Twentieth Modification of the Declaration of a State of Emergency

The record

Jurisdiction

Delaware

Level

State

Authority

20 Del. C. ch. 31

Issued

2020-05-31 May 31, 2020

Effective

2020-06-01 8:00 a.m. E.D.T. (approved May 31, 2020 at 3:30 p.m.) (read as 2020-06-01)

End

Struck and replaced by Phase 2 (Twenty-First Modification) effective June 15, 2020 8:00 a.m. (DE-025 § D) (read as 2020-06-15)

In force

June 1, 2020 to June 15, 2020

Quarters

2020 Q2

2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3

Limitation types

Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementTravel and quarantineEvents and venuesWorkplace rules

Addressees

• all individuals
• all reopening businesses
• hosts of gatherings and events
• commercial lodging
• houses of worship
• school districts

Functions reached

• CB stay-home lifted but every venue capped at 30 percent
• GATH indoor gatherings under ten; outdoor to 250; conventions over 250 barred
• LG lodging common areas at 30 percent; short-term rental ban lifted
• WS worship at 30 percent
• HR/WF exclusion of symptomatic, isolated and quarantined employees
• TV quarantine lifted

Collection

Delaware DE

Operative words

§ B.1: 'Effective June 1, 2020, at 8:00 a.m. E.D.T., the Fifth Modification to the COVID-19 State of Emergency (shelter in place),... [the] Seventh Modification... (out-of-state traveler fourteen (14) day quarantine), and all amendments thereto, are hereby stricken and replaced with this Twentieth Modification and Delaware's Phase 1 Reopen Plan, including any subsequent amendments thereto.' Recital: 'the State of Delaware will lift the ban on short-term rental units and the mandatory 14-day quarantine for out-of-state travelers on June 1 as part of the rolling reopening of Delaware's economy.' § C.1: 'Indoor Gatherings: All persons are prohibited from gathering indoors or in partially enclosed spaces in groups of ten (10) or more... This indoor gathering limit applies to individuals, including when they are in a place of social gathering such as a restaurant. Businesses... that must operate in accordance with the Phase 1 Reopen Plan are responsible to comply with the capacity limits and other applicable guidance.' § C.2: 'Outdoor Gatherings/Events up to 250 people... are permitted in Phase 1 under the following conditions'; § C.3: outdoor gatherings over 250 'including but not limited to parades, festivals, conventions' prohibited absent a DPH-approved plan. § D.k: 'Commercial Lodging may reopen, provided that the total number of persons in any common area... shall not exceed thirty percent (30%)... and indoor gatherings of ten (10) or more persons shall not be permitted.' § D.n: houses of worship at 30 percent. § D (responsibilities): 'a. Employees, patrons, and visitors must wear cloth face coverings...; b. Employees must be designated to monitor patrons and visitors entering a business...; m. For fixed seating venues, only thirty percent (30%) of patron or visitor seating may be used...; q. Businesses shall not permit patrons or visitors who are not members of the same household [to sit together]...; s. Exclude employees who (a) have been diagnosed with COVID-19...; t. Symptomatic employees must not physically return to work until cleared by DPH. u. Prohibit employees who have been told they must be isolated or quarantined from on-premises work...'

Enforcement

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