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Twenty-Fourth Modification of the Declaration of a State of Emergency

Twenty-Fourth Modification of the Declaration of a State of Emergency (face coverings for children; statewide food-and-drink and bar-service rules; personal care 60 percent; senior centers 30 percent; personal driving schools reopened)

Governor John C. Carney · Delaware (State)

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Jurisdiction
Delaware
Level
State
Authority
20 Del. C. ch. 31
Issued
2020-07-24 July 24, 2020
Effective
2020-07-27 8:00 a.m. E.D.T. (approved July 24, 2020 at 3:45 p.m.) (read as 2020-07-27)
End
Consolidated into the Omnibus Sept. 4, 2020 (DE-031) (read as 2020-09-04)
In force
July 27, 2020 to Sept. 4, 2020
Quarters
2020 Q3
Limitation types
Capacity limitFace-covering requirementAlcohol and barsWorkplace rules
Addressees
  • food and drink establishments
  • bars
  • personal care services
  • senior centers and adult day centers
  • driving schools
  • youth sports
Functions reached
  • BA bar service statewide under reservation and seating rules
  • DR dining at 60 percent
  • SL personal care at 60 percent with mask rules
  • DN senior centers at 30 percent
Collection
Delaware DE

Operative words

§ B.1 (Food and Drink Establishments): 'the total number of guests within an establishment shall not exceed sixty percent (60%) of that establishment's stated fire occupancy requirements'; '(ii) Establishments that are not able to reach at least sixty percent (60%) of fire code occupancy (excluding staff) while complying [with distancing] may request a plan approval'; 'Bar service and seating at a bar may reopen as long as proper social distancing' with reservations and seated service. § 3: senior centers, adult day centers and congregate nutrition programs 'may reopen... [at] thirty percent (30%).' § 2.x: 'Personal Driving Schools... may reopen... occupants must wear face coverings at all times.'

Enforcement

20 Del. C. §§ 3115(b), 3116(9), 3122, 3125 (Modification clause)

Notes

Recited in the Omnibus as 'allowing driver education services to resume immediately' (DE-031 at 6).

Retrieval note

Read (operative part).