Guidelines are in place as the court system in Jackson-Madison County reopens.

Security guidelines permitting the entrance that will allow the shortest distance of travel to a courtroom will be used in those buildings that have more than one point of entrance. In all other other buildings, one entrance will be use. All entrances will be manned.

It will be encouraged that, when practical, a health screening, such as temperature check, questioning or observation, be used before a person who is scheduled to attend a court proceeding.

It will be encouraged that the use of a face covering be required before admittance into a building to attend a court proceeding is allowed.

Admissission into courtrooms:

If a health screening is required to enter the building where a courtroom is located, an additional health sccreening shall not be required to enter a space being used as a courtroom located in that building.

If a face covering is required to enter the building where a courtroom is located a face covering shall be worn at all times in the courtroom.

Inmates – Inmates incarcerated at the local jails are to be transported to attend a court proceeding and shall wear a face coveing.

Those who may attend court proceedings –

Atttendance at in-person court prooceedings will be limited to the parties, their counsel, court personnel and witnesses.

Witnesses shall be kept out of the courtroom until called to testify, and then shall leave immediately exit the courtroom when their testimony ends.

Number allowed in courtroom –

The number of people allowed into a courtroom at any one time is limited to 10 – excluding the Judge, court personnel, witness and security.