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Ex. NJ-030 Order Primary source read

Executive Order No. 165 (2020)

NJ TRANSIT and private carriers may return to full seated capacity under continuing protocols; restated requirements for restaurants and retail

Governor Philip D. Murphy · New Jersey (State)

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The record

Jurisdiction
New Jersey
Level
State
Authority
N.J.S.A. App. A:9-33 et seq.; N.J.S.A. 26:13-1 et seq.
Issued
2020-07-13 July 13, 2020
Effective
2020-07-15 at 8:00 p.m. (read as 2020-07-15)
End
Glove provisions superseded Aug. 27, 2020 (EO 181 para. 6); masking on transit continued (EO 242 para. 13; federal CDC and TSA orders from Feb. 1, 2021) (read as 2021-06-30)
In force
July 15, 2020 to June 30, 2021
Quarters
2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2
Limitation types
Face-covering requirementTravel and quarantineWorkplace rules
Addressees
  • NJ TRANSIT
  • private carriers
  • food businesses and retail (restated protocols)
Functions reached
  • WF commuting workforce (standing capacity still barred; masks)
  • TR transport
Collection
New Jersey NJ

Operative words

Para. 1: "NJ TRANSIT may open their trains, buses, and light rail vehicles to the stated maximum seated capacity, in accordance with any guidelines instituted by NJ TRANSIT operational divisions, provided that NJ TRANSIT adopts policies that include, at minimum, the following requirements:... c. To the extent physical barriers, such as a shield guard, cannot be installed that protect bus operators from interaction with customers, NJ TRANSIT shall continue to arrange for back door entry on buses wherever feasible, and take seats out of service near the bus operator".

Enforcement

N.J.S.A. App. A:9-49 and -50 (order's penalty paragraph)

Notes

Ends the 50 percent transit cap of EO 125 after three months; seated capacity only.

Retrieval note

Read from nj.gov (para. 1 and effective-date paragraph).

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