Pursuant to a delegation of authority vested in me, with the approval of the Administrative Board of the Courts, and following consultation and agreement with the respective County Clerks outside of the City of New York, I hereby confirm and extend programs for the consensual/voluntary use of electronic means for the filing and service of documents (“e filing”) in Supreme Court as set forth in 22 NYCRR §202.5-b, for such matters set forth in Exh. A (and any other matters hereinafter deemed by the Chief Administrative Judge to be essential proceedings during the coronavirus public health emergency) that lie within the civil jurisdiction of the Supreme Court, in the counties set forth in Exh. B, effective immediately.
Date: March 26, 2020
AO/81A/20
Exhibit A
Essential Proceedings
Administrative Order AO/78/20
March 22, 2020
- Criminal matters
- arraignments
- bail applications, reviews and writs
- temporary orders of protection
- resentencing of retained and incarcerated defendants
- essential sex offender registration act (SORA) matters
- Family Court
- child protection intake cases involving removal applications
- newly filed juvenile delinquency intake cases involving remand placement applications, or modification thereof
- emergency family offense petitions/temporary orders of protection
- orders to show cause
- stipulations on submission
- Supreme Court
- Mental Hygiene Law (MHL) applications and hearings addressing patient retention or release
- MHL hearings addressing the involuntary administration of medication and other medical care
- newly filed MHL applications for an assisted outpatient treatment (AOT) plan
- emergency applications in guardianship matters
- temporary orders of protection (including but not limited to matters involving domestic violence)
- emergency applications related to the coronavirus
- emergency Election Law applications
- extreme risk protection orders (ERPO)
- Civil/Housing matters
- applications addressing landlord lockouts (including reductions in essential services)
- applications addressing serious code violations
- applications addressing serious repair orders
- applications for post-eviction relief
- All courts
- any other matter that the court deems essential
This list of essential proceedings is subject to ongoing review and amendment as necessary.
Exhibit B
Counties Permitting E-filing of Essential Matters in Supreme Court
(AO/81A/20 – Exh. B)
- Albany
- Broome
- Cattaraugus
- Cayuga
- Chautauqua
- Chemung
- Chenango
- Clinton
- Columbia
- Cortland
- Delaware
- Dutchess
- Erie
- Essex
- Franklin
- Genesee
- Jefferson
- Lewis
- Livingston
- Madison
- Monroe
- Nassau
- Niagara
- Oneida
- Onondaga
- Ontario
- Orange
- Oswego
- Otsego
- Putnam
- Rensselaer
- Rockland
- St. Lawrence
- Saratoga
- Schuyler
- Seneca
- Steuben
- Suffolk
- Sullivan
- Tioga
- Tompkins
- Ulster
- Warren
- Washington
- Wayne
- Westchester
- Yates
- Bronx
- Kings
- New York*
- Queens
- Richmond County
* Excepting election matters
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