The COVID Project
The record
- Jurisdiction
- Indiana
- Level
- State
- Authority
- Ind. Code ch. 10-14-3 (Emergency Disaster Law: control of ingress, egress, movement of persons and occupancy of premises); Ind. Code ch. 16-19-3 (ISDH power to forbid public gatherings); with the concurrence of the ISDH Commissioner
- Issued
- 2020-03-23 Mar. 23, 2020
- Effective
- 2020-03-24 11:59 p.m. (read as 2020-03-24)
- End
- 2020-04-06 11:59 p.m.; replaced by EO 20-18 (Apr. 6-20) and EO 20-22 (Apr. 20-May 1, 2020) (read as 2020-04-06)
- In force
- Mar. 24, 2020 to Apr. 6, 2020
- Quarters
- 2020 Q2
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
- Limitation types
- Stay-at-homeBusiness closureTelework mandateGathering capTravel and quarantineEvents and venuesWorkplace rules
- Addressees
- all individuals living in Indiana
- all businesses and operations (for-profit, non-profit and educational)
- all employers
- Functions reached
- CB customer base under stay-home
- SF sales floor and premises closed
- OF office and telework
- WF workforce
- GATH events
- MK
- SC (non-essential suppliers closed)
- HR
- Collection
- Indiana IN
Operative words
With exceptions as outlined below, all individuals currently living in the State of Indiana are ordered to stay at home or their place of residence, except as allowed in this Executive Order.... All persons may leave their homes or residences only for Essential Activities, Essential Governmental Functions, or to participate in Essential Businesses and Operations, all as defined below.... All businesses and operations in the State of Indiana, except for Essential Businesses and Operations (as defined below), are hereby required to cease all activities within the State, except, however, for Minimum Basic Operations (as defined below). For purposes of clarity, businesses (which includes home-based businesses) may also continue operations consisting exclusively of employees or contractors performing activities at their own homes or residences (working from home).... All public and private gatherings of any number of people that occur outside of a single household or living unit, are hereby prohibited, except, however, for the limited purposes permitted by this Executive Order. Any gathering of more than ten (10) people is hereby prohibited, unless exempted by this Executive Order.... All places of public amusement, whether indoors or outdoors, including, but not limited to, locations with amusement rides, carnivals, amusement parks, water parks, aquariums, zoos, museums, arcades, fairs, children's play centers, playgrounds, funplexes, theme parks, bowling alleys, movie and other theaters, concert and music halls, and country clubs or social clubs, shall be closed.... Only Essential Travel and Essential Activities (as defined herein) are permitted.... All businesses and employers, whether or not they are deemed to be essential under this Executive Order, are hereby ordered to take the following actions: a. Allow as many employees as possible to work from home by implementing policies in areas such as teleworking and video conferencing.
Enforcement
¶ 19: 'This Executive Order may be enforced by State and local law enforcement, as well as other governmental entities (such as state and local departments of health), to the extent set forth in Indiana law, including, but not limited to, the Emergency Disaster Law' (Ind. Code § 10-14-3-34); in-person dining prohibition enforced under EO 20-10
Notes
Essential Businesses and Operations defined by the CISA Mar. 19, 2020 memorandum plus 24 enumerated categories (¶ 14 a-x), including manufacturing only for critical products (¶ 14.u), professional services (¶ 14.t), hotels for lodging only (¶ 14.w). Gyms, spas, salons, barber shops and tattoo parlors expressly 'not included in Healthcare and Public Health Operations' (¶ 9). Minimum Basic Operations limited to preserving inventory, plant, security, payroll and remote-work facilitation (¶ 15). Social Distancing Requirements mandatory for essential businesses (¶ 17).
Retrieval noteTen-page signed scan; full text OCR'd and read. The paradigm Indiana instrument for 2020 Q2.