(1) amend and superintend the implementation of continuity of operations plans adopted pursuant to Rule 16-803;

(2) suspend the operation of Rules that cannot be implemented as intended because of the emergency or event;

(3) identify and direct the use of alternative locations to conduct judicial business in the event that one or more existing locations become inaccessible or otherwise unusable for that purpose;

Committee note: The intent of this subsection is to permit courts or other judicial agencies to operate in facilities not otherwise designated as courthouses and to permit a circuit court to operate as such in a District Court or appellate court facility, and vice versa.

(4) transfer cases pending in a court that becomes inaccessible or otherwise unusable to any other court having subject matter jurisdiction over the case;

(5) permit cases to be filed in any court having subject matter jurisdiction where no court with venue is reasonably accessible or otherwise usable, subject to transfer, on motion of a party or on the court's own initiative, when the emergency ends;

(6) permit pleadings and papers to be filed and proceedings to be conducted in the manner set forth in Rule 15-1104 (d);

(7) suspend, toll, extend, or otherwise grant relief from time deadlines, requirements, or expirations otherwise imposed by applicable statutes, Rules, or court orders, including deadlines for appeals or other filings, deadlines for filing or conducting judicial proceedings, and the expiration of injunctive, restraining, protective, or other orders that otherwise would expire, where there is no practical ability of a party subject to such deadline, requirement, or expiration to comply with the deadline or requirement or seek other relief;

Committee note: Granting relief from filing deadlines may take the form of directing relation back of filings made promptly after termination of the emergency to the day before the deadline expired.

(8) suspend any judicial business that is deemed not essential by the Chief Justice or close a court entirely when necessary;

(9) triage cases and categories of cases with respect to expedited treatment;

(10) designate and authorize other judges or judicial officials or employees to implement directives issued under this Rule or directives issued by the Governor upon an emergency declared by the Governor;

(11) to the extent necessary to fulfill Constitutional mandates, require that certain courts and judicial facilities remain operational to the extent possible during a state of emergency and resume operations upon termination of a state of emergency;

(12) authorize administrative judges or security personnel to preclude or control entry into courthouses or other judicial facilities by persons who pose a credible threat to the health or safety of members of the public or judicial personnel who are in the courthouse or other facility;

(13) use any means of communication likely to be effective; and

(14) take any other appropriate action necessary to ensure that, to the maximum extent possible, essential judicial business is effectively handled by the courts.