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Ex. MET-ORL-027 Order Primary source read

Executive Order 2020-009

Executive Order requiring COVID-19 positive individuals to abide by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines for self-quarantining

Alan Harris, Chief Administrator, Office of Emergency Management · Seminole County, Florida (County)

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Jurisdiction
Seminole County, Florida · Orlando · Florida
Level
County
Authority
Seminole County Code sec. 72.6(b)(1) and 72.12; Fla. Stat. 125.69
Issued
2020-04-03 Apr. 3, 2020
Effective
2020-04-03 upon execution (read as 2020-04-03)
End
Throughout the Local State of Emergency; individual penalties suspended by EO 2020-046 (Sept. 28, 2020) per State EO 20-244; order 'remain[ed] in place'; suspended by State EO 21-102 (May 3, 2021) (read as 2021-06-30)
In force
Apr. 3, 2020 to June 30, 2021
Quarters
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2
Limitation types
Travel and quarantineQuarantine and isolation
Addressees
  • all persons who have tested positive for COVID-19
Functions reached
  • WF workforce removed from work by quarantine order
  • HR return-to-work clearance
  • CB customers confined
Collection
Orlando MET-ORL

Operative words

Section 1. Minimum Standards for COVID-19 Positive Patients. All persons who have tested positive for COVID-19 must follow CDC guidelines... as follows: a) Remain in their home until medically cleared of COVID-19 by a medical doctor and/or the Florida Department of Health. b) No physical interaction with persons not residing in the home.

Enforcement

Sec. 2: 'a monetary fine up to $500 per occurrence, in accordance with Section 72.12, Seminole County Code, and Section 125.69, Florida Statutes'; enforceable by any county or municipal law enforcement, code enforcement or emergency management official

Notes

A force-of-law isolation order on every positive resident of Seminole County; exception only for medically related travel.

Retrieval note

Date confirmed by the recital in EO 2020-046 ('on April 3, 2020, Seminole County executed Executive Order 2020-009').