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Ex. WV-002 Order Primary source read

Executive Order 2-20

Closure of casinos; restaurants and bars limited to take-away

Governor Jim Justice · West Virginia (State)

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Jurisdiction
West Virginia
Level
State
Authority
W. Va. Code 15-5-6 (control of ingress and egress, movement of persons and occupancy of premises) and 15-5-1
Issued
2020-03-18 Mar. 18, 2020
Effective
2020-03-18 12:00 a.m. (Eastern Standard Time) (read as 2020-03-18)
End
Casinos: spectator-less racing permitted May 14, 2020 (EO 32-20 paragraph 3), casinos reopened June 5, 2020 (EO 42-20); restaurants: outdoor dining May 4, 2020 (EO 32-20), indoor dining at 50 percent May 21, 2020 (EO 39-20 paragraph 2); bars: 50 percent May 26, 2020 (EO 40-20); formally terminated 12:01 a.m. Apr. 20, 2021 (EO 12-21) (read as 2020-05-14)
In force
Mar. 18, 2020 to May 14, 2020
Quarters
2020 Q2
Limitation types
Business closureGathering capAlcohol and bars
Addressees
  • all casinos
  • all restaurants and bars in the 55 counties
Functions reached
  • DR dining room
  • BA bar and alcohol service
  • TO takeout
  • AM amenities (casinos)
  • CB customer base
  • WF workforce
Collection
West Virginia WV

Operative words

hereby DECLARE and ORDER that, effective as of 12:00 AM, Eastern Standard Time, on the Eighteenth day of March, Two Thousand Twenty, all casinos shall be closed to the general public and that all restaurants and bars throughout the 55 counties of this state shall not allow on-premises consumption of food or drink or occupancy by the general public for purposes other than picking up food and/or drink from such establishment to be taken away.

Enforcement

Order under W. Va. Code 15-5-6; the ABCA implemented it for licensees by administrative notice (Ex. WV-074); EO 9-20 paragraph 7 later provided for enforcement by State and local law enforcement and licensing bodies

Notes

Recital: 'the negative economic impact to businesses such as bars and restaurants from limiting occupancy in such establishments to prevent the spread of COVID-19 can be mitigated by prohibiting on-premises consumption... but by providing that such establishments may continue to serve food and drink to customers by take-away or delivery.' The Governor announced the order on March 17; the filed text is dated March 18.

Retrieval note

Secretary of State Executive Journal filed copy (DocID 89494), read by OCR. The Governor's website copy was not preserved in the Wayback Machine.

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