The COVID Project
The record
- Jurisdiction
- New Jersey
- Level
- State
- Authority
- N.J.S.A. App. A:9-33 et seq. (Civilian Defense and Disaster Control Act); N.J.S.A. 26:13-1 et seq.; EO 103 (Mar. 9, 2020)
- Issued
- 2020-03-16 Mar. 16, 2020
- Effective
- March 16, 2020 (8:00 p.m. for facility closures); schools closed to students March 18, 2020 (read as 2020-03-16)
- End
- Superseded in part by EO 107 (Mar. 21, 2020); school closure continued by EO 107 and EO 138 through June 30, 2020 (read as 2020-06-30)
- In force
- Mar. 16, 2020 to June 30, 2020
- Quarters
- 2020 Q2
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
- Limitation types
- Business closureGathering capSchools and child careCurfew and hours
- Addressees
- all public, private and parochial preschool, elementary and secondary schools including charter and renaissance schools
- institutions of higher education
- the public
- Functions reached
- WF (1,410,421 students, Ballotpedia/NCES)
- SCH
- GATH
- Collection
- Workforce, schools and child care ECO-B
Operative words
'1. All gatherings of persons in the State of New Jersey shall be limited to 50 persons or fewer...' '2. All public, private, and parochial preschool program premises, and elementary and secondary schools, including charter and renaissance schools, shall be closed to students beginning on Wednesday, March 18, 2020, and shall remain closed as long as this Order remains in effect.' '3. All institutions of higher education shall cease in-person instruction beginning on Wednesday, March 18, 2020...'
Enforcement
N.J.S.A. App. A:9-49, -50 (disorderly persons offense)
Notes
Paragraph 4 authorized emergency child care services for essential workers, implemented by EO 110.