The COVID Project
The record
- Jurisdiction
- Kansas
- Level
- State
- Authority
- K.S.A. 48-924, 48-925 (orders); K.S.A. 75-430 (Register)
- Issued
- 2020-03-19 Mar. 19, 2020
- Effective
- EO 20-04: 12:01 p.m. Mar. 17, 2020; EO 20-06: 12:01 p.m. Mar. 17, 2020; EO 20-07: Mar. 17, 2020 (read as 2020-03-17)
- End
- EO 20-04 rescinded by EO 20-14 effective 12:01 p.m. Mar. 25, 2020; EO 20-06 rescinded by EO 20-10 (Mar. 23, 2020) (read as 2020-03-25)
- In force
- Mar. 17, 2020 to Mar. 25, 2020
- Quarters
- 2020 Q2
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
- Limitation types
- Gathering capSchools and child careEvents and venuesOther
- Addressees
- the public
- venues
- restaurants and bars
- landlords and lenders
- schools
- Functions reached
- GATH events, conferences, exhibitions
- DR dining rooms (distancing conditions)
- MK trade shows and meetings
- SF venues
- CB customer base
- Collection
- Kansas KS
Operative words
Effective at 12:01 p.m. on Tuesday, March 17, 2020, all public or private mass gatherings, as defined below, are prohibited in the State of Kansas.... 'mass gatherings'... means any planned or spontaneous, public or private event or convening that will bring together or is likely to bring together more than 50 people at the same time in a confined or enclosed space.... This prohibition includes, but is not limited to, mass gatherings at: auditoriums, theaters, movie theaters, museums, stadiums, arenas, conference rooms, meeting halls, exhibition centers, taverns, health and fitness centers, recreation centers, and licensed pools.
Enforcement
K.S.A. 48-939 (class A misdemeanor). Exemptions for restaurants and bars conditioned on 6-foot separation between tables, booths, bar stools and ordering counters and cessation of self-service.
Notes
Typed Register text; EO 20-04 English executed copy not separately archived. Hotels exempt only if restaurant and bar conditions met (para. 2.h); long-term care facilities exempt subject to CDC recommendations (para. 2.q).