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Ex. MET-MIA-027 Order Primary source read

Broward County Administrator's Emergency Order 20-03, Directing Shelter-in-Place: Safer at Home Policy

Amendment and restatement of EO 20-01: individuals strongly urged to remain home except for Minimum Business Operations and Essential Businesses; nonessential retail, nonprofit and commercial locations closed

County Administrator Bertha Henry · Broward County, Florida (County)

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Jurisdiction
Broward County, Florida · Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach · Florida
Level
County
Authority
Broward County Code s. 8-53; Fla. EO 20-52, 20-70, 20-71 (supplemental); ch. 252, Fla. Stat.; Board authorization
Issued
2020-03-26 Mar. 26, 2020
Effective
2020-03-26 (filed 1:30 p.m.; effective date clause on p. 11 not read) (read as 2020-03-26)
End
Amended by EO 20-04 (Mar. 31, 2020); replaced in its entirety by EO 20-06 (Apr. 10, 2020) (read as 2020-03-31)
In force
Mar. 26, 2020 to Mar. 31, 2020
Quarters
2020 Q2
Limitation types
Stay-at-homeBusiness closureTelework mandateWorkplace rules
Addressees
  • all individuals in Broward County
  • all nonessential retail, nonprofit and commercial business locations
  • Essential Businesses
Functions reached
  • CB customer base under stay-home
  • SF premises closed
  • OF offices (Minimum Basic Operations only)
  • FS nonprofit locations closed
  • WF workforce
Collection
Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach MET-MIA

Operative words

Section 1A. Individuals are strongly urged to remain home other than to engage in essential activities, which are the minimum activities necessary to conduct Minimum Business Operations (as defined in Section 2 below) or to engage in or patronize Essential Businesses (as defined in Section 3 below), unless otherwise expressly exempted from the limitations of Broward County Administrator's Emergency Order 20-01 as set forth in Section 4 and Section 6 below. Individual daily outdoor exercise that complies with CDC social distancing guidelines is permitted. Individuals outside their homes shall comply with all requirements of the Executive Orders issued by the Governor of the State of Florida and all Broward County Emergency Orders, and must adhere to all measures advised by the CDC regarding social distancing. Section 2. All nonessential retail, nonprofit, and commercial business locations (meaning all that are not expressly deemed essential as stated in Section 3 below) are ordered closed except to the extent necessary to perform Minimum Basic Operations.

Enforcement

Broward County Code s. 8-53 (recited)

Notes

Recital: WHO indicated Mar. 24, 2020 that the United States 'has the potential to become the center of the COVID-19 pandemic'

Retrieval note

Scanned image, no text layer; pages 1-3 and 12 read visually (title, recitals, ss. 1, 1A, 2, 3 opening, filing stamp Mar. 26, 2020); pages 4-11 not read.