IMPORTANT!
Construction preparations will be underway in the main public entrance to the courthouse.
Week of May 23, 2022; We are going to switch back to the main entrance for the public entering and Exiting, starting tomorrow morning. Our goal will be to keep this disruption to a minimum but will require cooperation from all.
NOTICE OF BUILDING COVID-19 PROTOCOL
The Strafford County Courthouse building will be open to the public.
For the purposes of preventing the spread of COVID-19, all persons entering the building should:
Self-screen for COVID-19 signs and symptoms. If anyone reports symptoms they should not enter the building.
Business should be conducted in a remote manner, if/when possible.
Anyone reporting household contact to someone with COVID-19 (in the past 14 days) should not enter the building.
Business should be conducted in a remote manner, if/when possible.
In accordance with the New Hampshire Judicial Branch (NHJB), unvaccinated people should continue to wear a face covering although they are not required to. Applicable to all areas of the Strafford County Courthouse.
Face coverings should be encouraged, NOT enforced.
Vaccination status is an honor system.
DO NOT ask others about vaccination status;
Face coverings offered to everyone;
It is the choice of the individual to wear a face covering.
Operations such as Probation/Parole, Community Corrections, etc. will operate under their own authority regarding inquiry of vaccination status.
Electronic/Remote means to conduct business are still encouraged; however, business may be conducted in person.
Social Distancing and Hand Hygiene are encouraged but not enforced.
For specific information related to Court Operations such as: media coverage, jury trial protocols, electronic services, etc.
Please refer to the NHJB webpage with important information about the response to COVID-19. New Hampshire Judicial Branch - COVID-19 Update and Resources page (state.nh.us)
Raymond F. Bower
Raymond F. Bower
County Administrator
