{"id":"SEC-07-015","kind":"order","level":"state","jurisdiction":"Virginia","state":"VA","metro":"","industry":"07","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"Governor Ralph S. Northam","authority":"Va. Code 44-146.17","instrument":"Executive Order 53 (2020)","title":"Temporary Restrictions on Restaurants, Recreational, Entertainment, Gatherings, Non-Essential Retail Businesses, and Closure of K-12 Schools Due to Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19)","dateIssued":"2020-03-23","effective":"2020-03-24 11:59 p.m.","end":"2020-05-14 (Phase One EO 61 from May 15, 2020)","startDate":"2020-03-24","endDate":"2020-05-14","quarters":["2020Q2"],"types":["CLOSE","CAP","GATH","SCH"],"addressees":["brick-and-mortar retail not on the essential list"],"clause":"(as read in VA-004) any brick and mortar retail business not listed... may continue to operate but must limit all in-person shopping to no more than 10 patrons per establishment... If any such business cannot adhere to the 10 patron limit with proper social distancing requirements, it must close","enforcement":"Va. Code 44-146.17 (Class 1 misdemeanor)","functions":["SF","CU","WF","CB"],"notes":"The ten-patron rule is the paradigm \u0027one-customer\u0027 order.","sourceUrl":"https://www.governor.virginia.gov/media/governorvirginiagov/executive-actions/EO-53-Temporary-Restrictions-Due-To-Novel-Coronavirus-(COVID-19).pdf","snapshot":"","fileExists":false,"fileBytes":0,"grade":"secondary","character":"","description":"","collection":"SEC-07","url":"/library/SEC-07-015","exhibitUrl":null,"citation":"Governor Ralph S. Northam, Executive Order 53 (2020) (Mar. 23, 2020) (Ex. SEC-07-015)","stateName":"Virginia","related":["VA-004"]}