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Public Health Order 2-2020 (local stay-at-home order)

Public Health Order 2-2020 - Stay at Home

MCPHD, Virginia A. Caine, M.D. · Marion County, Indiana (County)

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Jurisdiction
Marion County, Indiana · Indianapolis · Indiana
Level
County
Authority
Ind. Code 16-20-1-24; HHC Code
Issued
2020-03-23 Mar. 23, 2020
Effective
2020-03-24 23:59 (read as 2020-03-24)
End
2020-04-06 (stated); superseded by PHO 4-2020 (read as 2020-04-06)
In force
Mar. 24, 2020 to Apr. 6, 2020
Quarters
2020 Q2
Limitation types
Stay-at-homeBusiness closureTelework mandateGathering capOther
Addressees
  • All individuals living in Marion County
  • all businesses other than essential businesses
  • operators of public transit
  • playgrounds and indoor recreation
Functions reached
  • all non-essential business operations
  • in-person work other than minimum basic operations
  • social gatherings
  • public transit use for non-permitted purposes
  • playgrounds and indoor recreation
Collection
Indianapolis MET-IND

Operative words

Social gatherings outside the home are prohibited.... All businesses that do NOT fall into one of the categories identified in Subparagraphs 1(c) through 1(d) above are ordered closed.

Enforcement

Local health officer order; Ind. Code 16-20-1; HHC Code

Notes

Incorporates the Governor's essential-business categories (EO 20-08 paras 9-12, 14) but is a separate, independently enforceable county closure order with its own effective date and its own list of closed facilities.

Retrieval note

Requires workplace precautions for essential businesses; permits minimum basic operations only.

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