The COVID Project
The record
- Jurisdiction
- Iowa
- Level
- State
- Authority
- Iowa Code §§ 29C.6(6), 135.144(3), 135.144(13)
- Issued
- 2020-05-20 May 20, 2020
- Effective
- 5:00 a.m. May 22, 2020 (summer school activities June 1, 2020) (read as 2020-05-22)
- End
- 11:59 p.m. May 27, 2020, superseded by IA-017 (read as 2020-05-27)
- In force
- May 22, 2020 to May 27, 2020
- Quarters
- 2020 Q2
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
- Limitation types
- Business closureCapacity limitGathering capSchools and child careEvents and venues
- Addressees
- movie theaters
- live performance venues (remain closed)
- museums, aquariums and zoos
- swimming pools
- schools
- wedding reception venues
- auctions
- Functions reached
- PE cinemas 50 percent; live venues closed
- AM museums and zoos reopened with measures
- FC pools limited
- IN/AC school activities from June 1
- BQ wedding receptions at restaurant limits
- MK auctions limited to 25
- Collection
- Iowa IA
Operative words
SECTION TWO.... effective at 5:00 a.m. on May 22, 2020 and until 11:59 p.m. on May 27, 2020: A. Movie Theaters: Any theater at which motion pictures are shown may reopen, but only to the extent that the theater complies with the following requirements: (1) Capacity limited: The theater must limit the number of patrons present in any individual theater to 50% of its normal operating capacity... All other theaters and performance venues at which live performances are held shall continue to be closed.... C. Swimming pools: A swimming pool... may reopen for the limited purpose of lap swimming and conducting swimming lessons... SUMMER SCHOOL ACTIVITIES. SECTION THREE.... a public school or nonpublic school... may reopen for school-sponsored activities and learning effective June 1, 2020, but only to the extent that such activities and learning are consistent with guidance of the Iowa Department of Education, the Iowa High School Athletic Association, and the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union... WEDDING RECEPTIONS. SECTION FOUR.... a wedding reception may be held provided that the establishment hosting the wedding reception complies with all the requirements of a restaurant under section 2, paragraph A, of the Proclamation of Disaster Emergency issued on May 13, 2020.... AUCTIONS. SECTION FIVE.... any auctions may operate, so long as there are no more than 25 people present in person.
Enforcement
Iowa Code § 135.144(3); Section Ten: 'all peace officers of the state continue to be called upon to assist in the enforcement of the provisions of this Proclamation'
Notes
Section Three deems compliant school activities not a violation of the ten-person gathering prohibition in section 5 of the May 13 proclamation, confirming that prohibition remained in force to May 27.
Retrieval noteFour-page scanned PDF read by OCR.