The COVID Project
The record
- Jurisdiction
- St. Charles County, Missouri · St. Louis · Missouri
- Level
- County
- Authority
- County Executive emergency powers under the Mar. 13, 2020 declaration and RSMo ch. 44
- Issued
- 2020-03-23 Mar. 23, 2020
- Effective
- 2020-03-24 12:01 a.m. (read as 2020-03-24)
- End
- 'In place until a new order is issued' (Apr. 17, 2020 release); superseded in practice by the statewide Stay Home Missouri order (Apr. 6-May 3, 2020) and the State's Phase 1 order (May 4, 2020); the County announced it would follow Phase 2 (no restrictions) from June 16, 2020 (read as 2020-04-17)
- In force
- Mar. 24, 2020 to Apr. 17, 2020
- Quarters
- 2020 Q2
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
- Limitation types
- Stay-at-homeWorkplace rules
- Addressees
- all St. Charles County residents (incorporated and unincorporated areas)
- local retail stores and all other places of public accommodation
- Functions reached
- CB customer base ordered to remain at home
- SF public accommodations (distancing communication duty)
- WF
- Collection
- St. Louis MET-STL
Operative words
St. Charles County Executive Steve Ehlmann today issued new guidance to all St. Charles County residents, requiring them to remain within their residence or on the property surrounding their residence, except to engage in activities they deem necessary to their physical, mental or spiritual well-being, or for employment. Additionally, local retail stores and all other places of public accommodation must communicate social distancing requirements to customers. The restrictions are effective at 12:01 a.m., March 24... 'The restrictions do not specify which businesses are essential,' says Ehlmann. 'Businesses and residents, not County Government, should determine what is essential.'... 'All businesses need to enforce the 6-foot rule.'
Enforcement
Not stated in the release; County Executive stated 'stronger restrictions or mandates may be necessary'
Notes
St. Charles County's distinctive regime: a stay-at-residence order with no essential-business list, then reliance on the statewide orders; no County mask mandate at any time (Ex. MET-STL-031). The County's Apr. 17, 2020 release (Ex. MET-STL-029) describes the same instrument as 'an Executive Order requiring residents to remain within their residence'.
Retrieval noteAuthority's own release describing the order.