{"id":106903,"date":"2022-02-24T15:54:19","date_gmt":"2022-02-24T23:54:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/?p=106903"},"modified":"2022-02-24T15:56:36","modified_gmt":"2022-02-24T23:56:36","slug":"face-masks-will-remain-mandatory-in-l-a-county-courthouses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/2022\/02\/24\/face-masks-will-remain-mandatory-in-l-a-county-courthouses\/","title":{"rendered":"Face masks will remain mandatory in L.A. County courthouses"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/gavel-and-face-mask.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-106659\" src=\"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/gavel-and-face-mask.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"918\" height=\"613\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/gavel-and-face-mask.jpg 918w, https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/gavel-and-face-mask-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/gavel-and-face-mask-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 918px) 100vw, 918px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Face masks will remain mandatory in all Los Angeles County courthouses despite the county <a href=\"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/2022\/02\/23\/la-county-confirms-easing-of-indoor-mask-wearing-requirement-as-of-friday\/\">easing an indoor mask mandate<\/a> for those vaccinated against COVID-19, court officials said Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>All people over 2 years old and regardless of vaccination status will continue to be required to wear face masks over their nose and mouth while in a courthouse, according to the court.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;While there are hopeful signs that the winter surge has subsided with a decrease in Omicron cases, test positivity and hospitalizations, the court will remain vigilant in providing safe access to justice in the nation&#8217;s largest trial court,&#8221; Presiding Judge Eric C. Taylor said in a statement. &#8220;When you come to our courthouses, you must wear a face mask. However, the court does not require the public to provide proof of vaccination or a negative test to access justice.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Court employees and judicial officers are included in the order.<\/p>\n<p>Court officials urged people with disabilities that preclude them from wearing face masks to seek an accommodation under California Rules of Court in advance of their court appearance or appointment.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Face masks will remain mandatory in all Los Angeles County courthouses despite the county easing an indoor mask mandate for those vaccinated against COVID-19, court officials said Thursday. All people over 2 years old and regardless of vaccination status will continue to be required to wear face masks over their nose and mouth while in [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":106659,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[719,1499,1496],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/106903"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=106903"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/106903\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":106905,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/106903\/revisions\/106905"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/106659"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=106903"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=106903"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=106903"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}