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Executive Order 2020-19

Moving the State COVID-19 Public Health Risk Status From Red (High Risk) to Orange (Moderate Risk)

Governor Gary R. Herbert · Utah (State)

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Jurisdiction
Utah
Level
State
Authority
Utah Code 53-2a-204(1)(a), (1)(b); 53-2a-209(1) ('full force and effect of law')
Issued
2020-04-29 Apr. 29, 2020
Effective
2020-05-01 12:01 a.m. (read as 2020-05-01)
End
2020-05-15 11:59 p.m. (continued by EO 2020-20 of May 6, 2020 adopting Phased Guidelines v4.1; superseded May 16 by EO 2020-22) (read as 2020-05-15)
In force
May 1, 2020 to May 15, 2020
Quarters
2020 Q2
Limitation types
Business closureCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementTravel and quarantineSchools and child careWorkplace rules
Addressees
  • individuals and businesses in Utah
  • political subdivisions
  • employees of businesses
  • individuals in health-care settings
Functions reached
  • DR dining (dine-in under Orange conditions)
  • SF retail distancing and capacity
  • SL personal services reopening under conditions
  • FC gyms and fitness
  • GATH social interaction in groups of 20 or fewer
  • SCH schools closed in Orange
  • OF employer precautions and remote work
  • MASK employee face coverings ordered
  • TRAV 14-day quarantine after high-risk travel
Collection
Utah UT

Operative words

1. The Utah COVID-19 Public Health Risk Status is moved from Red (High Risk) to Orange (Moderate Risk). 2. Except as provided in Section 5, individuals and businesses in Utah shall comply with the Orange (Medium Risk) provisions of the Phased Guidelines.... 4. A political subdivision desiring an exception to this Order or the Phased Guidelines shall submit the request and justification for the request through the applicable Local Health Department to the Utah Department of Health.... 5. Any reference in the Phased Guidelines to the use of a mask or face covering is adopted: a. as an order with respect to: i. each individual acting in the capacity as an employee of a business; and ii. each individual in a healthcare setting; and b. as a strong recommendation with respect to any individual not identified in Subsection (5)(a). 6. The Governor's "Stay Safe, Stay Home" Directive, issued on April 17, 2020, is rescinded.

Enforcement

Utah Code 53-2a-209(1): orders under the Act 'have the "full force and effect of law"'

Notes

Makes the Department's Phased Guidelines (version 4, released Apr. 29, 2020) binding; the guidelines' Orange column: social interactions in groups of 20 or fewer, schools closed, dine-in allowed with strict requirements, employers take extreme precautions.

Retrieval note

EO 2020-20 (May 6, 2020; Phased Guidelines v4.1) and EO 2020-24 (May 21, 2020; Summit and Wasatch to Yellow) were read (rules.utah.gov Nos. 20 and 24) and are not separately saved.

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