{"id":"WV-042","kind":"order","level":"state","jurisdiction":"West Virginia","state":"WV","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"Governor Jim Justice","authority":"W. Va. Code 15-5-6 and 15-5-1","instrument":"Executive Order 51-20","title":"Gathering limit reduced from 100 to 25; fairs, festivals and concerts closed; live music prohibited indoors and outdoors","dateIssued":"2020-07-13","effective":"2020-07-14 12:01 a.m.","end":"Live-music provisions amended by EO 56-20 (July 24), 74-20 (Oct. 6), 5-21 (Feb. 17, 2021); gathering limit raised to 75 on Feb. 20, 2021 (EO 6-21) and 100 on Mar. 6, 2021 (EO 8-21); prohibited-activities section terminated Mar. 25, 2021 (EO 9-21); framework terminated Apr. 20, 2021","startDate":"2020-07-14","endDate":"2021-02-17","quarters":["2020Q3","2020Q4","2021Q1"],"types":["GATH","EVT","CLOSE"],"addressees":["all individuals","carnivals, fairs, concert and music halls, adult entertainment venues","any venue hosting live music","amusement parks"],"clause":"\u0027g. Engaging in outdoor activity, provided that individuals at all times and as much as reasonably possible maintain social distancing of six feet from one another and abide by a 25-person limitation on gathering size; provided that such 25-person limitation does not apply to outdoor activities that have been deemed essential...\u0027 \u00274. Prohibited activities. Carnivals, fairs, concert and music halls, adult entertainment venues, and other similar businesses shall be closed, and indoor or outdoor live music performances shall be prohibited...\u0027 \u00275. Avoid social gatherings. All public and private gatherings of any number of people occurring outside a single household or living unit are prohibited, except for the limited purposes permitted by this Order including for purposes of any Essential Businesses and Operations. Any gathering of more than 25 people, unrelated to any Essential Businesses and Operations, is prohibited unless exempted by this Order.\u0027","enforcement":"EO 9-20 paragraph 7","functions":["GATH events (25)","MC meetings, conventions and banquets","PE live performances prohibited","EV fairs and festivals closed","WS worship gatherings (essential; distancing proviso)","FH funeral services (essential)"],"notes":"The third-quarter 2020 re-tightening instrument.","sourceUrl":"https://governor.wv.gov/Documents/2020%20Executive%20Orders/EO-51-20-July-14-2020-Fairs-Festivals-Concerts-Closed.pdf","snapshot":"http://web.archive.org/web/20200808093139/https://governor.wv.gov/Documents/2020%20Executive%20Orders/EO-51-20-July-14-2020-Fairs-Festivals-Concerts-Closed.pdf","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":239233,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"WV","url":"/library/WV-042","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/WV-042","citation":"Governor Jim Justice, Executive Order 51-20 (July 13, 2020) (Ex. WV-042)","stateName":"West Virginia","related":["SEC-06-GM-036","SEC-17-GM-026","SEC-25-GM-004","SEC-25-GM-005","WV-043","WV-041","WV-044","WV-040","WV-039","WV-045","WV-038","WV-037"]}