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

Twenty-Eighth Modification of the Declaration of a State of Emergency (Omnibus Modification and its ten Revisions struck; most business capacity restrictions eliminated effective May 21, 2021; three-foot social distancing; face-covering mandate and business duty to require masks retained; school bus distancing updated)

Governor John C. Carney · Delaware (State)

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The record

Jurisdiction
Delaware
Level
State
Authority
20 Del. C. ch. 31
Issued
2021-05-12 May 12, 2021
Effective
2021-05-21 8:00 a.m. E.D.T. (approved May 12, 2021 at 2:00 p.m.) (read as 2021-05-21)
End
Struck in its entirety by the Twenty-Ninth Modification, also effective May 21, 2021 8:00 a.m. (DE-038) (read as 2021-05-21)
In force
May 21, 2021 to May 21, 2021
Quarters
2021 Q2
Limitation types
Gathering capFace-covering requirementSchools and child careHealth care ordersWorkplace rulesOther
Addressees
  • all individuals
  • all businesses and spaces open to the public
  • schools and child care
  • long-term-care facilities
  • landlords, lenders, utilities
Functions reached
  • SF/DR/SL/AM capacity caps eliminated May 21, 2021
  • MASK every business still required to require customer masks (for the period this order was to govern)
  • WF three-foot distancing
  • SCH school and child-care codes
  • PM/SV eviction and foreclosure stays
Collection
Delaware DE

Operative words

The Omnibus Modification and extensions through Apr. 16, 2021 'are hereby stricken in their entirety and substituted with the following provisions, which shall become effective May 21, 2021 at 8:00 a.m. E.D.T.' § E.2.iv: 'Businesses and individuals responsible for indoor and outdoor spaces open to the public are required to: 1. Require customers and visitors to any indoor businesses or spaces open to the public to wear face coverings. 2. Provide face coverings for employees, contractors, and volunteers.... 5. Remind customers or visitors to wear face coverings by (a) posting the requirement at the entrance of the business, and (b) posting clearly visible signs inside the business... 6. Post signage outlining alternatives to entering the business or indoor space open to the public without a face covering (i.e. curbside pickup, in-person appointment or appointment by video or phone).' § J.1: 'While in the State of Delaware, all individuals must promote social distancing and reduce transmission... "Social Distancing Requirements" means: 1) maintaining at least three (3) feet social distancing...' § J.2: gatherings at any business or space open to the public must have 'a mechanism for limiting attendance, enforcing social distancing'; hosts of large indoor gatherings 'may apply... by submitting a plan.' The Twenty-Ninth Modification's recital describes this order as 'eliminating most business capacity restrictions effective May 21, 2021' (DE-038 at 3). Enforcement clause: 'This Order has the force and effect of law. Any failure to comply... may constitute a criminal offense. 20 Del. C. §§ 3115 (b); 3116 (9); 3122; 3125.'

Enforcement

Force and effect of law; criminal offense under 20 Del. C. §§ 3115(b), 3116(9), 3122, 3125

Notes

The instrument that ended Delaware's capacity and gathering caps; it never governed independently because the Twenty-Ninth Modification struck it effective the same moment while carrying its structure forward.

Retrieval note

Read (recitals, §§ E, H, J key lines, enforcement). Also live at governor.delaware.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2021/05/28th-Modification-of-the-Declaration-of-a-SOE-State-of-Delaware-05122021.pdf.

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