{"id":"NJ-002","kind":"order","level":"state","jurisdiction":"New Jersey","state":"NJ","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"Governor Philip D. Murphy","authority":"N.J.S.A. App. A:9-33 et seq.; N.J.S.A. 26:13-1 et seq.; EO 103","instrument":"Executive Order No. 104 (2020)","title":"Aggressive social distancing measures (gatherings over 50; closure of casinos, racetracks, gyms and entertainment venues; retail curfew; dine-in ban; school closures)","dateIssued":"2020-03-16","effective":"2020-03-16 (immediately; facility closures at 8:00 p.m.; schools closed to students from Wednesday, March 18, 2020)","end":"Operative paragraphs superseded in full by EO 107 para. 1, effective 9:00 p.m. March 21, 2020","startDate":"2020-03-16","endDate":"2020-03-21","quarters":["2020Q2"],"types":["GATH","CLOSE","CURF","ALC","SCH","EVT"],"addressees":["the public","casinos, racetracks, gyms, entertainment centers","all non-essential retail, recreational and entertainment businesses","restaurants, bars and liquor licensees","schools and institutions of higher education"],"clause":"Para. 1: \u0022All gatherings of persons in the State of New Jersey shall be limited to 50 persons or fewer\u0022... Para. 2: \u0022All public, private, and parochial preschool program premises, and elementary and secondary schools... shall be closed to students beginning on Wednesday, March 18, 2020\u0022... Para. 7: \u0022The following facilities are ordered closed to members of the public, effective 8:00 p.m. on Monday, March 16, 2020... a. Casino gaming floors... b. Racetracks... c. Gyms and fitness centers and classes. d. Entertainment centers, including but not limited to, movie theaters, performing arts centers, other concert venues, and nightclubs.\u0022 Para. 8: \u0022Other non-essential retail, recreational, and entertainment businesses must cease daily operations from 8:00 p.m. until 5:00 a.m.. From 5:00 a.m. until 8:00 p.m., these businesses may remain open if they limit their occupancy to no more than 50 persons\u0022... Para. 9: \u0022All restaurants, dining establishments, and food courts, with or without a liquor license, all bars... are permitted to operate their normal business hours, but are limited to offering only food delivery and/or take-out services.\u0022","enforcement":"Para. 14: N.J.S.A. App. A:9-49 and -50; para. 12: no municipality or county may enact conflicting orders","functions":["DR dining room closed","BA bar service closed","SF sales floor (curfew and 50-person cap)","FC/PE/AM gyms, theaters, casinos closed","GATH events over 50","WF workforce (schools closed March 18)","IN in-person instruction (higher education ceased March 18)"],"notes":"Wages paid after March 12, 2020 belong to the 2020 Q2 claim; this is the first statewide closure instrument in that window. Liquor sales limited to original containers from the principal public barroom.","sourceUrl":"https://nj.gov/infobank/eo/056murphy/pdf/EO-104.pdf","snapshot":"","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":132622,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"NJ","url":"/library/NJ-002","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/NJ-002","citation":"Governor Philip D. Murphy, Executive Order No. 104 (2020) (Mar. 16, 2020) (Ex. NJ-002)","stateName":"New Jersey","related":["SEC-06-026","SEC-18-GM-018","SEC-18-GM-025","SEC-25-GM-051","NJ-003","NJ-004","NJ-005","NJ-001","NJ-007","NJ-006","NJ-008","NJ-009"]}