The COVID Project
The record
- Jurisdiction
- Oregon
- Level
- State
- Authority
- Executive Order 20-12 (Ex. OR-007); ORS 401.990
- Issued
- 2020-03-24 Mar. 24, 2020
- Effective
- 2020-03-24
- End
- EO 20-12 superseded by EO 20-25 effective May 15, 2020 (Ex. OR-017); the Class C misdemeanor exposure continued under every successor order (read as 2020-05-15)
- In force
- Mar. 24, 2020 to May 15, 2020
- Quarters
- 2020 Q2
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
- Limitation types
- Stay-at-homeBusiness closureGathering capOther
- Addressees
- persons generally; employers and employees of businesses closed to the public under EO 20-12 para. 2
- Character
- agency position statement
- Collection
- Standing duties: Oregon DUT-OR
Operative words
People that violate the Governor's Order in an Emergency Declaration could be arrested or cited, which is a C Misdemeanor- the lowest level of criminal conduct designation.... the employer may still have work to do on site. As long as employees are not conducting business that is prohibited by the Executive Order, it is okay to still be at the worksite.
Penalty
Class C misdemeanor (ORS 401.990), by citation or arrest, described as 'an extreme last resort if a person failed to comply with the lawful direction of a police officer.'
What it required
Stated, for the public and for employers, that violation of the Governor's order under the emergency declaration is a Class C misdemeanor punishable by citation or arrest (ORS 401.990), that no documentation or placard was required for employees going to work, and that employees of a business closed to the public could remain at the worksite only 'As long as employees are not conducting business that is prohibited by the Executive Order.' Character as recorded: agency_position_statement (release, FAQ, memorandum or statement; order_penalty layer).
Retrieval noteTwo pages, dated 03/24/2020 on its face. Oregon OSHA's Mar. 27, 2020 Q&A (DUT-OR-015) attaches it ('The attached document from the Oregon State Police may be helpful'). The FAQ's statements that 'a person's movements are not restricted' describe the OSP enforcement posture toward individuals; the order's commands to businesses (closures, distancing officer, telework prohibition) are in Ex. OR-007.