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Ex. MET-SFO-040 Order Primary source read

Order of the Health Officer of the County of San Mateo (shelter in place), Mar. 16, 2020 (No. C19-5 in the County's series; revokes and replaces Order No. C19-2b of Mar. 14, 2020)

Order directing all individuals living in the County to shelter at their place of residence except for essential needs; directing all businesses and governmental agencies to cease non-essential operations at physical locations; prohibiting all non-essential gatherings; ordering cessation of all non-essential travel

Health Officer of the County of San Mateo (Scott Morrow, M.D.) · County of San Mateo (County)

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Jurisdiction
County of San Mateo · San Francisco Bay Area · California
Level
County
Authority
Cal. Health & Safety Code §§ 101040, 101085, 120175
Issued
2020-03-16 Mar. 16, 2020
Effective
2020-03-17 12:01 a.m. (read as 2020-03-17)
End
2020-03-31 11:59 p.m. (superseded by Order No. c19-5b of Mar. 31, 2020; originally through Apr. 7, 2020) (read as 2020-03-31)
In force
Mar. 17, 2020 to Mar. 31, 2020
Quarters
2020 Q2
Limitation types
Stay-at-homeBusiness closureTelework mandateGathering capTravel and quarantine
Addressees
  • all individuals
  • all businesses
  • governmental agencies
Functions reached
  • SF
  • CB
  • OP
  • TR
  • GATH
  • WF
Collection
San Francisco Bay Area MET-SFO

Operative words

8. This Order revokes and replaces Order Number C19-2b (revised), originally issued on March 14, 2020.... 12. This Order shall become effective at 12:01 a.m. on March 17, 2020 and will continue to be in effect until 11:59 p.m. on April 7, 2020, or until it is extended, rescinded, superseded, or amended in writing by the [Health Officer]. [Sections 2-5 identical to Ex. MET-SFO-001.]

Enforcement

Misdemeanor

Notes

San Mateo's series: C19-1 (Mar. 11; SNF visitors), C19-2 (Mar. 12) and C19-2b (Mar. 14) (gatherings), C19-3 (Mar. 13; school operations), C19-4 (Mar. 24; testing reporting), c19-5b (Mar. 31), c19-5c (Apr. 29), c19-5d (May 15, Ex. MET-SFO-044), c19-5e (May 29), c19-5f (June 4), c19-6/7 (isolation and quarantine), c19-8 (Apr. 17, face coverings; c19-8b May 19), c19-9 (May 11; car-based gatherings), c19-10 (May 13), c19-11 (June 17, 2020; Social Distancing Guidelines and Face Mask Requirements; rescinded May 11, 2021), c19-12 (Aug. 2, 2021; face coverings; rescinded Feb. 16, 2022) (all index-verified from the County's Health Officer Updates page).

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