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Ex. RI-092 Order Primary source read

Executive Order 2020-2

Supplemental Emergency Declaration (gatherings, restaurants and bars, Providence Place Mall)

Mayor Jorge O. Elorza · City of Providence, Rhode Island (City)

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Jurisdiction
City of Providence, Rhode Island · Rhode Island
Level
City
Authority
R.I. Gen. Laws tit. 30, ch. 15; Providence Code of Ordinances ch. 7
Issued
2020-03-16 Mar. 16, 2020
Effective
2020-03-17
End
2020-03-19, continued with City Council consent to Mar. 30, 2020; superseded by EO 2020-3 and 2020-4 (read as 2020-06-30)
In force
Mar. 17, 2020 to June 30, 2020
Quarters
2020 Q2
Limitation types
Business closureGathering capAlcohol and bars
Addressees
  • all persons within the city
  • restaurants, bars, coffee shops and food establishments
  • Providence Place Mall
Functions reached
  • DR dining rooms closed
  • BA
  • ML the State's largest mall closed by municipal order
  • GATH
Collection
Rhode Island RI

Operative words

1. There shall be no gatherings of more than twenty-five (25) persons within the boundaries of the city. 2. There shall be no on-premises food or drink consumption for restaurants, bars, coffee shops, or other food establishments within the boundaries of the city. Establishments with a food license may continue to conduct pick-up, drive-thru, and delivery only. 3. The Providence Place Mall is to close.

Enforcement

Providence Code ch. 7; R.I. Gen. Laws tit. 30, ch. 15

Notes

Closed the Providence Place Mall a day before the State's own retail closure took effect.