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SCOKY: In-person court services suspended through May 31, 2020 By Leigh Anne Hiatt Frankfort, KY - With the COVID-19 state of emergency still in place in Kentucky and nationwide, the Supreme Court on Tuesday extended the effective date of the order that governs court operations during the pandemic. Administrative Order 2020-22, dated April 14, 2020, replaces in its entirety Administrative Order 2020-16, dated April 1, 2020. The effective date of the order has been extended from May 1 to May 31, 2020. The Supreme Court order restricts dockets, jury trials and jury service from taking place in-person at court facilities and requires court proceedings to be conducted remotely. "Thank you for your efforts to observe strict social distancing," Chief Justice of Kentucky John D. Minton Jr. said today in an email announcement to justices, judges, circuit court clerks and court personnel. "The COVID-19 outbreak is by no means over and we must continue to be vigilant, both professionally and personally, so that we and those we come into contact with can stay safe and well." Today the Supreme Court also issued a new emergency release schedule and emergency pretrial drug testing standards to help protect the health and safety of its criminal justice partners and defendants housed in county jails. Administrative Order 2020-25, dated April 14, 2020, will be in effect through May 31, 2020. The emergency release schedule temporarily expands the current Administrative Release Program (which expedites pretrial release of low- to moderate-risk defendants charged with nonviolent, nonsexual misdemeanors) as follows:
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