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Executive Order No. 187 (2020)

Indoor contact practices and competitions for all sports risk levels permitted subject to the indoor gathering limit (25 percent, never more than 25; participants-only exception to 150)

Governor Philip D. Murphy · New Jersey (State)

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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
2020-10-12 Oct. 12, 2020
Effective
2020-10-12 (immediately) (read as 2020-10-12)
End
Para. 2 rescinded by EO 196 para. 3 (Nov. 17, 2020); indoor sports paused Dec. 5, 2020 - Jan. 2, 2021 (EO 204 para. 1) (read as 2020-11-17)
In force
Oct. 12, 2020 to Nov. 17, 2020
Quarters
2020 Q4
Limitation types
Capacity limitGathering capEvents and venues
Addressees
  • organizers of sports practices and competitions
  • indoor sports facilities
Functions reached
  • SP sports leagues, rinks and indoor facilities (no spectators beyond the cap)
  • FC facilities hosting sports
Collection
New Jersey NJ

Operative words

Para. 1: "No-contact practices, contact practices, and competitions for sports defined as 'Low Risk', 'Medium Risk', and 'High Risk' by DOH's 'Guidance for Sports Activities' are permitted in both outdoor and indoor settings." Para. 2: indoor practices and competitions "are subject to the current indoor gathering limit of 25% of the capacity of the room in which it takes place, with such limit not to exceed 25 persons... If this exception applies, the number of individuals at such an indoor gathering still may not exceed 25% of the capacity of the room in which it takes place, and such limit may not exceed 150 persons."

Enforcement

Para. 6: N.J.S.A. App. A:9-49 and -50

Notes

Sports and recreation: spectators were effectively excluded from indoor sports through the fall of 2020.

Retrieval note

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