The COVID Project
The record
- Jurisdiction
- District of Columbia
- Level
- State
- Authority
- D.C. Home Rule Act sec. 422(11); D.C. Official Code 7-2304 and 7-2304.01; DCRA Civil Infractions Act of 1985
- Issued
- 2020-03-20 Mar. 20, 2020
- Effective
- 2020-03-20 (immediately) (read as 2020-03-20)
- End
- 2020-04-24 by its terms; superseded to the extent of inconsistency by Mayor's Order 2020-053 (Mar. 24, 2020) (read as 2020-04-24)
- In force
- Mar. 20, 2020 to Apr. 24, 2020
- Quarters
- 2020 Q2
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
- Limitation types
- Business closureGathering capAlcohol and barsEvents and venues
- Addressees
- the public
- restaurants and taverns
- nightclubs
- health clubs
- theaters
- Department of Parks and Recreation facilities
- Functions reached
- DR dining rooms closed
- TO takeout only
- GATH
- FC fitness closed
- PE theaters closed
- SP fields closed
- Collection
- District of Columbia DC
Operative words
Mass gatherings of fifty (50) or more persons are hereby prohibited anywhere in the District... [on-premises consumption at restaurants, taverns and] fast casual restaurants, is prohibited. Such businesses may operate only for takeout,... nightclubs, health clubs... and theaters in the District of Columbia shall continue their [suspension of operations]... [DPR recreation centers,] parks, and athletic fields, shall be closed to the public
Enforcement
all civil, criminal and administrative penalties authorized by law, including sanctions, penalties, or summary suspension of licensure for violating D.C. Official Code 7-2307
Notes
Supersedes Mayor's Order 2020-048; clarifies that grocery stores, malls and retail where close contact is unusual are not mass gatherings
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