Trial Court Rules  Trial Court Omnibus Order of rescission of certain Trial Court Emergency Administrative Orders in light of the expiration of the state of emergency

On March 10, 2020, Governor Charles D. Baker declared a State of Emergency as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. In response to the state of emergency declaration, I issued several Emergency Administrative Orders to modify operations in the Massachusetts Trial Courts due to the extreme risk of person-to-person transmission caused by COVID-19. On May 17, 2021, Governor Baker announced that the State of Emergency would end on June 15, 2021.

In light of the end of the State of Emergency on June 15, 2021, it is hereby ORDERED that the Trial Court Emergency Administrative Orders listed below are RESCINDED as of the effective date of this Order:

• Amended Trial Court Emergency Administrative Order 20-1:  Extension of the Duration of Probation Warrants as a Result of COVID 19;
• Trial Court Emergency Administrative Order 20-2:  Order Concerning Probation Conditions as a Result of COVID-19;
• Trial Court Emergency Administrative Order 20-3:  Temporary Waiver of Electronic Filing Fees for Indigent Filers as a Result of COVID-19;
• Trial Court Emergency Administrative Order 20-4:  Extension of the Duration of Civil Commitment, Treatment and Observation Orders Made Pursuant to G.L. c. 123, as a Result of COVID-19;
• Trial Court Emergency Administrative Order 20-5:  Modified Procedures Concerning Protection Orders as a Result of COVID-19;
• Trial Court Emergency Administrative Order 20-6:  Temporary Alternative Procedures for Bail Magistrates and Bail Commissioners Setting and Taking Bail After Court Hours During the COVID-19 Pandemic;
• Trial Court Emergency Administrative Order 20-12:  Order Supplementing the Supreme Judicial Court Third Order Regarding Public Access to State Courthouses & Court Facilities.