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Executive Order No. 230 (2021)

Indoor gatherings 25 persons; outdoor gatherings 50; food and beverage, personal care, health clubs, recreation and casinos at 50 percent; religious 50 percent; weddings and catered events 35 percent, never more than 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
2021-03-11 Mar. 11, 2021
Effective
2021-03-19 at 6:00 a.m. (read as 2021-03-19)
End
Outdoor limit superseded by EO 234 (200, Apr. 2, 2021); percentage caps and indoor limits superseded by EO 238 (May 7, 2021) and EO 239 (May 19, 2021) (read as 2021-04-02)
In force
Mar. 19, 2021 to Apr. 2, 2021
Quarters
2021 Q12021 Q2
Limitation types
Capacity limitGathering capAlcohol and barsEvents and venues
Addressees
  • every gathering
  • food or beverage establishments
  • personal care, health clubs, recreation and casinos
  • wedding and catered-event venues
Functions reached
  • EV/MK indoor commercial events capped at 25
  • BQ receptions and catered events 35 percent, maximum 150
  • DR dining 50 percent
  • SL/FC/AM personal care, gyms, recreation, casinos 50 percent
  • WS worship 50 percent
Collection
New Jersey NJ

Operative words

Para. 1: "the number of individuals at indoor gatherings that are not religious services or celebrations, political activities, wedding ceremonies, funerals, or memorial services shall be limited to 25 persons." Para. 8: "the number of individuals at outdoor gatherings shall be limited to 50 persons or fewer." Para. 10: food or beverage establishments "shall limit the number of patrons in indoor areas to 50 percent". Paras. 11-14: personal care, health clubs, recreation and casinos "shall limit occupancy of any indoor premises to 50 percent". Para. 5: wedding receptions "35 percent of the capacity of the room... never be smaller than 25 persons or larger than 150 persons".

Enforcement

Para. 26: N.J.S.A. App. A:9-49 and -50

Notes

The 50 percent stage; one year after EO 104, restaurants, gyms, salons and casinos still operated at half capacity and events at 25 persons.

Retrieval note

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