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Ex. NJ-045 Order Primary source read

Executive Order No. 234 (2021)

Outdoor gatherings 200; venues with 2,500 or more fixed seats at 20 percent indoors and 30 percent outdoors; indoor catered events 35 percent, never more than 150; outdoor catered events 200

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
2021-03-29 Mar. 29, 2021
Effective
2021-04-02 at 6:00 a.m. (read as 2021-04-02)
End
Superseded by EO 238 (May 7, 2021) and EO 239 (May 19, 2021) (read as 2021-05-07)
In force
Apr. 2, 2021 to May 7, 2021
Quarters
2021 Q2
Limitation types
Capacity limitGathering capEvents and venues
Addressees
  • every outdoor gathering
  • sports and entertainment venues with 2,500 or more fixed seats
  • catering venues and restaurants hosting private events
Functions reached
  • EV outdoor events 200
  • BQ catered events 35 percent/150 indoors, 200 outdoors
  • PE/SP venues 20 and 30 percent
Collection
New Jersey NJ

Operative words

Para. 1: "the number of individuals at outdoor gatherings shall be limited to 200 persons or fewer." Para. 5: venues hosting catered events "must limit the number of patrons participating in any indoor celebrations or similar private catered events to 35 percent of the capacity of the room... never be smaller than 25 persons or larger than 150 persons". Para. 8: venues with fixed seating of 2,500 or greater "may permit a number of patrons and/or members of the public totaling up to 20 percent of the stated maximum capacity of any room".

Enforcement

Para. 13: N.J.S.A. App. A:9-49 and -50

Notes

Second-quarter 2021 opened with outdoor events at 200, indoor catered events at 150 and arenas at 20 percent.

Retrieval note

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