOffl, in

,ddition to necessary court personnel.

XL JURY TRIALS

A. Al of this time, all jury triab ha vc bee a $USpcndcd statewide 1hrough &ho week of March

30,2020.

B. The Fourth J\ldicial·Cimiit has fiutber suspended ail civil jury trials thrt>ugh Friday,

May I, 2020.

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C. Nassau County cum:ntly has no civil or criminal jury trials scheduled until the week af I

April 20, 2020. Uoocrstandlng that all jury summon, must bc sent out by the Clerk ofthe Court

by April 3, 2020, lhe decision to cancel all criminal jury trial• far April will be dcfcmd llldil the

week ofMareh 30, 2020,

D. In uddilion lo fiuther pidancc fram the Florida Supreme Court, the administrative

judge will confer with the CKhcr judg~s sitting in Nassau County, the Clc:rlc of the Courts IIDd any

of his dcsignc:u, the director of 1hr State Attorney's Office:, lhe director of tlu: Public T>cfcndcr's

Office, and representatives fh>m the Na,sau Counly Sheriff's Office before making a ftnal decision

on 1uspendins April criminal Jury trials.

(Tms SP~CE INTENTIONALLY LEYJ' BLANK]

DONE AND ORDERED in Chambers at Yulce, Nassau County, Florida. this the ltnl

day of March. 2020.

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT, fOURTif JUDICIAL CrRCUIT, IN AND FOR 'NASSAU COllmY FLORIDA

ADMINISTRATM QRQEB NO; WP:3

RE: RUTRJcnONS ON ACCESS TO ROBERT M. FOSTER JUS11Q C1:NTUl AND HISTORIC COURTHOUSE IN FERNANDINA BEACH

WHEREAS, the COVID-19 virus (coronavinls) Is now considered by lhe World Hcakh

OrganiDtion to be• global pandemic;

WHEREAS, the COVI0-19 virus Is highly wntagious with no~ veccinc to limit 1ca

spread llld no m>wn medication IO clirnirwe or n:ducc the virus In the bodla of tho• Infected;

WHEREAS, IO cllle, owr 6000 people nationwide liave conftnned cua of the COVID-

19 vlnis and the virus has caused the death of over 100 people;

dally 11:tlvitles, work, IDd trave~ in addition to isauina delalled l'OC01m11endatloru in an eflirt to

limit the la1Cl'II public's exposure to the COVID-19 virus;

WHEREAS, the Centen i>r ()i,cue Control and P~ntlon (COC) hu iaued 1

recommendation that D"RIIU and meetings should be limited to no more thin ten (10) peoplD and

th11findividuals ahould practice 14social 1p1ein1" by koeping • ~paration distance oho .. tt.n

six ( 6} feet;

WHDEAS, the emergency related to tllll COVID-19 v.-us plDdenuc hu dir.lpblcl all but

esten1ial opentions of the atllleWidc court S)'llc:m .and Fourth Judicial Cin:uit, includlq the

1USpC111ion of jury trills, p1llld jury proccc,dinp, and all 110n-emcqency clvn and &mJly

proceed in&•:

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WHEREAS. the Fourth Circuit, in accordance with sta1ewide IUld nationwide polieia

adopced by both private employers ~ government 118enclcs, Im aia,uragcd all but cucntiLI

pcnoMel to work from home and hai; quarantined those cn¢yces who ha"e traYClrid outside of

the country, traveled on k>ng airline flight.s through airports, or have wealccnad immune systems; I

WHEREAS, the health and safety or emplo)'IICI working at both the Robert M. FOiler

Justice Center and tho Historic Court,housc in Fernandina (hereafter collectively ''Nassau County

Courthouses"), and those citizens ~ must utilize courthouse services provided by the Fourth

Judicial Circuit, the Cleit of the Couit, the State Attorney's Office, the PubHc Defender's Offlcc,

the Property AppraiseT"s office, Tax Collector's omce, and the colD!ty court probation off"x:c, Is

of utmost imporuru;c;

WHEREAS, the mo~ mempers of the general pubJic that have acc:eu to tbe NaSIIW

County Courthouse,, the more It will necessarily lncmue tho chance of exposing «iurthou,c

employtts and other membcn of the generel public to the COVlD-19 virus;

WHEREAS, the Chief Judge of the Fourth Judicial Circull has delegated authority to the

Adminutmivc Judge for Nassau Co\!nty to cstabllm ICIJl?!Jl'llr)' ~;

NOW TBERU'ORE, by tllli authorily vested In the uoduslgned, IT IS ORDRRJ:D:

1. A«m to the Nassau 1Cour1.y Courthouse, shall be Kstric1Cd in the manner more,

fully dcsc:ribed in this order until Moflday, March 30, 2020, in accordance: with the suspcmion of

activities as outlined by the AOSC20~13 and AOSC20.15 issued by the Florida Supn:mc Court.

2. No member oftbl g~ public shall enter tho Nassau Counly ColD1housca unless

the following circumstance, apply:

A. luxjuin:d in-pc=tj attendance It a a:bcduled court proceeding that !m not been postponed, continued, orothetw~e required to be conducted telephonically and/or by video conference as a result of a st.P,BRtc administndivc order;

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8. Filing a petition fur an injunction fur protection qainst domestic violence. repeat violence, dating viole~c, sexual viokoc:c, or ulklng;

C. Filing• petition to. establish an cmcrscncy guudianship (pro se filing only);

D. Film, an emcrge.aj:y motion for • pick-up onlcr or other cmcrgcncy motion in a family law case where tt\e issue i, rcbitod to timesharing. parental responsibility, visitation, or the snfdy of any minor child (prose filing only);

E. Filing a petition or, request seeking a llidt Protection Order,

F. Filing a motion for tcmp0nry custody of a minor child by an c:x,ended family member under Chapter 751, 'ilorida Stmutes (JrO se filing only);

G. Filing a petitio11 f9r involwiwy usessment, examination, ancVor ltabilizatlon under the Bwr Act (mental \ahh) md the Marchman Act (substance abuse);

H. Tenant deposits b\10 the COUI( registry lbllowlng service of eviction notice or pbdings (pro se tenants only);

I. Filing petition fur ~it ofhabcu corpus (only If filed by friend, wif~, husband, plll'Cnt. or SIW'dlan or deta~ person).

J. Obtaining a ~iag11 liccnK; I

K.. Filing 1.11 omc:rgency motion to stay " writ of possession or writ of execution (prose).

3. All other f\nx:tions pr;-,vidcd at this Nassau County Courthovse1 arc deemed 11011-

c:s,ential and may be accomplished ur,u&h dtcrnativc nu:thodJ.

4. Those· members or the general public JlllCding access to tho following scrvk:es

provided by the Clerk ofthc: Couru s'1aJI do 50 in lbc: manner described in thiJ section:

A. Certified CopEs: telephone n,quesu with documents rctumcd by mail;

B. Notices ofComm~cement: By mail or fac.timilc request;

C. Real Eatatc Closing Docummtr. o-rocording ay&tcm;

D. Records Review: Clerk of Courts website at nanaucledc.com or contact Clertc's Public Information Specialistl111904-S41-4664.

S. Tax Deed Sales &ball be postponw lAltil tiinhcr order of the court. I

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6. Probation smiccs thtough Clear View Trmmonn11titl111 shall be conducted by

telephone only.

7. Defemlzmts who are out of custody and rcprcscntcd by the Public Ddcnder's Office

are restricted from meeting wilh counsel in person at the Nassau Cowrty Courthouse,.

8. Defendants who ~ in custody and rc~ntcd by tho Public Defender's Office

may only be trllnsportcd to the Nassau County Courthouses pursuant to specific authorization by

thi: prcsidingjudiC oYCr the felony circuit court divi5ion or the county court judge.

9. Private 11.110meys may enter the Nassau County Courthouses under the followlna

circumstances:

A. Required in-pe:rso~ attendance It I scheduled court proceeding that has not been postponed, continued, or oth~isc required lo be conducted tdephonlcatly and/or by video conference as a rcailt or a SCP,lntc administrative: order;

B. Filing emergency i,ictions and petitions that cannot othawisc be: clcctronkally filed;

C. £xprc:s, authori:z.ation by I sining circuit or county court Jwlp in Nassau Cowrty.

10. This order docs not a.fl'cct a«:ess to the Nassau County Courthouses by any ofthr:

fulbwing individuals: a) amployccs who worlt at the N11Ssau County Courthou1e u I state

employee for the Fouith Judicial Circuit; b) cmployect of the Nassau County Clerk ofthr: Courts;

~) employees of the Nasaav County Sheriff's Office; d) employees wortin1 In the veteran's

services office at the Nassau County :Courthouses; c) county employees working In teen court; O

county employee• or contract ~r~an in building 5CCYiua or whose job otherwise rciqum

rcpairin8, cleaning, and/or mainlainirjs NaSSIU Cour1housc filcilitics; g) Slate Rqueacntatlve Cord

Byrd or employees who work In his omc~; b) State Senator Aaron Boan and employees who work:

in his office, i) employees of Clear Yicw Transfolltlltiom with an office in the Nassau Cowity

Courthouse; j) County Court Judges,,Citcuit Court Judacs, Magistntes, and Senior Julfaa In the

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Founh Judk;ial Circuit; k) employm worting in the Property Appniser'• Off~ in tho NIUW I

County Courtho11ses; I) any court reporter that is assigned to a scheduled cowt proceedina in the

NIIDIU County Courthouses; m) ~ployees of die Fernandina Beach Police Dcpartmert; n)

emplo~s working in the Tax Collector's Office in the N11SS11u County Courthousca; and o} 111y I

employee whose job require, 1hc:m to ~gularly worl< at the Nass&u County Courthouses;

11. However, all employees worldq at the Nusau County Courthouses who arc not

providing csseotial services m, strongly encouniged to work mootely ll'om their own residence ill

accordance with their employer's po~ies;

12. Any ernployeo, attom~y, or member of tho genenil public who has been diagDOKd

with the COVID-19 virus, or who has knowingly been exposed lo a person diaanoscd with the

COVID- l 9 virus, is restricted from access to the NISWI County Cowtrouses notwithstanding any

other povision in this admi!iistrativc order.

DONE AND ORDERED ill. Chamben at Yulcc, Nusau County, Florida, this the 19TH

cl6y of March, 2020.