The COVID Project
The record
- Jurisdiction
- Rhode Island
- Level
- State
- Authority
- R.I. Const. art. IX; R.I. Gen. Laws tit. 30, ch. 15; tit. 23, ch. 8
- Issued
- 2021-05-07 May 7, 2021
- Effective
- 2021-05-07
- End
- Amended by EO 21-48 (May 7); restated as EO 21-55 (May 18, 2021); superseded by the Reopening Order, EO 21-57 (May 21, 2021) (read as 2021-05-18)
- In force
- May 7, 2021 to May 18, 2021
- Quarters
- 2021 Q2
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
- Limitation types
- Telework mandateCapacity limitGathering capTravel and quarantineEvents and venuesWorkplace rulesVaccination or testingQuarantine and isolation
- Addressees
- all residents
- travelers
- office-based businesses
- retail
- venues
- houses of worship
- restaurants and caterers
- Functions reached
- GATH 25/75
- MC venues 80% capped at 500
- WS 80%
- OF 80%
- SF 80%
- TR quarantine with vaccination and test exemptions
- EMP screening and masks
- Collection
- Rhode Island RI
Operative words
7. Attendance at all indoor public and private social gatherings, parties and celebrations shall be limited to 25 people.... indoor catered events... may have up to 80% of regular seating capacity... 8. Attendance at all outdoor public and private social gatherings shall be limited to 75 people.... 9.... venues of assembly, including convention centers, concert halls, performance venues, spectator sporting event venues and theaters may operate up to 80% of regular venue capacity with a cap of 500 people indoors.... 10. Religious and faith-based organizations may conduct in-person activities up to 80% percent of worship space capacity... 12. Working from home remains an effective arrangement to reduce work-related spread among employees. Office-based businesses may operate up to 80% of office capacity. 13. All office-based businesses must comply with RIDOH's regulations, including, but not limited to, requirements for cleaning, screening employees, wearing masks or cloth face coverings... 14. All retail businesses may operate up to 80% of store capacity.
Enforcement
RIDOH regulations; Enforcement Task Force; DBR and municipal event conditions
Notes
The last capacity-percentage regime before the May 21, 2021 Reopening Order.