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- Jurisdiction
- U.S. Virgin Islands (territory) - Governor
- Level
- Territorial
- Authority
- 23 V.I.C. sec. 1005 (recited)
- Issued
- 2020-04-20 Apr. 20, 2020
- Effective
- 2020-03-13 (Section 5: the effective date is March 13, 2020) (read as 2020-03-13)
- End
- duration of the State of Health Emergency (read as 2021-09-30)
- In force
- Mar. 13, 2020 to Sept. 30, 2021
- Quarters
- 2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
- Limitation types
- Gathering capAlcohol and barsCourts and public officesOther
- Addressees
- beachgoers and beach restaurants
- notaries
- residential and commercial landlords
- Functions reached
- DR beach restaurants take-out only
- BA no alcohol at beaches
- CL closings via remote notarization
- PM rent freeze on residential and commercial leases
- Collection
- Territorial governments AGY-TERRITORIES
Operative words
SECTION 1. All the beaches in the Territory of the U.S. Virgin Islands having been re-opened... the following conditions shall apply at all beaches: A. No alcoholic beverages shall be sold... D. Beach restaurants, food trucks, and food dispensary establishments on the beach are permitted to operate on a take-out basis only... Any notarial act performed through live video conference in compliance with this order shall have the same force, effect, and validity as any other notarial act... SECTION 4. There shall be no increase in rental fees allowed for residential and commercial property leaseholds or tenancies at-will, effective March 13, 2020, and so long as the Territory remains in the State of Health Emergency
Enforcement
Governor's emergency powers; DLCA
Notes
Rent freeze reaches every landlord; remote notarization reaches real estate and lending
Retrieval noteSigned April 20, 2020 (OCR); Government House uploaded April 27.