COVID-19: News & Information
This page contains important news and information for prosecutors’ offices related to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Please scroll to the bottom of this page for PAC Operations Updates.
COVID-19 News and Information:
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Georgia Department of Public Health
- COVID-19: State Services in Georgia
- Governor’s Office Press Releases
- DBHDD COVID-19 Emotional Support Line & Other Resources
- Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security: Coronavirus Information
Emergency Order Information:
- Governor Brian P. Kemp – Executive Orders
- Georgia Supreme Court Chief Justice Harold Melton – Judicial Orders
- Declaring Statewide Judicial Emergency (March 14, 2020)
- Order Temporarily Clarifying/Waiving Superior Court Rules Related to Video (March 27, 2020)
- Order temporarily clarifying/amending Municipal Court video conference rules (March 30, 2020)
- Order temporarily clarifying/amending Magistrate Court video conference rules (March 30, 2020)
- Order temporarily clarifying/amending Juvenile Court video conference rules (March 31, 2020)
- Order temporarily clarifying/amending Probate Court video conference rules (March 31, 2020)
- Order Extending Declaration of Statewide Judicial Emergency (April 6, 2020)
- Order: Supreme Court Reschedules Bar Exam, Adopts Rule Allowing Law School Graduates To Practice Temporarily Without Bar License (April 17, 2020)
- Second Order Extending Declaration of Statewide Judicial Emergency (May 11, 2020)
- NOTICE: Supreme Court Reinstates Filing Deadlines in its Cases (May 21, 2020)
- Order Extending until March 31, 2021, the Temporary Suspension of the Regulations Limiting Lawyers to Six Hours of CLE Credit through Self-Study, In-House, or Distance Learning (May 28, 2020)
- Third Order Extending Declaration of Statewide Judicial Emergency (June 12, 2020)
- Fourth Order Extending Declaration of Statewide Judicial Emergency (July 10, 2020)
- Fifth Order Extending Declaration of Statewide Judicial Emergency (August 11, 2020)
- Sixth Order Extending Declaration of Statewide Judicial Emergency (September 10, 2020)
- Seventh Order Extending Declaration of Statewide Judicial Emergency (October 10, 2020)
- Eighth Order Extending Declaration of Statewide Judicial Emergency (November 9, 2020)
- Ninth Order Extending Declaration of Statewide Judicial Emergency (December 9, 2020)
- Order Modifying Ninth Order Extending Declaration of Statewide Judicial Emergency (December 23, 2020)
- Tenth Order Extending Declaration of Statewide Judicial Emergency (January 8, 2021)
- Eleventh Order Extending Declaration of Statewide Judicial Emergency (February 7, 2021)
- Twelfth Order Extending Declaration of Statewide Judicial Emergency (March 9, 2021)
- Thirteenth Order Extending Declaration of Statewide Judicial Emergency (April 8, 2021)
- Fourteenth Order Extending Declaration of Statewide Judicial Emergency (May 8, 2021)
- Fifteenth Order Extending Declaration of Statewide Judicial Emergency (June 7, 2021)
- In-Person Oral Argument Guidelines (Revised) (June 8, 2021)
- Notice of Expected Termination of Statewide Judicial Emergency on June 30, 2021 (June 7, 2021)
- Order Extending and Clarifying Temporary Amendments to Video Conferencing Rules for the Superior, Juvenile, Magistrate, Municipal, and Probate Courts (June 22, 2021)
- Local Emergency Orders by Circuit
For Prosecutors, Law Enforcement & Courts:
- NDAA COVID-19 Prosecutor and Court Resources
- Administrative Office of the Courts: COVID-19 Preparedness
- Administrative Office of the Courts: COVID-19 Court Operating Guidelines (updated twice daily)
- ACCG Information for Georgia County Officials
- ACCG Guidance for Access and Use of Courthouses
- 2018 Judicial Council Pandemic Bench Guide
- DDS Memo to Law Enforcement
- DOR Memo to Law Enforcement
- JQC Statement on Statewide Judicial Emergency
- DOJ Elder Justice Initiative | COVID-19 Resources for Law Enforcement
- CJCC COVID-19 Resources
- COVID-19 Response Guidance for CJCC’s Victim Assistance Subrecipients
- GCADV COVID-19 Update
For State Employees: Human Resources Information
- Families First Coronavirus Response Act
- Families First Coronavirus Response Act Workplace Poster
- DOAS Free Training for State Employees
Tools for Prosecutors’ Offices:
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