{"id":"DUT-IA-009","kind":"duty","level":"state","jurisdiction":"Iowa","state":"IA","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"Office of the Attorney General of Iowa (Thomas J. Miller)","authority":"Iowa Att\u0027y Gen., Frequently Asked Health-Related Legal Questions §§ 1.1-1.3, 4.3-4.4 (updated June 3, 2020)","instrument":"Frequently Asked Health-Related Legal Questions (COVID-19), Last Updated June 3, 2020","title":"Iowa Attorney General, Frequently Asked Health-Related Legal Questions (COVID-19 public health disaster)","dateIssued":"2020-06-03","effective":"2020-06-03","end":"guidance document; no sunset stated","startDate":"2020-06-03","endDate":"2021-09-30","quarters":["2020Q2","2020Q3","2020Q4","2021Q1","2021Q2","2021Q3"],"types":["DUTY","COND","CLOSE","CAP","QUAR"],"addressees":["persons generally; businesses and establishments; local boards of health; peace officers; health care providers"],"clause":"Under Iowa Code chapters 29C and 135, these orders are enforceable by peace officers and a violation of such orders is a crime... In April and May of 2020, the Governor issued voluntary reopenings of many closed businesses provided they comply with specific measures intended to keep the public safe.","enforcement":"simple misdemeanor (§ 135.38) for knowing violation of a Department isolation or quarantine order or of the proclamations\u0027 orders; warrantless arrest (§ 29C.18(2)).","functions":[],"notes":"The Attorney General\u0027s statement of the law: the proclamations\u0027 closure and gathering orders \u0027are enforceable by peace officers and a violation of such orders is a crime\u0027 (§§ 29C.18(1)-(2), 135.35, 135.38); reopening was permitted only \u0027provided they comply with specific measures,\u0027 including capacity limits, \u0027social distancing policies, and... other reasonable precautions pursuant to Iowa Department of Public Health guidance\u0027; local boards must enforce the Department\u0027s orders; peace officers have a duty to enforce quarantine and isolation orders. Character as recorded: agency_position_statement (release, FAQ, memorandum or statement; order_penalty layer).","sourceUrl":"https://www.iowaattorneygeneral.gov/media/cms/covidlegalFAQ_6_BA489C544A3EE.pdf","snapshot":"","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":497805,"grade":"primary","character":"agency_position_statement","description":"","collection":"DUT-IA","url":"/library/DUT-IA-009","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/DUT-IA-009","citation":"Office of the Attorney General of Iowa (Thomas J. Miller), Frequently Asked Health-Related Legal Questions (COVID-19), Last Updated June 3, 2020 (Ex. DUT-IA-009)","stateName":"Iowa","related":["DUT-IA-016","DUT-IA-012","DUT-IA-001","DUT-IA-004","DUT-IA-005","DUT-IA-008","DUT-IA-017"]}