{"id":"AGY-TERRITORIES-140","kind":"order","level":"territorial","jurisdiction":"Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands - Governor and Governor\u0027s COVID-19 Task Force","state":"","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"TERRITORIES","eco":"","issuer":"Governor Ralph DLG. Torres (through the COVID-19 Task Force and CHCC)","authority":"SAEO 2020-04 and EO 2020-07 (recited)","instrument":"CNMI COVID-19 Emergency Directives of 2020 (as of April 16, 2020)","title":"CNMI COVID-19 Emergency Directives of 2020 (consolidated)","dateIssued":"2020-04-16","effective":"2020-04-16","end":"amended May 2, 14, 25, June 15 and 18, August 5 and 21, 2020 (Ex. 141-148)","startDate":"2020-04-16","endDate":"2020-09-30","quarters":["2020Q2","2020Q3"],"types":["CLOSE","GATH","TRAV","QUAR","CURF","CAP","SCH","TELE","ALC"],"addressees":["all businesses open to the public","restaurants and bars","gaming and amusement businesses","all persons entering the CNMI","all persons (gatherings; curfew)","government offices","private schools","CPA and airlines"],"clause":"DIRECTIVE 7: All government offices and all non-essential government functions are shut down until further notice... DIRECTIVE 8:... effective March 23, 2020, at 8:00 a.m., all persons who are traveling into the CNMI, including CNMI residents, who originate from a country with an identified COVID-19 outbreak, inclusive of Guam, Hawaii, and the Continental United States, shall be quarantined [for fourteen days]... DIRECTIVE 9: CPA shall consult and coordinate with the FAA and airlines so as to limit travel between the islands of the CNMI to that necessary for emergencies, cargo, or government employees... DIRECTIVE 10: Gatherings of more than 10 people in a single room or single space are prohibited... DIRECTIVE 14: (a)... all businesses that have facilities open to the general public shall only be open to the public from 6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.... shall also limit the number of customers within their stores at any time to 50% of their permitted occupancy... (1) All businesses that offer food or beverages for on premises consumption, including restaurants and bars, must suspend services and may not permit on premises consumption... (6) All businesses engaged in gaming... are hereby closed to the public. (7) All businesses engaged in recreational or amusement type activities are hereby closed to the public... DIRECTIVE 15:... all private schools shall close and remain closed... DIRECTIVE 16: CURFEW... between the hours of 7:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m.","enforcement":"\u0022CHCC, in coordination with and with the assistance of the Department of Public Safety, the Department of Commerce, Alcohol Beverage \u0026 Tobacco Control Division, the Department of Fire \u0026 Emergency Medical Services, and any other necessary commonwealth agency, shall enforce this Directive\u0022; 1 CMC sec. 20144(f); 3 CMC sec. 2189","functions":["SF hours and 50%","DR and BA off-premises only","AM gaming and amusement closed","GATH ten","CB curfew","TV quarantine of all arrivals and inter-island travel limits","OP government offices","IN private schools","WF"],"notes":"The operative CNMI instrument for Q2 2020; the key verbatim source for Directives 7-16","sourceUrl":"https://governor.cnmi.gov/archived-news/executive-actions-archive/cnmi-covid-19-emergency-directives-of-2020-as-of-april-16-2020/","snapshot":"","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":1483099,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"AGY-TERRITORIES","url":"/library/AGY-TERRITORIES-140","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/AGY-TERRITORIES-140","citation":"Governor Ralph DLG. Torres (through the COVID-19 Task Force and CHCC), CNMI COVID-19 Emergency Directives of 2020 (as of April 16, 2020) (Apr. 16, 2020) (Ex. AGY-TERRITORIES-140)","stateName":"","related":[]}