The COVID Project
The record
- Jurisdiction
- San Diego County, California · San Diego · California
- Level
- County
- Authority
- Cal. Health & Safety Code §§ 101040, 120175, 120175.5(b); Gov't Code § 8634; San Diego County Code § 31.103
- Issued
- 2020-03-12 Mar. 12, 2020
- Effective
- 2020-03-13 12:00 a.m. (original); 2020-03-17 12:00 a.m. (amended); 2020-03-18 (Addendum 2); 2020-03-24 (Addendum 3) (read as 2020-03-13)
- End
- 2020-03-29 (superseded by the Order effective Mar. 29, 2020, Ex. MET-SAN-003; the amended order had stated a Mar. 31, 2020 end) (read as 2020-03-29)
- In force
- Mar. 13, 2020 to Mar. 29, 2020
- Quarters
- 2020 Q2
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
- Limitation types
- Business closureTelework mandateGathering capTravel and quarantineSchools and child careHealth care ordersAlcohol and barsWorkplace rules
- Addressees
- the public
- all bars and alcohol-only establishments
- all restaurants
- all businesses
- all schools, colleges and universities
- hospitals and long-term care facilities
- arriving travelers
- Functions reached
- GATH events and meetings of 250+ then 50+
- DR dining rooms closed
- BA bars closed
- OP/OF telecommuting ordered for all businesses
- WF schools and campuses closed
- SX elective procedures delayed
- VS hospital and long-term-care visitation barred
- TRAV international arrivals quarantined
- FC gyms closed (Addendum 2)
- outdoor recreation (Addendum 3 beaches and parks)
- Collection
- San Diego MET-SAN
Operative words
1. All public or private 'gatherings,' as defined in section 20 below, are prohibited.... 2. All bars, adult entertainment establishments, and other business establishments that serve alcohol and do not serve food, shall close. 3. All restaurants and other business establishments that serve food shall close all on-site dining.... 4. All businesses shall enact social distancing, increased sanitation standards, and shall make every effort to use telecommuting for its workforce.... 5. All public or private schools, colleges, and universities shall not hold classes or other school activities where students gather on the school campus.... 8. Hospitals and healthcare providers shall take measures to preserve resources including delaying non-emergent or elective surgeries or procedures where feasible.... 10. All persons arriving in the county, from locations as found on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Warning Level 3 Travel Advisory shall be subject to 14-day home quarantine.
Enforcement
para. 23: 'Violation of this Order is subject to fine, imprisonment, or both. (California Health and Safety Code section 120295.)'; para. 24: enforceable by the Sheriff or chiefs of police (Gov't Code §§ 26602, 41601; Health & Safety Code § 101029); Emergency Regulations under Gov't Code § 8634
Notes
Original order (Mar. 12) prohibited 'large gatherings' of 250 or more and barred non-essential personnel from hospitals and long-term care facilities. Amended order (Mar. 16) defined 'gathering' as 50 or more. Addendum (Mar. 17) clarified conditions nunc pro tunc. Addendum 2 (Mar. 18) closed 'All gyms and fitness centers' and restated the school closure. Addendum 3 (Mar. 23, effective Mar. 24) required government entities to enforce distancing at beaches and parks and to close any beach or park where they could not.
Retrieval noteRecites the Feb. 14, 2020 declarations, the Feb. 19, 2020 Board ratification, the Governor's Mar. 4, 2020 proclamation, EO N-25-20 and Proclamation 9984 (para. 16). Wayback capture of the same file: 20200825061012.