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Public Health Order (unnumbered order of March 16, 2020, re-issued as Public Health Order 1-2020)

Public Health Order 1-2020 (school closure; gatherings; on-site food and beverage consumption prohibited; entertainment and fitness venues closed)

Marion County Public Health Department (MCPHD), Virginia A. Caine, M.D., Director and Chief Medical Officer · Marion County, Indiana (consolidated City of Indianapolis) (County)

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Jurisdiction
Marion County, Indiana (consolidated City of Indianapolis) · Indianapolis · Indiana
Level
County
Authority
Ind. Code 16-20-1-24; Code of the Health and Hospital Corporation of Marion County
Issued
2020-03-16 Mar. 16, 2020
Effective
2020-03-16 (schools and gatherings); 2020-03-17 08:00 (food and beverage carry-out only) (read as 2020-03-16)
End
2020-04-06 (stated), superseded by PHO 4-2020 effective 2020-04-01 (read as 2020-04-06)
In force
Mar. 16, 2020 to Apr. 6, 2020
Quarters
2020 Q2
Limitation types
Business closureGathering capSchools and child careAlcohol and barsEvents and venues
Addressees
  • All K-12 schools, all persons convening gatherings, all restaurants, bars, nightclubs and retail food establishments, theaters, live venues, bowling alleys, arcades, gyms and fitness centers in Marion County
Functions reached
  • on-premises dining and drinking
  • in-person instruction
  • live entertainment and indoor recreation
  • fitness services
  • assemblies of more than 50 persons
Collection
Indianapolis MET-IND

Operative words

No onsite consumption is permitted. [Food and beverage establishments limited to carry-out and delivery effective March 17, 2020 at 8:00 AM; K-12 schools closed March 16 through April 6, 2020; no gatherings of more than 50 persons through April 6, 2020; theaters, live performance venues, bowling alleys, arcades, gyms and fitness centers closed through April 6, 2020.]

Enforcement

Local health officer order enforceable under Ind. Code 16-20-1 and the HHC Code (license suspension; injunctive relief)

Notes

First Marion County closure order; issued the same day as Mayor Hogsett's Executive Order No. 1, 2020 and one week before the Governor's stay-at-home order (EO 20-08, March 23, 2020).

Retrieval note

Scanned PDF, no text layer.