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Ex. UT-026 Order Primary source read

State Public Health Order 2020-18

Adopting COVID-19 Transmission Area Restrictions

Richard G. Saunders, Executive Director, Utah Department of Health · Utah (State)

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Jurisdiction
Utah
Level
State
Authority
Utah Code 26-1-10, 26-1-30, 26-6-3
Issued
2020-10-14 Oct. 14, 2020
Effective
2020-10-15 12:01 a.m. (read as 2020-10-15)
End
Superseded by UPHO 2020-19 (Oct. 15), 2020-20 (Oct. 29), 2020-21 through -24 (Nov. 8-12), 2020-25 (Nov. 20) (read as 2020-12-31)
In force
Oct. 15, 2020 to Dec. 31, 2020
Quarters
2020 Q4
Limitation types
Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesWorkplace rules
Addressees
  • individuals
  • event hosts
  • businesses including bars and restaurants
  • counties by transmission area designation
Functions reached
  • GATH
  • BA bars 75 percent
  • DR
  • SF household-group spacing
  • EV event hosts
  • MASK in High counties
  • OF
Collection
Utah UT

Operative words

3. Transmission area restrictions. a. Low Transmission Area restrictions... i. An individual may not attend a casual social gathering of more than 50 individuals unless each individual attending the casual social gathering wears a face mask.... b. Moderate Transmission Area restrictions... i. An individual may not attend a casual social gathering of more than 10 [individuals unless each wears a face mask]... v. A bar shall limit occupancy to 75 percent of legal capacity. c. High Transmission Area restrictions... i. An individual in a public setting and within six feet of any individual from a separate household shall wear a face covering. ii. An individual may not attend a casual social gathering of more than 10 individuals.... iv. A business, including a bar or restaurant, shall conspicuously post signage... v. A business other than a bar or restaurant shall require each household group to maintain six feet physical distance from any other household group unless each member of each household group wears a face mask.

Enforcement

Utah Code 26-1-10, 26-1-30, 26-6-3; weekly county designations by the Department; no lowering of designation for 14 days

Notes

Replaced the color-coded Phased Guidelines regime; High designation triggered by 13 percent positivity, 325 cases per 100,000 over 14 days, or ICU thresholds.

Retrieval note

UPHO 2020-19 (Oct. 15, 2020) read; the Oct. 14, 2020 State Public Health Directive for face masks (through Oct. 29) read; neither separately saved.

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