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Ex. KS-092 Order Primary source read

Emergency Order of Local Health Officer (Nov. 12, 2020)

Winter re-tightening: gatherings limited to 10 indoors or outdoors; bars and restaurants close at midnight; parties over 10 barred; 50 percent capacity for establishments over 100

Shawnee County Health Officer · Shawnee County, Kansas (Topeka) (County)

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The record

Jurisdiction
Shawnee County, Kansas (Topeka) · Kansas
Level
County
Authority
K.S.A. 65-119, 65-202
Issued
2020-11-12 Nov. 12, 2020
Effective
2020-11-13 12:01 a.m. (read as 2020-11-13)
In force
Nov. 13, 2020 to Mar. 31, 2021
Quarters
2020 Q42021 Q1
Limitation types
Capacity limitGathering capCurfew and hoursAlcohol and bars
Addressees
  • the public
  • bars and restaurants
  • businesses
Functions reached
  • GATH 10
  • BA bars (midnight)
  • DR dining (midnight; 50 percent)
  • MK events
Collection
Kansas KS

Operative words

Emergency Public Health Order issued on this 12th day of November 2020, effective at 12:01 a.m. November 13, 2020, to mitigate the spread of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) in Shawnee County, Kansas, pursuant to the authority provided in K.S.A. 65-119 and K.S.A. 65-202... WHEREAS, on the 26th day of May, 2020, Kansas Governor Laura Kelly announced that the Ad Astra order will no longer have the force and effect of law and that Counties would thenceforth be responsible for issuing any further public health orders... [gatherings limited to 10 people whether indoors or outdoors; bars must close at 12:00 a.m.; restaurants must close at 12:00 a.m. unless providing drive-thru, delivery or pick-up; parties larger than 10 may not sit together; bars or restaurants with a maximum capacity larger than 100 people may operate only at 50% of that capacity (Husch tracker summary)]

Enforcement

K.S.A. 65-119, 65-129; closure orders for non-compliant businesses.

Notes

Topeka USD 501 suspended in-person classes for two weeks from Nov. 16, 2020 (Husch; secondary).

Retrieval note

Wayback raw capture (6 pp., scanned); pages 1-2 read by rendering.