Allen County District Court, and other district courts in Kansas’s 31st Judicial District, will reopen their doors to the public June 15.
In a Friday news release, administrators announced the protocols for reopening, noting mitigation measures will be in place amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
While court operations have been closed to the public since mid-March, essential functions continued.
All courts within the 31st Judicial District began remotely conducting non-evidentiary hearings through Zoom on May 11. Evidentiary hearings will be conducted through Zoom starting june 8.
The closures and subsequent orders have been directed through the Kansas Supreme Court and the respective judicial districts.
The 31st Judicial District encompasses Allen, Neosho, Woodson and Wilson counties.