The COVID Project
The record
- Jurisdiction
- City and County of Denver, Colorado · Denver · Colorado
- Level
- City
- Authority
- D.R.M.C. section 24-16; Governor's EO D 2020 003; Mayor's local disaster emergency of Mar. 12, 2020 extended by City Council Mar. 16 through May 11, 2020
- Issued
- 2020-03-23 Mar. 23, 2020
- Effective
- 2020-03-24 5:00 p.m. (read as 2020-03-24)
- End
- Initially through Apr. 10, 2020; adopted the State's PHO 20-24 through Apr. 30 (Ex. 006) and extended through May 8, 2020 (Ex. 007) (read as 2020-04-10)
- In force
- Mar. 24, 2020 to Apr. 10, 2020
- Quarters
- 2020 Q2
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
- Limitation types
- Stay-at-homeBusiness closureTelework mandateGathering capTravel and quarantine
- Addressees
- all individuals in Denver
- all businesses with a facility in Denver
- public transit riders
- Functions reached
- CB customer base under stay-home
- SF sales floor / premises closed
- OF office (telework; Minimum Basic Operations only)
- WF workforce (travel prohibited except essential)
- GATH events
- TRAV travel including public transit
- SC supply chain (non-essential facilities ceased activities)
- Collection
- Denver MET-DEN
Operative words
1. All individuals anywhere in the City and County of Denver ("Denver") are ordered to stay at their place of residence.... All persons may leave their residences only for Essential Activities, Essential Governmental Functions, or to operate Essential Businesses, all as defined in Section 6, below.... 2. All businesses with a facility in Denver, except Essential Businesses as defined below in Section 6, are required to cease all activities at facilities located within Denver, except Minimum Basic Operations, as defined in Section 6. For clarity, businesses may also continue operations consisting exclusively of employees or contractors performing activities at their own residences (e.g., working from home).... 3. All public and private gatherings of any number of people occurring outside a single household or living unit are prohibited, except for the limited purposes as expressly permitted in Section 6.... 4. All travel, including, but not limited to, travel on scooter, motorcycle, automobile, or public transit, except Essential Travel and Essential Activities as defined below in Section 6, is prohibited. People may use public transit only for purposes of performing Essential Activities or to travel to and from work to operate Essential Businesses, perform Minimum Basic Operations, or maintain Essential Governmental Functions.
Enforcement
D.R.M.C. section 24-16; the order declares that 'Failure to comply with any of the provisions of this Order constitutes an imminent threat and creates an immediate menace to public health'
Notes
Issued two days before the State's EO D 2020 017 and three days before PHO 20-24 took effect; the paradigm local instrument limiting commerce, travel and group meetings in terms. Scanned; pages 1-4 read by raster.
Retrieval noteEffective time and initial end date rest on DDPHE's announcement; the quoted operative text is primary.