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State Public Health Officer Order of August 28, 2020 (Blueprint for a Safer Economy)

Statewide Public Health Officer Order, August 28, 2020: California's Plan for Reducing COVID-19 and Adjusting Permitted Sector Activities to Keep Californians Healthy and Safe

Acting State Public Health Officer Erica S. Pan · California (State)

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The record

Jurisdiction
California
Level
State
Authority
Health and Safety Code secs. 120125, 120130(c), 120135, 120140, 120145, 120150, 120175, 120195, 131080; EO N-60-20, N-25-20
Issued
2020-08-28 Aug. 28, 2020
Effective
2020-08-31
End
2021-06-15 (superseded by the June 11, 2021 order; EO N-07-21) (read as 2021-06-15)
In force
Aug. 31, 2020 to June 15, 2021
Quarters
2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2
Limitation types
Business closureTelework mandateCapacity limitGathering capAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesWorkplace rules
Addressees
  • all local health jurisdictions
  • all sectors and businesses
Functions reached
  • DR
  • BA
  • SF
  • OF telework
  • FC
  • PE
  • SL
  • WS
  • GATH
  • LG
Collection
California CA

Operative words

'1. The updated framework for reopening... will rely on a set of Tiers corresponding to specific epidemiological profiles... 2.... a local health jurisdiction that moves to a Tier permitting further reopening must pause for 21 days, or a different period that I identify, before reopening additional sectors. 3. Conversely, a local health jurisdiction must also close sectors according to their respective county's Tier... 4. A local health jurisdiction may continue to implement or maintain more restrictive public health measures if the jurisdiction's Local Health Officer determines that health conditions in that jurisdiction warrant such measures. 5. This order shall go into effect August 31, 2020 and shall supersede the July 13, 2020 State Public Health Officer Order.... 8. Except to the extent this order or other state public health directives expressly provide otherwise, all CDPH guidance continues to apply statewide.'

Enforcement

Health and Safety Code sec. 120275 et seq.; Gov. Code sec. 8665

Notes

Capacity steps by tier in the chart (CA-055): Purple restaurants outdoor only, retail 25 percent, offices remote, gyms outdoor, bars closed; Red restaurants 25 percent, retail 50 percent, gyms 10 percent, bars closed.