Executive Order No. 202.8 (Mar. 20, 2020)

The record

Jurisdiction

New York

Level

State

Authority

Executive Law 29-a

Issued

2020-03-20 Mar. 20, 2020

Effective

2020-03-22, 8 p.m. (100 percent reduction); DMV appointments cancelled 8 p.m. Mar. 20, 2020 (read as 2020-03-22)

End

In-person restrictions aligned to 11:59 p.m. Apr. 15 (EO 202.13), Apr. 29 (EO 202.14), May 15 (EO 202.18), May 28 (EO 202.31) and then continued 'until and unless later amended' with phase-by-phase exceptions (EO 202.34 onward); eviction and foreclosure halt 90 days, extended and superseded by later orders and statutes; DMV appointment-only rule ended May 17, 2021 (EO 202.108); rescinded June 25, 2021 (read as 2021-05-17)

In force

Mar. 22, 2020 to May 17, 2021

Quarters

2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2

2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3

Limitation types

Stay-at-homeBusiness closureTelework mandateCourts and public officesOther

Addressees

• all businesses and not-for-profit entities in the State
• landlords and lenders
• State and county departments of motor vehicles
• courts and litigants

Functions reached

• OF office (100 percent in-person reduction)
• WF workforce
• PF production floor
• SF sales floor
• DM motor-vehicle offices
• CL closings and court deadlines (statutes of limitation tolled)
• PM property management (eviction halt)
• CB customer base (statewide)

Collection

New York NY

Operative words

Effective on March 22 at 8 p.m.: All businesses and not-for-profit entities in the state shall utilize, to the maximum extent possible, any telecommuting or work from home procedures that they can safely utilize. Each employer shall reduce the in-person workforce at any work locations by 100% no later than March 22 at 8 p.m. Any essential business or entity providing essential services or functions shall not be subject to the in-person restrictions.... There shall be no enforcement of either an eviction of any tenant residential or commercial, or a foreclosure of any residential or commercial property for a period of ninety days. Effective at 8 p.m. March 20, any appointment that is in-person at any state or county department of motor vehicles is cancelled, and until further notice, only on-line transactions will be permitted.

Enforcement

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