CONTINUITY OF OPERATIONS, EMERGENCY ACTIONS, EMERGENCY UNITS AND JUDICIAL SECURITY
Rule 1950. Definitions.
Continuity of Operations. Continuity of operations is the process, during and following an emergency, by which a court maintains at least minimum levels of service.
Court Facility. Court facility includes the courtrooms, judicial chambers, witness rooms, jury deliberation rooms, attorney conference rooms, court administrative offices and any other office or space under the control of or supervised by the judiciary.
Emergency. An emergency is an event that causes or threatens the destruction or partial destruction of court facilities, significantly interrupts the performance of court operations, or poses a threat to the health or safety of court personnel, court users or the public.
Emergency Action Plan. A written document providing guidance to and expectations of employees responding to various emergency situations.
President Judge. For the purposes of these Rules, ‘‘president judge’’ refers to the president judge of the judicial district.
Official Note
See also definitions in Pa.R.J.A. No. 102.
Source The provisions of Rule 1950 are adopted December 28, 2009, effective immediately, 40 Pa.B. 218; amended March 16, 2021, effective January 1, 2022, 51 Pa.B. 1644. Immediately preceding text appears at serial page (399006).
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