{"id":"DC-003","kind":"order","level":"state","jurisdiction":"District of Columbia","state":"DC","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"Mayor Muriel Bowser","authority":"D.C. Home Rule Act sec. 422(11); D.C. Official Code 7-2304 and 7-2304.01; DCRA Civil Infractions Act of 1985, D.C. Official Code 2-1801.01 et seq.","instrument":"Mayor\u0027s Order 2020-048","title":"Prohibition on Mass Gatherings During Public Health Emergency - Coronavirus (COVID-19)","dateIssued":"2020-03-16","effective":"2020-03-16 (immediately; restaurant table-seating suspension from 10:00 p.m.)","end":"2020-03-31 by its terms; superseded by Mayor\u0027s Order 2020-051 (Mar. 20, 2020)","startDate":"2020-03-16","endDate":"2020-03-31","quarters":["2020Q2"],"types":["GATH","CLOSE","ALC","EVT"],"addressees":["the public","restaurants and taverns","nightclubs","health clubs","theatres"],"clause":"mass gatherings of more than fifty (50) persons are prohibited anywhere in the District... Restaurants and Taverns licensed in the District of Columbia shall suspend table seating effective March 16, 2020, at 10:00 PM until April 1, 2020, at 6:00 AM.... nightclubs, health clubs,... and theatres in the District of Columbia must suspend operations","enforcement":"Any business or institution that in knowing violation of this emergency Order shall be subject to all civil, criminal and administrative penalties authorized by law, including sanctions or penalties for violating D.C. Official Code 7-2307","functions":["DR dining room closed","BA bar service","GATH events over fifty","FC fitness facilities closed","PE theatres closed"],"notes":"The District\u0027s first closure order; recites the DC Health advisory of March 13, 2020 (gatherings of 250). Belongs to the March 13-31, 2020 run-up that the 2020 Q2 Form 941 wages carry.","sourceUrl":"https://mayor.dc.gov/sites/default/files/dc/sites/mayormb/publication/attachments/MO-Prohibition-on-Mass-Gatherings-During-Public-Health-Emergency.pdf","snapshot":"","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":164613,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"DC","url":"/library/DC-003","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/DC-003","citation":"Mayor Muriel Bowser, Mayor\u0027s Order 2020-048 (Mar. 16, 2020) (Ex. DC-003)","stateName":"District of Columbia","related":["SEC-04-GM-008","SEC-04-GM-037","SEC-11-GM-026","SEC-11-GM-042","SEC-12-GM-051","SEC-12-GM-107","SEC-12-GM-122","SEC-13-GM-012","SEC-14-GM-001","SEC-14-GM-002","SEC-14-GM-005","SEC-14-GM-008"]}