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Ex. MET-STL-002 Order Primary source read

Health Commissioner's Order No. 1

Order forbidding public or private assemblies in excess of 1,000 persons

Fredrick Echols, M.D., Director of Health and Hospitals/Health Commissioner · City of St. Louis, Missouri (City)

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Jurisdiction
City of St. Louis, Missouri · St. Louis · Missouri
Level
City
Authority
Charter of the City of St. Louis art. XIII, § 14-C(c); Mayoral Proclamation of Mar. 13, 2020; 19 CSR 20-20.050(3)
Issued
2020-03-13 Mar. 13, 2020
Effective
2020-03-13
End
Superseded by Order No. 2 (Mar. 16, 2020) and replaced by Order No. 8 effective May 18, 2020 (read as 2020-03-16)
In force
Mar. 13, 2020 to Mar. 16, 2020
Quarters
2020 Q2
Limitation types
Gathering capEvents and venues
Addressees
  • the public
  • event organizers
  • venues
Functions reached
  • MK events and shows
  • GATH events
  • PE performances and sports
  • CB
Collection
St. Louis MET-STL

Operative words

I hereby forbid any public or private assembly in excess of 1,000 persons, with the exception of religious services, until further notice.

Enforcement

No penalty clause in the order; RSMo § 192.320 makes violation of a local health authority's order a class A misdemeanor

Notes

Reaches conventions, concerts, sporting events and trade shows in the City from March 13, 2020 (the run-up to 2020 Q2).

Retrieval note

Text read from the PDF; page 1 is the Mayor's Proclamation, page 2 the Order.

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