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The record
- Jurisdiction
- New Mexico (City of Gallup, McKinley County) · New Mexico
- Level
- State
- Authority
- Riot Control Act, NMSA 1978, Sections 12-10-16 through 12-10-21, at the request of the Mayor of Gallup
- Issued
- 2020-05-01 May 1, 2020
- Effective
- 2020-05-01 12:00 noon (read as 2020-05-01)
- End
- 2020-05-04 12:00 noon; renewed by EO 2020-028 (NM-015) to May 7 and again to May 10, 2020 (read as 2020-05-04)
- In force
- May 1, 2020 to May 4, 2020
- Quarters
- 2020 Q2
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
- Limitation types
- Stay-at-homeBusiness closureGathering capTravel and quarantineCurfew and hours
- Addressees
- all businesses and nonprofits in Gallup
- all persons entering Gallup
- Gallup residents
- Functions reached
- SF
- DR
- TR travel and access
- CB regional customer base (thousands of daily shoppers)
- DS deliveries
- WF
- Collection
- New Mexico NM
Operative words
1. All businesses and nonprofits must close between 5:00 [P.M.] and 8:00 A.M. This directive excludes hospitals, urgent care centers, residential treatment facilities, stepdown care services, and related healthcare operations; 2. All roadways providing access to the City of Gallup shall be closed and only Gallup residents, those who work in Gallup, and members of the media shall be permitted entry into the municipality; 3. No more than two (2) people shall be allowed in any vehicle... 4. Gallup residents should shelter in place and stay in their homes unless travel is absolutely necessary
Enforcement
Riot Control Act, NMSA 1978, Section 12-10-20 (violation a misdemeanor); State Police road closures
Notes
The only State-imposed municipal cordon in the country in 2020; Gallup is the retail and service hub for the eastern Navajo Nation.
Retrieval noteOCR read; Governor's May 1, 3, 4 and 7, 2020 releases confirm the extensions to May 10.