Order of the Governor No. 20-03-30-01 (Stay-at-Home Order), Amending and Restating the Order of March 23, 2020, Prohibiting Large Gatherings and Events and Closing Senior Centers, and All Non-Essential Businesses and Other Establishments, and Additionally Requiring All Persons to Stay at Home

The record

Jurisdiction

Maryland

Level

State

Authority

Md. Code, Pub. Safety Title 14

Issued

2020-03-30 Mar. 30, 2020

Effective

2020-03-30 8:00 p.m. (read as 2020-03-30)

End

Restated May 6, 2020 (MD-009, stay-at-home continued); stay-at-home lifted 5:00 p.m. May 15, 2020 by 20-05-13-01 (MD-010) (read as 2020-05-06)

In force

Mar. 30, 2020 to May 6, 2020

Quarters

2020 Q2

2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3

Limitation types

Stay-at-homeBusiness closureTelework mandateGathering capTravel and quarantineEvents and venues

Addressees

• all persons living in the State of Maryland
• all Non-Essential Businesses
• restaurants and bars, fitness centers, theaters, malls, recreational establishments, senior centers

Functions reached

• CB customer base under stay-home
• WF workforce confined to home
• SF sales floor closed
• OF office closed (telework)
• PF non-critical production
• DR dining room
• GATH
• MK events
• TR travel

Collection

Maryland MD

Operative words

II.a. All persons living in the State of Maryland are hereby ordered, effective as of 8:00 p.m. on March 30, 2020, to stay in their homes or places of residences ("Homes") except: i. to conduct or participate in Essential Activities (defined below); ii. staff and owners of businesses and organizations that are not required to close pursuant to paragraph IV or paragraph V below may travel: 1. between their Homes and those businesses and organizations; and 2. to and from customers for the purpose of delivering goods or performing services; and iii. staff and owners of Non-Essential Businesses (defined below) may travel: 1. between their Homes and those Non-Essential Businesses for the purpose of engaging in Minimal Operations; and 2. to and from customers for the purpose of delivering goods.... III.a. Social, community, spiritual, religious, recreational, leisure, and sporting gatherings and events ("large gatherings and events") of more than 10 people are hereby prohibited at all locations and venues... IV.b. Subject to paragraph IV.c, all Non-Essential Businesses shall remain closed to the general public. IV.c. Staff and owners may continue to be on-site at Non-Essential Businesses for only the following purposes ("Minimal Operations"): i. Facilitating remote working (a/k/a/ telework) by other staff; ii. Maintaining essential property; iii. Preventing loss of, or damage to property...; iv. Performing essential administrative functions, including without limitation, picking up mail and processing payroll; v. Caring for live animals; and vi. In the case of Non-Essential Businesses that are retail establishments, continuing to sell retail products on a delivery basis.

Enforcement

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