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Executive Order N-33-20 with the Order of the State Public Health Officer of March 19, 2020 (text copy)

Executive Order N-33-20 (statewide stay-at-home order)

Governor Gavin Newsom; State Public Health Officer Sonia Angell · California (State)

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Jurisdiction
California
Level
State
Authority
Gov. Code secs. 8567, 8627, 8665; Health and Safety Code secs. 120125 et seq.
Issued
2020-03-19 Mar. 19, 2020
Effective
2020-03-19
End
2021-06-15 (EO N-07-21; SPHO Order of June 11, 2021) (read as 2021-06-15)
In force
Mar. 19, 2020 to June 15, 2021
Quarters
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2
Limitation types
Stay-at-homeBusiness closureTelework mandateGathering capTravel and quarantine
Addressees
  • all individuals living in California
  • all businesses
Functions reached
  • CB customer base under stay-home
  • SF premises closed
  • OF non-critical offices closed
  • WF workforce
  • GATH
  • TRAV
  • SC in-State suppliers closed
Collection
California CA

Operative words

'all residents are directed to immediately heed the current State public health directives, which I ordered the Department of Public Health to develop for the current statewide status of COVID-19... Those directives follow: ORDER OF THE STATE PUBLIC HEALTH OFFICER March 19, 2020 To protect public health, I as State Public Health Officer and Director of the California Department of Public Health order all individuals living in the State of California to stay home or at their place of residence except as needed to maintain continuity of operations of the federal critical infrastructure sectors... This Order shall stay in effect until further notice.'

Enforcement

'This Order is enforceable pursuant to California law, including, but not limited to, Government Code section 8665' (misdemeanor: fine up to $1,000, imprisonment up to six months, or both)

Notes

No expiry date; modified by the May 7, 2020 Stage 2 order, the July 13, 2020 order and the Blueprint; rescinded effective June 15, 2021.

Retrieval note

Text read; same instrument as CA-002.