{"id":"DUT-CO-010","kind":"duty","level":"state","jurisdiction":"Colorado","state":"CO","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser (Department of Law)","authority":"C.R.S. §§ 25-1.5-101, 25-1.5-102, 25-1-114, 25-1-506, 25-1-516 (restated); Executive Order D 2020 017","instrument":"Frequently Asked Questions: Enforcement of Public Health Orders (revised Mar. 31, 2020)","title":"Frequently Asked Questions: Enforcement of Public Health Orders","dateIssued":"2020-03-31","effective":"2020-03-31 (interpretive statement; an earlier version was posted in March 2020 with the Mar. 20, 2020 release, Ex. DUT-CO-016)","end":"Statement of standing law; the FAQ describes the Stay at Home order \u0027in effect until April 11, 2020, unless it is rescinded or modified\u0027","startDate":"2020-03-31","endDate":"2020-04-11","quarters":["2020Q2"],"types":["DUTY","STAY","CLOSE","GATH"],"addressees":["persons generally; employers; specified businesses (restaurant and liquor licensees named)"],"clause":"Are residents and businesses required to follow these public health orders? Yes. Any person who violates an order may be subject to civil and criminal penalties. Violation of a public health order is a misdemeanor and can be punished by a fine of up to $1,000 or up to one year in jail. Individuals who violate an order... could have a state license--such as a restaurant or liquor license--revoked.","enforcement":"Misdemeanor, fine up to $1,000 or jail up to one year (§ 25-1-114); abatement costs; State license revocation; injunctive orders in State court","functions":[],"notes":"The State\u0027s chief legal officer stated that residents and businesses are required to follow the public health orders, that violation is a misdemeanor punishable by fine and jail, that violators may lose State licenses such as restaurant and liquor licenses, and that county attorneys, district attorneys and the Attorney General can obtain court orders forcing an individual or business to comply. Character as recorded: agency_position_statement (release, FAQ, memorandum or statement; order_penalty layer).","sourceUrl":"https://coag.gov/app/uploads/2020/04/COVID-19-All-Public-Health-Order-Enforcement-FAQ-3.31.20.pdf","snapshot":"","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":109454,"grade":"primary","character":"agency_position_statement","description":"","collection":"DUT-CO","url":"/library/DUT-CO-010","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/DUT-CO-010","citation":"Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser (Department of Law), Frequently Asked Questions: Enforcement of Public Health Orders (revised Mar. 31, 2020) (standing) (Ex. DUT-CO-010)","stateName":"Colorado","related":["DUT-CO-016","DUT-CO-002","DUT-CO-015"]}