The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court has issued guidelines for all courthouses, including the Fall River Justice Center, laying out what accessing court facilities will look like when the courts re-open on Monday.
When the courts re-open, entry will be limited to persons attending in-person proceedings, persons conducting business with a clerk’s, register’s, or recorder’s office, persons meeting with probation, and persons conducting business at other open offices in the courthouses. Court activity will be limited to some in-person legal proceedings, but courts are expected to continue to conduct most business virtually. Courts had been conducting business remotely
All persons entering a courthouse will be required to answer a series of questions relating to their health and undergo a contactless temperature check. Those who are ill or are under quarantine will not be allowed to enter courthouses.
The number of in-person proceedings will further expand during a second phase beginning August 10. The courts were closed due to the effects of COVID-19 back in March.
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