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The Metros

Washington suburbs

Name: Washington suburbs: local governmental orders, March 2020 through September 2021
Creator: The COVID Project

The Washington suburbs file holds 74 instruments from the counties, cities, health officers, courts and transit authorities of the area, 56 of them with the exhibit file held by The COVID Project. The statewide orders that ran over the same ground are in the Maryland file and the Virginia file.

Code DCMStates Maryland, VirginiaFirst closure or stay-at-home order Mar. 16, 2020 Ex. MET-DCM-092Orders reaching 2021 Q3 13Primary source read 44 Confirmed from a secondary source 30

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The record in brief

ScopeWashington, D.C. suburbs: Montgomery and Prince George's Counties, Maryland; Fairfax, Arlington, Loudoun and Prince William Counties and the City of Alexandria, Virginia; the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) as the region's transit agency. Maryland and Virginia statewide orders are cited by name and date only.

The Washington suburbs ran two different local regimes on top of two different State regimes. In Maryland the Governor's emergency orders expressly authorized the counties to be more restrictive, and Montgomery County and Prince George's County used that authority continuously from May 2020 through May 2021, then legislated their own indoor face-covering orders in August 2021 under independent county authority. In Virginia the Dillon Rule left the counties and Alexandria without power to close businesses or mask the public; their instruments were emergency declarations, continuity-of-government and outdoor-dining emergency ordinances, facility closures, a joint demand to the Governor that produced the Northern Virginia Phase Zero delay, Arlington's sidewalk physical-distancing emergency ordinance, and the circuit courts' own orders, which ran through the third quarter of 2021. 2020 Q2: on April 1, 2020 both States were under stay-at-home orders (Maryland Order 20-03-30-01; Virginia EO 55); Prince George's County had declared its own emergency by EO 6-2020 (Mar. 16, 2020) and, by EO 7-2020 (Apr. 13, 2020), required masks in grocery stores, pharmacies, large chain retail and on TheBus from April 15, 2020, weeks before the State; TheBus had suspended six routes and cut two more from March 19, 2020; Fairfax, Arlington and Loudoun had declared local emergencies (Mar. 13-17, 2020), closed county buildings to the public (Fairfax from 5 p.m. Mar. 27, 2020) and their circuit courts had suspended civil and criminal trials (Fairfax and Alexandria from Mar. 17, 2020). When the Governor of Maryland lifted the statewide stay-at-home at 5 p.m. on May 15, 2020, Montgomery County Executive Order 067-20 (May 15, 2020, approved by Council Resolution 19-456 the same day) kept the stay-at-home and every closure in force in the county until the Health Officer's criteria were met; Prince George's EO 8-2020 (May 14, 2020) did the same. Montgomery entered Phase 1 by EO 070-20 on June 1, 2020 (retail curbside only, restaurants outdoor seating only, gatherings over 10 prohibited, theaters, gyms and malls closed) and lifted its stay-at-home only at 5 p.m. on June 19, 2020 by EO 082-20 (Phase 2: gatherings over 50 prohibited; indoor dining and offices reopened under conditions; theaters closed; the Health Officer's June 18, 2020 face-covering order for all residents over two in public). Northern Virginia stayed in Phase Zero until 11:59 p.m. May 28, 2020 at the five localities' written request of May 10, 2020 (the Governor's EO 62), and entered Phase Two a week after the rest of the Commonwealth (June 12, 2020); Fairfax adopted an emergency ordinance on May 28, 2020 to make outdoor dining and outdoor fitness lawful without permits. 2020 Q3: Montgomery's amended and restated local orders (EO 087-20, Aug. 5; 098-20, Aug. 24; 114-20, Sept. 22; 117-20, Sept. 29, 2020) held gatherings at 50, indoor dining and retail at 50 percent, alcohol service to 10 p.m., theaters closed, face coverings for everyone over two, with fines up to $20,000; the Health Officer closed all nonpublic schools to in-person instruction (July 31 and Aug. 5, 2020) until the Governor's amended order of August 3, 2020 (No. 20-08-03-01) and the Secretary of Health's direction forced the rescission on August 7, 2020. Prince George's Health Officer ordered face coverings in every indoor retail and business establishment and imposed employer sanitation, hand-washing and PPE duties (Aug. 4, 2020, superseding a July 31 large-gatherings order). Fairfax Circuit Court required face coverings of every person entering the courthouse (May 18, 2020) and screened every entrant (Apr. 27, 2020). 2020 Q4: Montgomery tightened on November 10, 2020 (EO 122-20 AM: gatherings 25; retail one patron per 200 square feet or 25 percent; indoor dining 25 percent), again on November 24 (amended Health Officer directive on face coverings and gatherings) and on December 15, 2020 (EO 139-20 AM2: indoor gatherings 10, outdoor 25; indoor dining suspended, outdoor seating 6 a.m. to 10 p.m., carry-out; 25 percent occupancy everywhere else). Prince George's Health Officer's directive of November 12, 2020 (effective Nov. 15, 2020, 5 p.m.) cut indoor dining to 25 percent and gatherings to 10 indoors and 25 outdoors, and EO 27-2020 (Dec. 15, 2020) closed indoor dining. Virginia's EO 72 (effective Dec. 14, 2020) added a midnight-to-5 a.m. curfew, a ten-person gathering cap and universal masks statewide. 2021 Q1: the Montgomery orders continued (EO 19-21 AM, Feb. 14, 2021, restored indoor dining at 25 percent with a ninety-minute limit and a 10 p.m. alcohol cutoff); when the Governor lifted statewide capacity limits at 5 p.m. on March 12, 2021, the County Council sitting as the Board of Health adopted, the same afternoon and effective the same hour, a Board of Health Regulation under Md. Code Health-Gen. § 3-202(d) that kept the county's face-covering, gathering (50 outdoor, 25 indoor) and 25 percent capacity rules in force, stepping to 50 percent on March 26, 2021 (Res. 19-760, amended Mar. 19 and Mar. 26). 2021 Q2: the regulation was amended on April 13, April 20 and April 27, 2021 (businesses and indoor dining at 50 percent) and on May 18, 2021 (75 percent; indoor gatherings 250; masks for all on transit, in health care and schools, and for the unvaccinated indoors), and terminated itself at 6:00 a.m. on May 28, 2021, from which date the county followed State rules; Prince George's aligned with the State by EO 14-2021 (May 26, 2021) and the Chief Administrative Officer's memorandum of May 28, 2021. Virginia lifted its capacity, gathering and mask rules on May 28, 2021 (EO 79) and its emergency expired June 30, 2021; Maryland's emergency ended July 1, 2021 with a grace period to August 15, 2021. 2021 Q3: the Delta wave brought new local orders. Montgomery's Board of Health Regulation of August 5, 2021 (Res. 19-975, effective Aug. 7, 2021, 12:00 a.m.) required every person over two to wear a face covering indoors at any location accessible to the public whenever the Health Officer certified substantial transmission (certified Aug. 5, 2021; high transmission Sept. 1, 2021), and it remained in force through September 30, 2021 and beyond. Prince George's EO 18-2021 (Aug. 5, 2021) required indoor face coverings for all persons over five, EO 21-2021 (Sept. 30, 2021) extended it to everyone over two, and EO 19-2021 imposed vaccination-or-weekly-testing on county employees, volunteers and contractors. In Virginia the five health directors jointly recommended indoor masks for all on August 3, 2021, the Alexandria Circuit Court ordered masks for every person entering the courthouse effective August 2, 2021, and the Fairfax Circuit Court reinstated masks for entry to the Judicial Complex and all public areas on August 4, 2021 (its third amendment to the May 18, 2020 order). Federal transit mask orders governed WMATA throughout the quarter.

The six quarters

What the record shows in force in Washington suburbs on the first day and the last day of each quarter. Every exhibit named here opens its record. The orders of March 13 to 31, 2020 belong to the second quarter of 2020, because wages paid after March 12, 2020 fall in that quarter.

Quarter	First day	Last day
2020 Q2Second quarter of 2020The quarter nationally →	Apr. 1, 2020: Maryland stay-at-home (Order 20-03-30-01) and Virginia stay-at-home (EO 55) statewide; Prince George's local emergency EO 6-2020 (Mar. 16, 2020) (secondary); TheBus route suspensions and rear-door boarding from Mar. 19, 2020 (Ex. MET-DCM-032); Fairfax, Arlington and Loudoun local emergencies (Ex. MET-DCM-093, -080, -100); Fairfax county buildings closed to the public from Mar. 27, 2020 (Ex. MET-DCM-091) and community facilities from Mar. 16 (Ex. -092); Fairfax and Alexandria circuit courts: trials suspended from Mar. 17, 2020 (Ex. MET-DCM-040, -050); WMATA rear-door boarding and reduced service from Mar. 24, 2020 (Ex. MET-DCM-070).	June 30, 2020: Montgomery EO 082-20 Phase 2 (stay-at-home lifted June 19, 2020, 5 p.m.; gatherings over 50 prohibited; indoor dining and offices under conditions; theaters and senior centers closed) (Ex. MET-DCM-003) with the Health Officer's face-covering order (Ex. -002); Prince George's EO 7-2020 mask rules (Ex. -033) and EO 15-2020 full Phase 2 (June 25, 2020) (secondary); Northern Virginia in Phase Two since June 12, 2020 (EO 65); Fairfax outdoor-dining emergency ordinance (Ex. -094); Fairfax Circuit Court face-covering and screening orders (Ex. -041, -042); WMATA face coverings required (secondary) and reduced service (Ex. -073).
2020 Q3Third quarter of 2020The quarter nationally →	July 1, 2020: as at June 30, 2020; Virginia Phase Three (EO 67) began statewide.	Sept. 30, 2020: Montgomery EO 117-20 (eff. Sept. 29, 2020: face coverings over age two; gatherings over 50 prohibited; retail 50 percent or 50 persons; indoor dining 50 percent; alcohol service ends 10 p.m.; theaters closed; fines to $20,000) (Ex. MET-DCM-010); Prince George's Health Officer order of Aug. 4, 2020 (face coverings in all indoor retail and business establishments and fitness centers; employer duties) (Ex. -038) and EO 20-2020 (Sept. 3, 2020) (secondary); Arlington sidewalk physical-distancing emergency ordinance enforced from Aug. 28, 2020 (Ex. -083); Fairfax Circuit Court face-covering order (Ex. -042).
2020 Q4Fourth quarter of 2020The quarter nationally →	Oct. 1, 2020: as at Sept. 30, 2020.	Dec. 31, 2020: Montgomery EO 139-20 AM2 (eff. Dec. 15, 2020: indoor gatherings over 10 and outdoor over 25 prohibited; indoor dining suspended, outdoor seating 6 a.m.-10 p.m., carry-out; one person per 200 sq. ft. or 25 percent occupancy) (Ex. MET-DCM-013) and the amended Health Officer directive of Nov. 24, 2020 (secondary); Prince George's Health Officer directive of Nov. 12, 2020 (eff. Nov. 15, 2020: indoor dining 25 percent; retail 50 percent; gatherings 10 indoor / 25 outdoor; worship 25 percent) (Ex. -045) and EO 27-2020 (Dec. 15, 2020) (secondary); Virginia EO 72 (eff. Dec. 14, 2020) statewide; Fairfax Circuit Court face-covering order (Ex. -042).
2021 Q1First quarter of 2021The quarter nationally →	Jan. 1, 2021: as at Dec. 31, 2020.	Mar. 31, 2021: Montgomery First Amended Board of Health Regulation (Res. 19-768, eff. Mar. 19, 2021: face coverings; outdoor gatherings over 50 and indoor over 25 prohibited; indoor dining 25 percent; other businesses 50 percent from Mar. 26, 2021) (Ex. MET-DCM-016; Second Amended, Ex. -017, adopted Mar. 26, effective Apr. 2, 2021); Prince George's EO 8-2021 (Mar. 11, 2021) and CR-33-2021 (Mar. 30, 2021) (secondary); Virginia EO 72 as amended Mar. 1, 2021 statewide; Fairfax Circuit Court face-covering order (Ex. -042).
2021 Q2Second quarter of 2021The quarter nationally →	Apr. 1, 2021: as at Mar. 31, 2021.	June 30, 2021: no county capacity, gathering or general mask rules in force in either Maryland county (Montgomery regulation terminated May 28, 2021, 6:00 a.m., Ex. MET-DCM-021 ¶11; Prince George's aligned with the State May 26-28, 2021, Ex. -046); Maryland emergency in force to July 1, 2021 (grace to Aug. 15); Virginia restrictions ended May 28, 2021 (EO 79) and the emergency expired June 30, 2021; Fairfax Circuit Court face-covering order as amended June 10, 2021 (secondary); Prince George's face coverings for employees at Corrections and the Courthouse (Ex. -046).
2021 Q3Third quarter of 2021The quarter nationally →	July 1, 2021: Maryland emergency grace period (to Aug. 15, 2021); Fairfax Circuit Court face-covering order as amended June 10 and July 6, 2021 (secondary); Prince George's courthouse and Corrections face coverings (Ex. MET-DCM-046); federal transit mask orders on WMATA (cited by name).	Sept. 30, 2021: Montgomery indoor face-covering regulation in force since Aug. 7, 2021 (Res. 19-975 with the Aug. 5 and Sept. 1, 2021 notices) (Ex. MET-DCM-023, -024, -025); Prince George's EO 18-2021 (Aug. 5, 2021, indoor face coverings over age five) and EO 21-2021 (Sept. 30, 2021, over age two) and EO 19-2021 (employee vaccination or weekly testing) (secondary, recited in Ex. -047); Fairfax Circuit Court third amended face-covering order (Aug. 4, 2021) (Ex. -044); Alexandria Circuit Court mandatory face-covering order (eff. Aug. 2, 2021) (Ex. -052); Northern Virginia health directors' indoor-mask recommendation (Aug. 3, 2021) (Ex. -062); Virginia Order of Public Health Emergency Ten (Aug. 12, 2021, K-12 masks) statewide; federal transit mask orders on WMATA.

The end of general restrictions

The day the general business restrictions ended in Washington suburbs, the instrument that ended them, and what the record shows still in force afterward. The end of the general orders is not the end of the record: sector rules, standing duties and the federal layer continue past it.

End of general restrictions

May 28, 2021

Montgomery County: May 28, 2021 at 6:00 a.m.; Prince George's County: May 28, 2021 at 5:00 p.m. (face coverings) and May 26, 2021 (capacity); Virginia: May 28, 2021

Instrument Montgomery County: Sixth Amended Board of Health Regulation, Council Resolution 19-842, ¶11 (termination clause) (Ex. MET-DCM-021); Northern Virginia localities: the Commonwealth's Executive Order 79 (statewide; cited by name)

What remained in force

After May 28, 2021 both Maryland counties followed State and Maryland Department of Health requirements (transit, health-care and school masking; the State emergency to July 1, 2021 and its grace period to Aug. 15, 2021). Prince George's kept face coverings for employees on duty at Corrections and the County Courthouse. Fairfax Circuit Court's face-covering order remained in force as amended (June 10 and July 6, 2021), then was expanded Aug. 4, 2021. New local indoor face-covering orders took effect Aug. 7, 2021 (Montgomery) and Aug. 5, 2021 (Prince George's); court mask orders in Alexandria (Aug. 2, 2021) and Fairfax (Aug. 4, 2021); federal transit mask orders on WMATA throughout.

The State and the local orders

Maryland never preempted the counties' COVID-19 business orders; the reverse is true. Each Governor's order recited in the Montgomery County executive orders (Nos. 20-05-13-01, 20-05-27-01, 20-09-18-01, 20-10-16-02 and 20-11-17-01) 'gave Maryland counties the authority to continue to impose limitations on business and personal activities that were more restrictive' than the State's (Ex. MET-DCM-001, -009, -011, -013, verbatim recitals). The one preemptive act was narrow: after the Montgomery County Health Officer barred in-person instruction at all nonpublic schools (July 31, 2020, reissued Aug. 5, 2020 under Md. Code Health-Gen. § 18-208 and COMAR 10.06.01.06), the Governor's amended order of August 3, 2020 (No. 20-08-03-01, recited in Ex. MET-DCM-008) and the Secretary of Health's memorandum of August 6, 2020 produced the rescission of August 7, 2020 (Ex. MET-DCM-005, -006). When the State ended its capacity limits (Mar. 12, 2021) and its emergency (July 1, 2021, grace period to Aug. 15, 2021), the counties continued under independent authority: the Montgomery County Council sitting as the Board of Health under Md. Code Health-Gen. § 3-202(d) (Ex. MET-DCM-015, -023) and the Prince George's County Executive under Md. Code Pub. Safety § 14-111 and Subtitle 6 of the County Code (Ex. MET-DCM-033, -047). No court enjoined any of these local instruments. Virginia is a Dillon Rule State: no Northern Virginia locality closed businesses, capped capacity or masked the public by its own order; the Governor's executive orders did that statewide, and the localities acted through declarations of local emergency under Va. Code §§ 44-146.16 and 44-146.21 (Ex. MET-DCM-093), emergency ordinances under Va. Code § 15.2-1413 (Ex. MET-DCM-094, -095), facility closures, the May 10, 2020 joint request that produced the Northern Virginia Phase Zero delay (Ex. MET-DCM-061), Arlington's sidewalk physical-distancing emergency ordinance (enforced from Aug. 28, 2020; lapsed Sept. 2020) (Ex. MET-DCM-083), and the circuit courts' orders under the Supreme Court of Virginia's judicial-emergency orders (Ex. MET-DCM-040 to -044, -050 to -052). In the third quarter of 2021 the Virginia localities issued recommendations (Ex. MET-DCM-062) and court orders, not public mask mandates.

Third quarter of 2021

July 1 through September 30, 2021, the last claimable quarter: the instruments the record shows in force in Washington suburbs. An order in force on any day of the quarter is an order in force during it. The quarter nationally →

In force (12)

MET-DCM-023 (Montgomery Board of Health Regulation, Res. 19-975, adopted Aug. 5, eff. Aug. 7, 2021, 12:00 a.m.: face coverings indoors at any location accessible to the public, all persons over two, upon notice of substantial transmission)
MET-DCM-024 (Health Officer notice of substantial transmission, Aug. 5, 2021, triggering the requirement Aug. 7, 2021)
MET-DCM-025 (Health Officer notice of high transmission, Sept. 1, 2021)
MET-DCM-128 Prince George's EO 18-2021 (Aug. 5, 2021, indoor face coverings for all persons over five; verified_secondary from the recital in Ex. MET-DCM-047)
MET-DCM-130 Prince George's EO 21-2021 (Sept. 30, 2021, face coverings extended to persons over two; verified_secondary)
MET-DCM-048 Prince George's EO 19-2021 (county employees, volunteers and contractors: vaccination or weekly testing; issued between Aug. 5 and Sept. 30, 2021; verified_secondary)
MET-DCM-046 (Prince George's face coverings for employees on duty at Corrections and the County Courthouse, from May 28, 2021)
MET-DCM-044 (Fairfax Circuit Court third amended mandatory face-covering order, Aug. 4, 2021, masks required for entry to the Judicial Complex and in all public areas)
MET-DCM-043 (Fairfax Circuit Court face-covering orders of May 18, 2020 as amended June 10 and July 6, 2021; verified_secondary from the caption of Ex. MET-DCM-044)
MET-DCM-052 (Alexandria Circuit Court mandatory face-covering order effective Aug. 2, 2021)
MET-DCM-062 (Northern Virginia health directors' interim recommendation of indoor masks for all, Aug. 3, 2021; a recommendation, not an order)
Statewide and federal, cited by name: Maryland state of emergency grace period to Aug. 15, 2021; MDH Amended Vaccination Matters Order (Aug. 5, 2021); Virginia Order of Public Health Emergency Ten (Aug. 12, 2021); CDC conveyance mask order and TSA security directives governing WMATA, TheBus, Ride On, Fairfax Connector and DASH through Sept. 30, 2021

Sector chronology

How the orders reached each kind of business in Washington suburbs, sector by sector, in the order the record gives. Open a sector to read its chronology; every exhibit named opens its record.

Restaurants and bars

Closed to on-premises service Mar. 16, 2020 (Maryland Order 20-03-16-01; Virginia EO 53 Mar. 24) and kept closed in Montgomery by EO 067-20 (May 15, 2020); outdoor seating only from June 1, 2020 (EO 070-20 ¶6); indoor dining from June 19, 2020 under conditions (EO 082-20 ¶8, buffets prohibited); alcohol service for on-premises consumption ended 10 p.m. from Aug. 5, 2020 (EO 087-20); 50 percent indoor Sept. 22-Nov. 9, 2020 (EO 114-20, 117-20); 25 percent Nov. 10, 2020 (EO 122-20 AM); indoor dining suspended Dec. 15, 2020 (EO 139-20 AM2; outdoor 6 a.m.-10 p.m., carry-out); restored at 25 percent with a 90-minute limit Feb. 14, 2021 (EO 19-21 AM); 25 percent Mar. 12-Apr. 19, 2021, 50 percent Apr. 20, 75 percent May 18, unrestricted May 28, 2021, 6:00 a.m. (Res. 19-760 to 19-842). Prince George's: 25 percent indoor from Nov. 15, 2020 (Ex. MET-DCM-045), indoor dining closed by EO 27-2020 (Dec. 15, 2020) (secondary). Fairfax: outdoor dining authorized without permits by emergency ordinance of May 28, 2020; Northern Virginia indoor dining from June 12, 2020 (EO 65).

Retail

Montgomery: non-essential retail closed Mar. 23-May 31, 2020; curbside pickup only from June 1, 2020 (EO 070-20 ¶3); in-store from June 19, 2020 (EO 082-20 ¶19); 50 percent or 50 persons Sept. 22, 2020; one patron per 200 sq. ft. or 25 percent Nov. 10, 2020 to Mar. 25, 2021; 50 percent Mar. 26, 2021; 75 percent May 18; lifted May 28, 2021. Prince George's: masks required of all patrons in grocery, pharmacy and large chain retail from Apr. 15, 2020 (EO 7-2020) and in every indoor retail or business establishment from Aug. 4, 2020; one person per 200 sq. ft. or 50 percent from Nov. 15, 2020 (Ex. -045).

Personal care

Montgomery: salons and barbers by appointment from June 1, 2020 (EO 070-20 ¶5); full reopening June 19, 2020 with face coverings; 25 percent and one customer per 200 sq. ft. of service space Nov. 10, 2020-Mar. 25, 2021 (EO 122-20 AM; 19-21 AM); lifted May 28, 2021. Prince George's: barber shops and beauty salons within the Aug. 4, 2020 face-covering and sanitation order.

Fitness and entertainment

Montgomery: fitness centers closed through June 18, 2020, limited from June 19 (EO 082-20 ¶14), 25 percent from Nov. 10, 2020; theaters closed to the general public through at least Sept. 29, 2020 (EO 117-20) and live performances regulated by interpretive guidance (Sept. 4, 2020); high-risk sport competitions prohibited Aug. 5, 2020-Feb. 2021; enclosed-mall common areas and food courts limited to carry-out through Feb. 2021; 25 percent Mar. 12, 50 percent Mar. 26, 75 percent May 18, 2021. Prince George's: fitness centers masked (Aug. 4, 2020) and at one patron per 200 sq. ft. or 25 percent, bowling, skating rinks, pool halls, bingo at 25 percent, spectators at 10 percent from Nov. 15, 2020 (Ex. -045). Fairfax: outdoor fitness authorized by the May 28, 2020 emergency ordinance.

Hotels and short-term rentals

No county lodging orders identified; Montgomery's hotel relief appropriations (Res. 19-718, Jan. 26, 2021) reflect the sector's condition; statewide instruments cited by name.

Offices and telework

Maryland non-essential businesses closed Mar. 23, 2020 (statewide, cited by name) and kept closed in Montgomery to June 18, 2020 (EO 067-20 ¶IV.b; EO 070-20); offices reopened June 19, 2020 with telework 'strongly encouraged' (EO 082-20 ¶12); 25 percent occupancy rules Nov. 10, 2020-Mar. 25, 2021. Virginia: telework required 'to the extent possible' under EO 53/55 (statewide).

Manufacturing

Montgomery EO 070-20 ¶4 (June 1, 2020): manufacturing permitted to fully reopen, with face coverings and distancing (Ex. -001); previously closed if non-essential under the State's Mar. 23, 2020 order and EO 067-20.

Construction

Montgomery: construction continued as essential under the State order; manufacturing 'may fully reopen' June 1, 2020 (EO 070-20 ¶4). Fairfax: emergency ordinance of Apr. 14, 2020 extended the validity of development approvals during the emergency (Ex. -095); county permit counters closed to the public from Mar. 27, 2020 (Ex. -091).

Real estate

Fairfax Clerk of Court and county permit offices closed to walk-in business from Mar. 27, 2020 (Ex. -091); Fairfax development approvals extended by emergency ordinance Apr. 14, 2020 (Ex. -095); Montgomery open houses and showings fell under the gathering caps and face-covering orders (EO 070-20 to 19-21 AM).

Hospitals and long-term care

Statewide instruments (Maryland Order 20-04-05-02 and MDH orders; MDH Amended Vaccination Matters Order Aug. 5, 2021) cited by name; no separate county hospital orders identified.

Dental and elective health care

Governed by the Maryland Department of Health and Virginia Department of Health statewide orders; Montgomery's face-covering orders excepted persons receiving services requiring access to the face; Montgomery's May 18, 2021 regulation and Prince George's May 28, 2021 memorandum kept masks mandatory in all health-care settings after general rules ended.

Schools

Montgomery Health Officer: nonpublic schools barred from in-person instruction through Oct. 1, 2020 (July 31 and Aug. 5, 2020 orders), rescinded Aug. 7, 2020 after the Governor's amended order 20-08-03-01 (Ex. -005, -006); 2021-22 masking under Virginia Order of Public Health Emergency Ten (Aug. 12, 2021) and the Maryland State Board of Education emergency regulation (statewide, cited by name).

Child care

Montgomery EO 082-20 ¶ (childcare) and EO 122-20 AM ¶5.b: 'phase two childcare capacity limits' continued through Feb. 2021; State essential-personnel child-care orders cited by name.

Worship and gatherings

Montgomery: gatherings over 10 prohibited through June 18, 2020 (EO 070-20 ¶1, drive-in services permitted); over 50 prohibited June 19-Nov. 9, 2020; over 25 from Nov. 10, 2020; indoor over 10 and outdoor over 25 from Dec. 15, 2020; worship 25 percent (EO 19-21 AM); 50 outdoor / 25 indoor Mar. 12-May 17, 2021; indoor 250 May 18; lifted May 28, 2021. Prince George's: worship 25 percent and gatherings 10 indoor / 25 outdoor from Nov. 15, 2020 (Ex. -045). Arlington: groups of more than three prohibited from congregating on posted sidewalks, enforced Aug. 28-Sept. 2020 (Ex. -083).

Courts and public offices

Fairfax Circuit Court: trials suspended from Mar. 17, 2020 (Ex. -040); courthouse-entry screening Apr. 27, 2020 (Ex. -041); mandatory face coverings May 18, 2020 (Ex. -042), amended June 10 and July 6, 2021 and expanded Aug. 4, 2021 (Ex. -044). Alexandria Circuit Court: temporary procedures Mar. 17, 2020 (Ex. -050), extended Apr. 27 to June 12, 2020 (Ex. -051); mandatory face coverings Aug. 2, 2021 (Ex. -052). Loudoun courts general order Mar. 16, 2020 (secondary). Prince William Judicial Center screening and masks (Ex. -112). Fairfax county buildings closed Mar. 27, 2020 (Ex. -091); Loudoun departments closed Mar. 17-18, 2020 (Ex. -101).

Travel and quarantine

Statewide travel advisories (Maryland Dec. 17, 2020; WMATA service cuts, station closures and rear-door boarding from Mar. 16-24, 2020 (Ex. -070, -073) and TheBus route suspensions from Mar. 19, 2020 (Ex. -032) limited commuting throughout the region.

Face coverings

Prince George's EO 7-2020: masks in grocery, pharmacy, large retail and on TheBus from Apr. 15, 2020 (Ex. -033), three days before the State's order; Montgomery Health Officer: all residents over two in public whenever distancing is not possible, June 18, 2020 (Ex. -002); Montgomery EO 087-20 onward: face coverings for all over two in the specified settings (Aug. 5, 2020-Mar. 11, 2021); Prince George's Health Officer Aug. 4, 2020: every indoor retail and business establishment (Ex. -038); Board of Health regulations Mar. 12-May 27, 2021; unvaccinated-only indoors May 18-27, 2021 (Ex. -021); general rules lifted May 28, 2021; reinstated indoors Aug. 5, 2021 (Prince George's EO 18-2021, over age five) and Aug. 7, 2021 (Montgomery Res. Virginia courts: Fairfax May 18, 2020 and Aug. 4, 2021; Alexandria Aug. 2, 2021.

Vaccination mandates

Prince George's EO 19-2021 (county employees, volunteers, contractors: vaccination or weekly testing; between Aug. 5 and Sept. 30, 2021), amended by EO 22-2021 (Oct. 4, 2021) (Ex. -047; EO 19-2021 secondary). Montgomery County employee mandate (Aug. 2021) not researched. MDH Amended Vaccination Matters Order (Aug. 5, 2021) for hospital and nursing-home staff is statewide.

On the calendar

Every dated instrument in the Washington suburbs file across the nineteen months from March 2020 through September 2021, in the order it took effect. A bar takes the color of the instrument's first limitation type and runs from its effective month through its end month; a fading edge marks an instrument whose end the record does not date. Point at a bar for its dates; open the bar for the record.

Emergency declaration 17Stay-at-home 7Business closure 21Telework mandate 1Capacity limit 26Gathering cap 29Face-covering requirement 43Travel and quarantine 7Schools and child care 8Health care orders 3Curfew and hours 4Alcohol and bars 7Events and venues 14Courts and public offices 14Workplace rules 19Vaccination or testing 2Quarantine and isolation 2Other 12

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Ex. MET-DCM-080 Declaration of Local EmergencyCounty Manager Mark Schwartz (Director of… · Mar. 13, 2020

Declaration of Local…

Ex. MET-DCM-030 Executive Order No. 6-2020County Executive Angela D. Alsobrooks · Mar. 16, 2020

Executive Order No. 6-2020

Ex. MET-DCM-092 Closure of park (indoor), library, community, senior and adult day…Fairfax County Government and Park Authority · Mar. 16, 2020

Closure of park (indoor)…

Ex. MET-DCM-100 Declaration of Local EmergencyCounty Administrator Tim Hemstreet (Director of… · Mar. 16, 2020

Declaration of Local…

Ex. MET-DCM-102 General Order on Court Operations (March 16, 2020) and Updated Order…Loudoun County Circuit Court · Mar. 16, 2020

General Order on Court…

Ex. MET-DCM-040 Updated and Amended Memorandum: COVID-19 Contingency/Action Plan…Circuit Court of Fairfax County (Chief Judge) · Mar. 17, 2020

Updated and Amended…

Ex. MET-DCM-050 Memorandum Regarding Alexandria Circuit Court Ordered COVID-19…Circuit Court of Alexandria (Judges Lisa… · Mar. 17, 2020

Memorandum Regarding…

Ex. MET-DCM-090 Announcement: Fairfax County Declares Local State of Emergency for…Fairfax County Board of Supervisors… · Mar. 17, 2020

Announcement: Fairfax County…

Ex. MET-DCM-093 Resolution consenting to the Declaration of Local Emergency…Fairfax County Board of Supervisors (resolution… · Mar. 17, 2020

Resolution consenting to the…

Ex. MET-DCM-101 Temporary closures of county departments and suspension of public…Loudoun County Government · Mar. 17, 2020

Temporary closures of county…

Ex. MET-DCM-032 TheBus Coronavirus Operational Changes public notice (v6, Mar. 17…Department of Public Works and Transportation… · Mar. 19, 2020

TheBus Coronavirus…

Ex. MET-DCM-070 Metrobus rear-door boarding directive (news release of March 23, 2020)Metro General Manager/CEO Paul J. Wiedefeld · Mar. 24, 2020

Metrobus rear-door boarding…

Ex. MET-DCM-096 Emergency Uncodified Ordinance to Establish Methods to Assure…Fairfax County Board of Supervisors · Mar. 24, 2020

Emergency Uncodified…

Ex. MET-DCM-091 Closure of all Fairfax County government buildings and facilities to…Fairfax County Executive Bryan Hill (Director of… · Mar. 27, 2020

Closure of all Fairfax…

Ex. MET-DCM-081 Arlington Requires Compliance with Governor's Stay at Home Order…Arlington County Board Chair Libby Garvey and… · Mar. 30, 2020

Arlington Requires…

Ex. MET-DCM-095 Board Summary, April 14, 2020: adoption of emergency uncodified…Fairfax County Board of Supervisors (Clerk's… · Apr. 14, 2020

Board Summary, April 14…

Ex. MET-DCM-033 Executive Order No. 7-2020County Executive Angela D. Alsobrooks · Apr. 15, 2020

Executive Order No. 7-2020

Ex. MET-DCM-041 Order, In re Public Notice of COVID-19 Related Courthouse-Entry…Circuit Court of Fairfax County · Apr. 27, 2020

Order, In re Public Notice…

Ex. MET-DCM-051 Third Revised Memorandum Regarding Alexandria Circuit Court Ordered…Circuit Court of Alexandria · Apr. 27, 2020

Third Revised Memorandum…

Ex. MET-DCM-060 Northern Virginia Health Directors' Assessment of Phased Reopening…Northern Virginia Health Directors · May 9, 2020

Northern Virginia Health…

Ex. MET-DCM-061 Joint letter to Governor Northam requesting that Northern Virginia's…Mayors and Chairs of the Counties of Arlington… · May 10, 2020

Joint letter to Governor…

Ex. MET-DCM-111 Northern Virginia Localities Urge Governor to Set Regional Targets for…Prince William County (release describing the… · May 10, 2020

Northern Virginia Localities…

Ex. MET-DCM-034 Executive Order No. 8-2020County Executive Angela D. Alsobrooks · May 14, 2020

Executive Order No. 8-2020

Ex. MET-DCM-073 COVID-19 Pandemic Recovery Plan (phased service restoration)WMATA (General Manager/CEO) · May 14, 2020

COVID-19 Pandemic Recovery…

Ex. MET-DCM-026 Executive Order 067-20, COVID-19 Local Order, as approved by Council…County Executive Marc Elrich (Executive Order… · May 15, 2020

Executive Order 067-20…

Ex. MET-DCM-082 Governor Allows Arlington County and Northern Virginia to Delay…Arlington County (release describing the… · May 15, 2020

Governor Allows Arlington…

Ex. MET-DCM-042 Mandatory Face Covering Order, In re All Persons Entering Fairfax…Circuit Court of Fairfax County · May 18, 2020

Mandatory Face Covering…

Ex. MET-DCM-071 Face covering requirement for all Metro customers (announced May 2020)WMATA · May 18, 2020

Face covering requirement…

Ex. MET-DCM-094 Emergency Uncodified Ordinance to Provide a Method to Assure…Fairfax County Board of Supervisors · May 28, 2020

Emergency Uncodified…

Ex. MET-DCM-001 Executive Order 070-20County Executive Marc Elrich · June 1, 2020

Executive Order 070-20

Ex. MET-DCM-035 Executive Order No. 10-2020County Executive Angela D. Alsobrooks · June 1, 2020

Executive Order No. 10-2020

Ex. MET-DCM-036 Executive Order No. 13-2020 (June 12, 2020) and Executive Order No.…County Executive Angela D. Alsobrooks · June 15, 2020

Executive Order No. 13-2020…

Ex. MET-DCM-002 Health Officer Directive and Order Regarding Face CoveringsTravis A. Gayles, M.D., Ph.D., Health Officer… · June 18, 2020

Health Officer Directive and…

Ex. MET-DCM-003 Executive Order 082-20County Executive Marc Elrich · June 19, 2020

Executive Order 082-20

Ex. MET-DCM-120 Council Resolution CR-64-2020Prince George's County Council · July 7, 2020

Council Resolution…

Ex. MET-DCM-037 Health Officer Directive and Order on Large GatheringsErnest L. Carter, M.D., Ph.D., Health Officer… · July 31, 2020

Health Officer Directive and…

Ex. MET-DCM-004 Health Officer Directive and Order Regarding Nonpublic SchoolsTravis A. Gayles, M.D., Ph.D., Health Officer · Aug. 3, 2020

Health Officer Directive and…

Ex. MET-DCM-038 Directive and Order for Enhanced Consumer and Employee SafetyErnest L. Carter, M.D., Ph.D., Health Officer… · Aug. 4, 2020

Directive and Order for…

Ex. MET-DCM-005 Health Officer Directive and Order Regarding Nonpublic Schools…Travis A. Gayles, M.D., Ph.D., Health Officer · Aug. 5, 2020

Health Officer Directive and…

Ex. MET-DCM-007 Executive Order 087-20County Executive Marc Elrich · Aug. 5, 2020

Executive Order 087-20

Ex. MET-DCM-006 Health Officer Directive and Order Regarding Nonpublic Schools…Travis A. Gayles, M.D., Ph.D., Health Officer · Aug. 7, 2020

Health Officer Directive and…

Ex. MET-DCM-008 Executive Order 098-20County Executive Marc Elrich · Aug. 24, 2020

Executive Order 098-20

Ex. MET-DCM-083 Emergency ordinance prohibiting groups of more than three from…Arlington County Board (emergency ordinance)… · Aug. 28, 2020

Emergency ordinance…

Ex. MET-DCM-121 Executive Order No. 20-2020County Executive Angela D. Alsobrooks · Sept. 3, 2020

Executive Order No. 20-2020

Ex. MET-DCM-009 Executive Order 114-20County Executive Marc Elrich · Sept. 22, 2020

Executive Order 114-20

Ex. MET-DCM-010 Executive Order 117-20County Executive Marc Elrich · Sept. 29, 2020

Executive Order 117-20

Ex. MET-DCM-011 Executive Order 122-20 AMCounty Executive Marc Elrich · Nov. 10, 2020

Executive Order 122-20 AM

Ex. MET-DCM-045 Directive and Order for Enhanced Consumer and Employee Safety…Ernest L. Carter, M.D., Ph.D., Health Officer… · Nov. 15, 2020

Directive and Order for…

Ex. MET-DCM-012 Amended Health Officer Directive and Order on Face Coverings and…Travis A. Gayles, M.D., Ph.D., Health Officer · Nov. 24, 2020

Amended Health Officer…

Ex. MET-DCM-013 Executive Order 139-20 AM2County Executive Marc Elrich · Dec. 15, 2020

Executive Order 139-20 AM2

Ex. MET-DCM-122 Executive Order No. 27-2020County Executive Angela D. Alsobrooks · Dec. 16, 2020

Executive Order No. 27-2020

Ex. MET-DCM-123 Executive Order 3-2021 (Jan. 26, 2021); Executive Order 8-2021 (Mar.…County Executive Angela D. Alsobrooks · Jan. 26, 2021

Executive Order 3-2021 (Jan.…

Ex. MET-DCM-112 Prince William Judicial Center COVID-19 protocols (temperature checks…Prince William County Circuit Court, General… · Feb. 4, 2021

Prince William Judicial…

Ex. MET-DCM-014 Executive Order 19-21 AMCounty Executive Marc Elrich · Feb. 14, 2021

Executive Order 19-21 AM

Ex. MET-DCM-015 Board of Health Regulation, Council Resolution 19-760County Council sitting as the Montgomery County… · Mar. 12, 2021

Board of Health Regulation…

Ex. MET-DCM-016 First Amended Board of Health Regulation, Council Resolution 19-768County Council sitting as the Board of Health · Mar. 19, 2021

First Amended Board of…

Ex. MET-DCM-017 Second Amended Board of Health Regulation, Council Resolution 19-778County Council sitting as the Board of Health · Apr. 2, 2021

Second Amended Board of…

Ex. MET-DCM-018 Third Amended Board of Health Regulation, Council Resolution 19-790County Council sitting as the Board of Health · Apr. 13, 2021

Third Amended Board of…

Ex. MET-DCM-019 Fourth Amended Board of Health Regulation, Council Resolution 19-794County Council sitting as the Board of Health · Apr. 20, 2021

Fourth Amended Board of…

Ex. MET-DCM-020 Fifth Amended Board of Health Regulation, Council Resolution 19-814County Council sitting as the Board of Health · Apr. 27, 2021

Fifth Amended Board of…

Ex. MET-DCM-021 Sixth Amended Board of Health Regulation, Council Resolution 19-842…County Council sitting as the Board of Health · May 18, 2021

Sixth Amended Board of…

Ex. MET-DCM-046 Memorandum: Guidelines for Face Coverings, Modification of Entry…Tara H. Jackson, Chief Administrative Officer… · May 28, 2021

Memorandum: Guidelines for…

Ex. MET-DCM-124 Executive Order 14-2021 (May 26, 2021), as amended by Executive Order…County Executive Angela D. Alsobrooks · May 28, 2021

Executive Order 14-2021 (May…

Ex. MET-DCM-043 First and Second Amendments to the Mandatory Face Covering Order (June…Circuit Court of Fairfax County · June 10, 2021

First and Second Amendments…

Ex. MET-DCM-052 Mandatory Face Covering Order Effective August 2, 2021, In re All…Circuit Court for the City of Alexandria · Aug. 2, 2021

Mandatory Face Covering…

Ex. MET-DCM-062 Updated Interim Recommendations for Mask Wearing in Northern VirginiaNorthern Virginia Health Directors (to the… · Aug. 3, 2021

Updated Interim…

Ex. MET-DCM-044 Third Amendment to Mandatory Face Covering Orders of May 18, 2020…Penney S. Azcarate, Chief Judge, 19th Judicial… · Aug. 4, 2021

Third Amendment to Mandatory…

Ex. MET-DCM-023 Board of Health Regulation, Council Resolution 19-975County Council sitting as the Board of Health… · Aug. 7, 2021

Board of Health Regulation…

Ex. MET-DCM-024 Notice of Substantial Transmission of COVID-19 in Montgomery CountyTravis A. Gayles, M.D., Ph.D., Health Officer… · Aug. 7, 2021

Notice of Substantial…

Ex. MET-DCM-128 Executive Order No. 18-2021County Executive Angela D. Alsobrooks · Aug. 8, 2021

Executive Order No. 18-2021

Ex. MET-DCM-025 Notice of High Transmission of COVID-19 in Montgomery CountyTravis A. Gayles, M.D., Ph.D., Health Officer · Sept. 1, 2021

Notice of High Transmission…

Ex. MET-DCM-048 Executive Order No. 19-2021County Executive Angela D. Alsobrooks · Sept. 30, 2021

Executive Order No. 19-2021

Ex. MET-DCM-130 Executive Order No. 21-2021County Executive Angela D. Alsobrooks · Sept. 30, 2021

Executive Order No. 21-2021

Ex. MET-DCM-047 Executive Order No. 22-2021 (supersedes Executive Order No. 19-2021)County Executive Angela D. Alsobrooks · Oct. 4, 2021

Executive Order No. 22-2021…

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Exhibit	Instrument	Issuer	Level	Effective	End	Quarters	Limitations	Source	File
Ex. MET-DCM-080	Declaration of Local EmergencyDeclaration of Local Emergency for Arlington County (effective 7 p.m. March 13, 2020; ratified March 14, 2020)	County Manager Mark Schwartz (Director of Emergency Management); ratified by the Arlington County Board	County	Mar. 13, 2020	Sept. 30, 2021	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Emergency declaration	Confirmed from a secondary source	PDF 161 KB
Ex. MET-DCM-030	Executive Order No. 6-2020Declaration of a Local State of Emergency for Prince George's County, Maryland	County Executive Angela D. Alsobrooks	County	Mar. 16, 2020	Apr. 13, 2020	2020 Q2	Emergency declaration	Confirmed from a secondary source	Source
Ex. MET-DCM-092	Closure of park (indoor), library, community, senior and adult day health care facilitiesPark (Indoor), Library and Other Community Facilities to Close for Two Weeks (effective March 16, 2020)	Fairfax County Government and Park Authority	County	Mar. 16, 2020	June 30, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closure	Confirmed from a secondary source	PDF 1.1 MB
Ex. MET-DCM-100	Declaration of Local EmergencyLoudoun County Declares Local Emergency in Response to COVID-19 (March 16, 2020)	County Administrator Tim Hemstreet (Director of Emergency Management) with the concurrence of Board Chair Phyllis J. Randall; ratified by the Board of Supervisors March 17, 2020	County	Mar. 16, 2020	June 30, 2021	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Emergency declaration	Confirmed from a secondary source	PDF 201 KB
Ex. MET-DCM-102	General Order on Court Operations (March 16, 2020) and Updated Order for Loudoun County Circuit Court Operations (March 2020)Loudoun Courts General Order on court operations; Updated Order for Loudoun County Circuit Court Operations	Loudoun County Circuit Court	Court	Mar. 16, 2020	June 30, 2020	2020 Q2	Courts and public offices	Confirmed from a secondary source	Source
Ex. MET-DCM-040	Updated and Amended Memorandum: COVID-19 Contingency/Action Plan, Fairfax County Circuit Court Ordered ProceduresCOVID-19 Contingency/Action Plan - Fairfax County Circuit Court Ordered Procedures (effective March 17, 2020)	Circuit Court of Fairfax County (Chief Judge)	Court	Mar. 17, 2020	Sept. 15, 2020	2020 Q2	Courts and public offices	Primary source read	PDF 130 KB
Ex. MET-DCM-050	Memorandum Regarding Alexandria Circuit Court Ordered COVID-19 Temporary ProceduresMemorandum Regarding Alexandria Circuit Court Ordered COVID-19 Temporary Procedures (effective March 17, 2020)	Circuit Court of Alexandria (Judges Lisa Bondareff Kemler, Nolan B. Dawkins, James C. Clark)	Court	Mar. 17, 2020	June 30, 2020	2020 Q2	Courts and public offices	Primary source read	PDF 109 KB
Ex. MET-DCM-090	Announcement: Fairfax County Declares Local State of Emergency for Coronavirus (COVID-19)Fairfax County Declares Local State of Emergency (March 17, 2020)	Fairfax County Board of Supervisors (announcement by the county's emergency information office)	County	Mar. 17, 2020	June 30, 2020	2020 Q2	Emergency declaration	Confirmed from a secondary source	PDF 1.1 MB
Ex. MET-DCM-093	Resolution consenting to the Declaration of Local Emergency; Declaration of Local Emergency, Fairfax County, Virginia (Board special meeting package, March 17, 2020)Declaration of Local Emergency, Fairfax County, Virginia, effective March 17, 2020	Fairfax County Board of Supervisors (resolution of consent) and Bryan Hill, County Executive and Director of Emergency Management (declaration)	County	Mar. 17, 2020	June 30, 2021	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Emergency declaration	Primary source read	PDF 343 KB
Ex. MET-DCM-101	Temporary closures of county departments and suspension of public conference-room useCounty to Institute Temporary Closures of Departments to Implement Social Distancing Protocols (March 17…	Loudoun County Government	County	Mar. 17, 2020	Apr. 1, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureCourts and public offices	Confirmed from a secondary source	PDF 204 KB
Ex. MET-DCM-032	TheBus Coronavirus Operational Changes public notice (v6, Mar. 17, 2020)Coronavirus Operational Changes: route suspensions, service reductions, fare suspension and rear-door boarding…	Department of Public Works and Transportation (Terry Bellamy, Director), operator of TheBus	County	Mar. 19, 2020	Apr. 6, 2020	2020 Q2	Travel and quarantineOther	Primary source read	PDF 244 KB
Ex. MET-DCM-070	Metrobus rear-door boarding directive (news release of March 23, 2020)Metrobus implements rear-door boarding (effective March 24, 2020)	Metro General Manager/CEO Paul J. Wiedefeld	Sector regulator	Mar. 24, 2020	Jan. 3, 2021	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4	Travel and quarantineOther	Confirmed from a secondary source	PDF 71 KB
Ex. MET-DCM-096	Emergency Uncodified Ordinance to Establish Methods to Assure Continuity in Fairfax County Government and Conduct of Board of Supervisors Meetings During the Novel Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) EmergencyEmergency continuity-of-government ordinance (adopted March 24, 2020)	Fairfax County Board of Supervisors	County	Mar. 24, 2020	Sept. 30, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Courts and public officesOther	Primary source read	Source
Ex. MET-DCM-091	Closure of all Fairfax County government buildings and facilities to the publicFairfax County Government Buildings Closed to the Public Starting at 5 p.m. on March 27, 2020	Fairfax County Executive Bryan Hill (Director of Emergency Management)	County	Mar. 27, 2020	June 30, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureCourts and public offices	Confirmed from a secondary source	PDF 1.0 MB
Ex. MET-DCM-081	Arlington Requires Compliance with Governor's Stay at Home Order (county directive and enforcement statement)Arlington Requires Compliance with Governor's Stay at Home Order (March 30, 2020)	Arlington County Board Chair Libby Garvey and County Manager Mark Schwartz	County	Mar. 30, 2020	June 10, 2020	2020 Q2	Stay-at-homeBusiness closureGathering cap	Confirmed from a secondary source	PDF 118 KB
Ex. MET-DCM-095	Board Summary, April 14, 2020: adoption of emergency uncodified ordinances (A-8, extending the validity of development approvals; A-9, continuity of boards, authorities, commissions and regional bodies) and recital of the March 24, 2020 emergency continuity ordinanceFairfax County Board of Supervisors Board Summary, April 14, 2020 (electronic meeting under the emergency…	Fairfax County Board of Supervisors (Clerk's Board Summary)	County	Apr. 14, 2020	Sept. 30, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Courts and public officesOther	Primary source read	PDF 445 KB
Ex. MET-DCM-033	Executive Order No. 7-2020Continued Declaration of a Local State of Emergency for Prince George's County, Maryland (face coverings in…	County Executive Angela D. Alsobrooks	County	Apr. 15, 2020	Sept. 30, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Emergency declarationFace-covering requirementTravel and quarantineWorkplace rules	Primary source read	PDF 363 KB
Ex. MET-DCM-041	Order, In re Public Notice of COVID-19 Related Courthouse-Entry Screening, CM 2020-48700Order directing courthouse-entry screening and posting of notice (effective April 27, 2020)	Circuit Court of Fairfax County	Court	Apr. 27, 2020	June 30, 2021	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Courts and public officesWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolation	Primary source read	PDF 557 KB
Ex. MET-DCM-051	Third Revised Memorandum Regarding Alexandria Circuit Court Ordered COVID-19 Temporary ProceduresThird Revised Memorandum Regarding Alexandria Circuit Court Ordered COVID-19 Temporary Procedures (effective…	Circuit Court of Alexandria	Court	Apr. 27, 2020	June 12, 2020	2020 Q2	Courts and public offices	Primary source read	PDF 162 KB
Ex. MET-DCM-060	Northern Virginia Health Directors' Assessment of Phased Reopening CriteriaNoVA Health Directors Assessment of Phased Reopening Criteria (May 9, 2020)	Northern Virginia Health Directors	County	May 9, 2020	May 10, 2020	2020 Q2	Other	Confirmed from a secondary source	Source
Ex. MET-DCM-061	Joint letter to Governor Northam requesting that Northern Virginia's transition to Phase 1 occur when regional metrics are metJoint Regional Reopening Letter, May 10, 2020	Mayors and Chairs of the Counties of Arlington, Fairfax, Loudoun and Prince William, and the City of Alexandria	County	May 10, 2020	May 28, 2020	2020 Q2	Stay-at-homeBusiness closureOther	Primary source read	PDF 123 KB
Ex. MET-DCM-111	Northern Virginia Localities Urge Governor to Set Regional Targets for Reopening (county news release)Northern Virginia Localities Urge Governor to Set Regional Targets for Reopening (May 10, 2020)	Prince William County (release describing the localities' joint letter of May 10, 2020)	County	May 10, 2020	June 30, 2020	2020 Q2	Other	Confirmed from a secondary source	PDF 294 KB
Ex. MET-DCM-034	Executive Order No. 8-2020Continued local state of emergency; stay-at-home and closures continued in Prince George's County after the…	County Executive Angela D. Alsobrooks	County	May 14, 2020	June 1, 2020	2020 Q2	Emergency declarationStay-at-homeBusiness closureGathering cap	Confirmed from a secondary source	—
Ex. MET-DCM-073	COVID-19 Pandemic Recovery Plan (phased service restoration)Metro's COVID-19 gradual recovery plan (May 2020)	WMATA (General Manager/CEO)	Sector regulator	May 14, 2020	Dec. 31, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4	Face-covering requirementTravel and quarantineOther	Confirmed from a secondary source	PDF 394 KB
Ex. MET-DCM-026	Executive Order 067-20, COVID-19 Local Order, as approved by Council Resolution 19-456COVID-19 Local Order (continuing the stay at home restrictions in the County until criteria are met)	County Executive Marc Elrich (Executive Order 067-20); County Council (Resolution 19-456 approving it)	County	May 15, 2020	June 19, 2020	2020 Q2	Emergency declarationStay-at-homeBusiness closureGathering cap	Primary source read	PDF 961 KB
Ex. MET-DCM-082	Governor Allows Arlington County and Northern Virginia to Delay Entering Phase OneNorthern Virginia Phase Zero extended to 11:59 p.m. May 28, 2020	Arlington County (release describing the Governor's EO 62 and the localities' request)	County	May 15, 2020	May 28, 2020	2020 Q2	Stay-at-homeBusiness closureCapacity limit	Confirmed from a secondary source	PDF 223 KB
Ex. MET-DCM-042	Mandatory Face Covering Order, In re All Persons Entering Fairfax Courthouse During the COVID-19 PandemicMandatory Face Covering Order (May 18, 2020)	Circuit Court of Fairfax County	Court	May 18, 2020	July 6, 2021	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Face-covering requirementCourts and public offices	Primary source read	PDF 844 KB
Ex. MET-DCM-071	Face covering requirement for all Metro customers (announced May 2020)Face coverings required on Metro (Metrorail, Metrobus, MetroAccess)	WMATA	Sector regulator	May 18, 2020	Feb. 1, 2021	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1	Face-covering requirementTravel and quarantine	Confirmed from a secondary source	Source
Ex. MET-DCM-094	Emergency Uncodified Ordinance to Provide a Method to Assure Continuity in Fairfax County Government During the COVID-19 Emergency by Temporarily Approving Outdoor Dining and Outdoor Fitness and Exercise Activities Subject to Certain ConditionsEmergency uncodified ordinance approving outdoor dining and outdoor fitness (adopted May 28, 2020)	Fairfax County Board of Supervisors	County	May 28, 2020	June 30, 2021	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Capacity limitWorkplace rulesOther	Primary source read	PDF 196 KB
Ex. MET-DCM-001	Executive Order 070-20COVID-19 Local Order - Phase 1 (amending EO 067-20)	County Executive Marc Elrich	County	June 1, 2020	June 19, 2020	2020 Q2	Stay-at-homeBusiness closureCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementWorkplace rules	Primary source read	PDF 926 KB
Ex. MET-DCM-035	Executive Order No. 10-2020Phase 1 reopening of Prince George's County (effective June 1, 2020)	County Executive Angela D. Alsobrooks	County	June 1, 2020	June 15, 2020	2020 Q2	Emergency declarationBusiness closureCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirement	Confirmed from a secondary source	—
Ex. MET-DCM-036	Executive Order No. 13-2020 (June 12, 2020) and Executive Order No. 15-2020 (June 25, 2020)Modified Phase Two (effective June 15, 2020) and Full Phase Two (effective June 29, 2020) reopening orders	County Executive Angela D. Alsobrooks	County	June 15, 2020	July 7, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Business closureCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirement	Confirmed from a secondary source	—
Ex. MET-DCM-002	Health Officer Directive and Order Regarding Face CoveringsHealth Officer Directive and Order Regarding Face Coverings, Pursuant to State Executive Order 20-06-10-01	Travis A. Gayles, M.D., Ph.D., Health Officer, as designee of the Secretary of Health	County	June 18, 2020	Aug. 5, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4	Face-covering requirement	Primary source read	PDF 759 KB
Ex. MET-DCM-003	Executive Order 082-20COVID-19 Local Order - Phase 2	County Executive Marc Elrich	County	June 19, 2020	Aug. 5, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Stay-at-homeBusiness closureTelework mandateCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementWorkplace rules	Primary source read	PDF 886 KB
Ex. MET-DCM-120	Council Resolution CR-64-2020Continuation of the local state of emergency with face-covering requirements and general requirements for…	Prince George's County Council	County	July 7, 2020	Sept. 15, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q4	Emergency declarationCapacity limitFace-covering requirementWorkplace rules	Confirmed from a secondary source	—
Ex. MET-DCM-037	Health Officer Directive and Order on Large GatheringsFinal Health Officer Order - July 31 - Large Gatherings	Ernest L. Carter, M.D., Ph.D., Health Officer, as designee of the Secretary of Health	County	July 31, 2020	Aug. 4, 2020	2020 Q3	Gathering capFace-covering requirement	Confirmed from a secondary source	Source
Ex. MET-DCM-004	Health Officer Directive and Order Regarding Nonpublic SchoolsHealth Officer Directive and Order Regarding Private and Independent Schools (in-person instruction prohibited…	Travis A. Gayles, M.D., Ph.D., Health Officer	County	Aug. 3, 2020	Aug. 5, 2020	2020 Q3	Business closureSchools and child care	Primary source read	PDF 108 KB
Ex. MET-DCM-038	Directive and Order for Enhanced Consumer and Employee SafetyHealth Officer Directive and Order for Enhanced Consumer and Employee Safety (face coverings in all indoor…	Ernest L. Carter, M.D., Ph.D., Health Officer, as designee of Robert R. Neall, Secretary of Health	County	Aug. 4, 2020	Nov. 12, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q4	Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementWorkplace rules	Primary source read	PDF 711 KB
Ex. MET-DCM-005	Health Officer Directive and Order Regarding Nonpublic Schools (reissued)Health Officer Directive and Order Regarding Nonpublic Schools, August 5, 2020	Travis A. Gayles, M.D., Ph.D., Health Officer	County	Aug. 5, 2020	Aug. 7, 2020	2020 Q3	Business closureSchools and child care	Primary source read	PDF 1.0 MB
Ex. MET-DCM-007	Executive Order 087-20COVID-19 Local Order - Amending and Restating Order dated June 19, 2020	County Executive Marc Elrich	County	Aug. 5, 2020	Aug. 24, 2020	2020 Q3	Business closureCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementCurfew and hoursAlcohol and barsEvents and venues	Primary source read	PDF 917 KB
Ex. MET-DCM-006	Health Officer Directive and Order Regarding Nonpublic Schools (rescission)Health Officer Directive and Order Regarding Nonpublic Schools, August 7, 2020 (rescinding the Aug. 5, 2020…	Travis A. Gayles, M.D., Ph.D., Health Officer	County	Aug. 7, 2020	Sept. 30, 2020	2020 Q3	Schools and child careOther	Primary source read	PDF 106 KB
Ex. MET-DCM-008	Executive Order 098-20COVID-19 Local Order - Amending and Restating Order dated August 5, 2020	County Executive Marc Elrich	County	Aug. 24, 2020	Sept. 22, 2020	2020 Q3	Business closureCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementCurfew and hoursAlcohol and bars	Primary source read	PDF 928 KB
Ex. MET-DCM-083	Emergency ordinance prohibiting groups of more than three from congregating and requiring six feet of separation on posted streets and sidewalks (physical distancing ordinance)Arlington physical distancing emergency ordinance; signage installed and Phase I enforcement from August 28…	Arlington County Board (emergency ordinance); County Manager (enforcement)	County	Aug. 28, 2020	Sept. 22, 2020	2020 Q3	Gathering capOther	Confirmed from a secondary source	PDF 120 KB
Ex. MET-DCM-121	Executive Order No. 20-2020Continued local emergency and reopening conditions (Phase Three with county limits), September 3, 2020	County Executive Angela D. Alsobrooks	County	Sept. 3, 2020	Sept. 15, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q4	Emergency declarationCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirement	Confirmed from a secondary source	—
Ex. MET-DCM-009	Executive Order 114-20COVID-19 - Local Order Amending and Restating Order dated August 24, 2020	County Executive Marc Elrich	County	Sept. 22, 2020	Sept. 29, 2020	2020 Q3	Business closureCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesWorkplace rules	Primary source read	PDF 939 KB
Ex. MET-DCM-010	Executive Order 117-20COVID-19 - Local Order Amending and Restating Order dated September 22, 2020	County Executive Marc Elrich	County	Sept. 29, 2020	Nov. 10, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q4	Business closureCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesWorkplace rules	Primary source read	PDF 1.4 MB
Ex. MET-DCM-011	Executive Order 122-20 AMCOVID-19 - Local Order Amending and Restating Order dated September 29, 2020	County Executive Marc Elrich	County	Nov. 10, 2020	Dec. 15, 2020	2020 Q4	Business closureCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementSchools and child careAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesWorkplace rules	Primary source read	PDF 966 KB
Ex. MET-DCM-045	Directive and Order for Enhanced Consumer and Employee Safety (November 12, 2020)Health Officer Directive and Order for Enhanced Consumer and Employee Safety, effective November 15, 2020 at…	Ernest L. Carter, M.D., Ph.D., Health Officer, as designee of the Secretary of Health	County	Nov. 15, 2020	Dec. 15, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q1	Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementEvents and venuesWorkplace rules	Primary source read	PDF 171 KB
Ex. MET-DCM-012	Amended Health Officer Directive and Order on Face Coverings and GatheringsAmended Health Officer Directive on Face Coverings and Gatherings, effective November 24, 2020 (original…	Travis A. Gayles, M.D., Ph.D., Health Officer	County	Nov. 24, 2020	Mar. 12, 2021	2020 Q42021 Q1	Gathering capFace-covering requirement	Confirmed from a secondary source	Source
Ex. MET-DCM-013	Executive Order 139-20 AM2COVID-19 - Local Order Amending and Restating Order dated November 10, 2020	County Executive Marc Elrich	County	Dec. 15, 2020	Feb. 14, 2021	2020 Q42021 Q1	Business closureCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementSchools and child careCurfew and hoursAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesWorkplace rules	Primary source read	PDF 965 KB
Ex. MET-DCM-122	Executive Order No. 27-2020Second-wave restrictions: indoor dining closed (effective Dec. 16, 2020) and capacity reductions	County Executive Angela D. Alsobrooks	County	Dec. 16, 2020	Jan. 26, 2021	2020 Q42021 Q1	Emergency declarationBusiness closureCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirement	Confirmed from a secondary source	—
Ex. MET-DCM-123	Executive Order 3-2021 (Jan. 26, 2021); Executive Order 8-2021 (Mar. 11, 2021); Executive Order 11-2021 (May 14, 2021)2021 reopening steps: partial restoration of indoor dining and capacity increases (Jan. 26 and Mar. 11, 2021)…	County Executive Angela D. Alsobrooks	County	Jan. 26, 2021	May 26, 2021	2021 Q12021 Q2	Emergency declarationCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirement	Confirmed from a secondary source	—
Ex. MET-DCM-112	Prince William Judicial Center COVID-19 protocols (temperature checks and face coverings for all entrants)Prince William Judicial Center COVID-19 Protocols (county release, captured February 4, 2021)	Prince William County Circuit Court, General District Court and Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court with the Sheriff's Office (county release)	Court	Feb. 4, 2021	Mar. 31, 2021	2020 Q42021 Q1	Face-covering requirementCourts and public officesWorkplace rules	Confirmed from a secondary source	PDF 643 KB
Ex. MET-DCM-014	Executive Order 19-21 AMCOVID-19 - Local Order Amending and Restating Order dated December 15, 2020	County Executive Marc Elrich	County	Feb. 14, 2021	Mar. 12, 2021	2021 Q1	Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementCurfew and hoursAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesWorkplace rules	Primary source read	PDF 947 KB
Ex. MET-DCM-015	Board of Health Regulation, Council Resolution 19-760Board of Health Regulation to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in the County	County Council sitting as the Montgomery County Board of Health	County	Mar. 12, 2021	Mar. 19, 2021	2021 Q1	Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementEvents and venuesWorkplace rules	Primary source read	PDF 197 KB
Ex. MET-DCM-016	First Amended Board of Health Regulation, Council Resolution 19-768First Amended Board of Health Regulation to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in the County	County Council sitting as the Board of Health	County	Mar. 19, 2021	Apr. 2, 2021	2021 Q12021 Q2	Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementEvents and venuesWorkplace rules	Primary source read	PDF 206 KB
Ex. MET-DCM-017	Second Amended Board of Health Regulation, Council Resolution 19-778Second Amended Board of Health Regulation to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in the County	County Council sitting as the Board of Health	County	Apr. 2, 2021	Apr. 13, 2021	2021 Q2	Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementEvents and venues	Primary source read	PDF 228 KB
Ex. MET-DCM-018	Third Amended Board of Health Regulation, Council Resolution 19-790Third Amended Board of Health Regulation to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in the County	County Council sitting as the Board of Health	County	Apr. 13, 2021	Apr. 20, 2021	2021 Q2	Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementEvents and venues	Primary source read	PDF 222 KB
Ex. MET-DCM-019	Fourth Amended Board of Health Regulation, Council Resolution 19-794Fourth Amended Board of Health Regulation to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in the County	County Council sitting as the Board of Health	County	Apr. 20, 2021	Apr. 27, 2021	2021 Q2	Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementEvents and venues	Primary source read	PDF 244 KB
Ex. MET-DCM-020	Fifth Amended Board of Health Regulation, Council Resolution 19-814Fifth Amended Board of Health Regulation to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in the County	County Council sitting as the Board of Health	County	Apr. 27, 2021	May 18, 2021	2021 Q2	Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementEvents and venues	Primary source read	PDF 309 KB
Ex. MET-DCM-021	Sixth Amended Board of Health Regulation, Council Resolution 19-842 (corrected copy)Sixth Amended Board of Health Regulation to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in the County	County Council sitting as the Board of Health	County	May 18, 2021	May 28, 2021	2021 Q2	Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementSchools and child careHealth care ordersEvents and venues	Primary source read	PDF 256 KB
Ex. MET-DCM-046	Memorandum: Guidelines for Face Coverings, Modification of Entry Protocols for County Buildings, and Policy on Official TravelMemorandum to All County Employees, May 28, 2021	Tara H. Jackson, Chief Administrative Officer, Office of the County Executive (implementing Executive Order 14-2021 of May 26, 2021)	County	May 28, 2021	Aug. 5, 2021	2021 Q22021 Q3	Face-covering requirementTravel and quarantineSchools and child careHealth care ordersWorkplace rules	Primary source read	PDF 191 KB
Ex. MET-DCM-124	Executive Order 14-2021 (May 26, 2021), as amended by Executive Order 17-2021 (June 28, 2021)Alignment of county face-covering rules with the State of Maryland (effective May 28, 2021, 5:00 p.m.)…	County Executive Angela D. Alsobrooks	County	May 28, 2021	Aug. 5, 2021	2021 Q22021 Q3	Emergency declarationFace-covering requirementTravel and quarantineSchools and child careHealth care orders	Confirmed from a secondary source	—
Ex. MET-DCM-043	First and Second Amendments to the Mandatory Face Covering Order (June 10, 2021 and July 6, 2021)Amended Mandatory Face Covering Orders of June 10, 2021 and July 6, 2021 (face coverings for persons not fully…	Circuit Court of Fairfax County	Court	June 10, 2021	Aug. 4, 2021	2021 Q22021 Q3	Face-covering requirementCourts and public offices	Confirmed from a secondary source	Source
Ex. MET-DCM-052	Mandatory Face Covering Order Effective August 2, 2021, In re All Persons Entering Alexandria Courthouse During the COVID-19 PandemicMandatory Face Covering Order Effective August 2, 2021	Circuit Court for the City of Alexandria	Court	Aug. 2, 2021	Sept. 30, 2021	2021 Q3	Face-covering requirementCourts and public offices	Primary source read	PDF 102 KB
Ex. MET-DCM-062	Updated Interim Recommendations for Mask Wearing in Northern VirginiaMemorandum: Updated: Interim Recommendations for Mask Wearing in Northern Virginia (August 3, 2021)	Northern Virginia Health Directors (to the Northern Virginia Mayors, Chairs and Chief Administrative Officers)	County	Aug. 3, 2021	Sept. 30, 2021	2021 Q3	Face-covering requirementQuarantine and isolationOther	Primary source read	PDF 152 KB
Ex. MET-DCM-044	Third Amendment to Mandatory Face Covering Orders of May 18, 2020, June 10, 2021 and July 6, 2021, Misc. Case No. CM-2021-48700Third Amendment to Mandatory Face Covering Orders (masks again required for entry and in all public areas)…	Penney S. Azcarate, Chief Judge, 19th Judicial Circuit of Virginia	Court	Aug. 4, 2021	Sept. 30, 2021	2021 Q3	Face-covering requirementCourts and public offices	Primary source read	PDF 1.5 MB
Ex. MET-DCM-023	Board of Health Regulation, Council Resolution 19-975Board of Health Regulation to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in the County (indoor face coverings upon…	County Council sitting as the Board of Health (lead sponsor: Council President at the request of the County Executive)	County	Aug. 7, 2021	Oct. 28, 2021	2021 Q3	Face-covering requirement	Primary source read	PDF 266 KB
Ex. MET-DCM-024	Notice of Substantial Transmission of COVID-19 in Montgomery CountyMemorandum: Notice of Substantial Transmission of COVID-19 in Montgomery County, Maryland	Travis A. Gayles, M.D., Ph.D., Health Officer (memorandum to the Council President and Vice President)	County	Aug. 7, 2021	Sept. 1, 2021	2021 Q3	Face-covering requirement	Primary source read	PDF 114 KB
Ex. MET-DCM-128	Executive Order No. 18-2021Indoor face-covering requirement for all persons over the age of five in all public places	County Executive Angela D. Alsobrooks	County	Aug. 8, 2021	Sept. 30, 2021	2021 Q3	Emergency declarationFace-covering requirement	Confirmed from a secondary source	—
Ex. MET-DCM-025	Notice of High Transmission of COVID-19 in Montgomery CountyMemorandum: Notice of High Transmission of COVID-19 in Montgomery County, Maryland	Travis A. Gayles, M.D., Ph.D., Health Officer	County	Sept. 1, 2021	Sept. 30, 2021	2021 Q3	Face-covering requirement	Primary source read	PDF 104 KB
Ex. MET-DCM-048	Executive Order No. 19-2021COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing Requirements for County Employees, Volunteers, and Contractors	County Executive Angela D. Alsobrooks	County	Sept. 30, 2021	Oct. 4, 2021	2021 Q3	Workplace rulesVaccination or testing	Primary source read	PDF 209 KB
Ex. MET-DCM-130	Executive Order No. 21-2021Expansion of the indoor face-covering requirement to all persons over the age of two	County Executive Angela D. Alsobrooks	County	Sept. 30, 2021	Sept. 30, 2021	2021 Q3	Emergency declarationFace-covering requirement	Confirmed from a secondary source	—
Ex. MET-DCM-047	Executive Order No. 22-2021 (supersedes Executive Order No. 19-2021)Amended COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing Requirements for County Employees, Volunteers, and Contractors	County Executive Angela D. Alsobrooks	County	Oct. 4, 2021	—		Emergency declarationWorkplace rulesVaccination or testing	Primary source read	PDF 301 KB
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County Manager Mark Schwartz (Director of Emergency Management); ratified by the Arlington County Board, Declaration of Local Emergency (Mar. 13, 2020) (Ex. MET-DCM-080)
County Executive Angela D. Alsobrooks, Executive Order No. 6-2020 (Mar. 16, 2020) (Ex. MET-DCM-030)
Fairfax County Government and Park Authority, Closure of park (indoor), library, community, senior and adult day health care facilities (Mar. 15, 2020) (Ex. MET-DCM-092)
County Administrator Tim Hemstreet (Director of Emergency Management) with the concurrence of Board Chair Phyllis J. Randall; ratified by the Board of Supervisors March 17, 2020, Declaration of Local Emergency (Mar. 16, 2020) (Ex. MET-DCM-100)
Loudoun County Circuit Court, General Order on Court Operations (March 16, 2020) and Updated Order for Loudoun County Circuit Court Operations (March 2020) (Mar. 16, 2020) (Ex. MET-DCM-102)
Circuit Court of Fairfax County (Chief Judge), Updated and Amended Memorandum: COVID-19 Contingency/Action Plan, Fairfax County Circuit Court Ordered Procedures (Mar. 16, 2020) (Ex. MET-DCM-040)
Circuit Court of Alexandria (Judges Lisa Bondareff Kemler, Nolan B. Dawkins, James C. Clark), Memorandum Regarding Alexandria Circuit Court Ordered COVID-19 Temporary Procedures (Mar. 16, 2020) (Ex. MET-DCM-050)
Fairfax County Board of Supervisors (announcement by the county's emergency information office), Announcement: Fairfax County Declares Local State of Emergency for Coronavirus (COVID-19) (Mar. 17, 2020) (Ex. MET-DCM-090)
Fairfax County Board of Supervisors (resolution of consent) and Bryan Hill, County Executive and Director of Emergency Management (declaration), Resolution consenting to the Declaration of Local Emergency; Declaration of Local Emergency, Fairfax County, Virginia (Board special meeting package, March 17, 2020) (Mar. 17, 2020) (Ex. MET-DCM-093)
Loudoun County Government, Temporary closures of county departments and suspension of public conference-room use (Mar. 17, 2020) (Ex. MET-DCM-101)
Department of Public Works and Transportation (Terry Bellamy, Director), operator of TheBus, TheBus Coronavirus Operational Changes public notice (v6, Mar. 17, 2020) (Ex. MET-DCM-032)
Metro General Manager/CEO Paul J. Wiedefeld, Metrobus rear-door boarding directive (news release of March 23, 2020) (Mar. 23, 2020) (Ex. MET-DCM-070)
Fairfax County Board of Supervisors, Emergency Uncodified Ordinance to Establish Methods to Assure Continuity in Fairfax County Government and Conduct of Board of Supervisors Meetings During the Novel Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) Emergency (Mar. 24, 2020) (Ex. MET-DCM-096)
Fairfax County Executive Bryan Hill (Director of Emergency Management), Closure of all Fairfax County government buildings and facilities to the public (Mar. 24, 2020) (Ex. MET-DCM-091)
Arlington County Board Chair Libby Garvey and County Manager Mark Schwartz, Arlington Requires Compliance with Governor's Stay at Home Order (county directive and enforcement statement) (Mar. 30, 2020) (Ex. MET-DCM-081)
Fairfax County Board of Supervisors (Clerk's Board Summary), Board Summary, April 14, 2020: adoption of emergency uncodified ordinances (A-8, extending the validity of development approvals; A-9, continuity of boards, authorities, commissions and regional bodies) and recital of the March 24, 2020 emergency continuity ordinance (Apr. 14, 2020) (Ex. MET-DCM-095)
County Executive Angela D. Alsobrooks, Executive Order No. 7-2020 (Apr. 13, 2020) (Ex. MET-DCM-033)
Circuit Court of Fairfax County, Order, In re Public Notice of COVID-19 Related Courthouse-Entry Screening, CM 2020-48700 (Apr. 24, 2020) (Ex. MET-DCM-041)
Circuit Court of Alexandria, Third Revised Memorandum Regarding Alexandria Circuit Court Ordered COVID-19 Temporary Procedures (Apr. 27, 2020) (Ex. MET-DCM-051)
Northern Virginia Health Directors, Northern Virginia Health Directors' Assessment of Phased Reopening Criteria (May 9, 2020) (Ex. MET-DCM-060)
Mayors and Chairs of the Counties of Arlington, Fairfax, Loudoun and Prince William, and the City of Alexandria, Joint letter to Governor Northam requesting that Northern Virginia's transition to Phase 1 occur when regional metrics are met (May 10, 2020) (Ex. MET-DCM-061)
Prince William County (release describing the localities' joint letter of May 10, 2020), Northern Virginia Localities Urge Governor to Set Regional Targets for Reopening (county news release) (May 10, 2020) (Ex. MET-DCM-111)
County Executive Angela D. Alsobrooks, Executive Order No. 8-2020 (May 14, 2020) (Ex. MET-DCM-034)
WMATA (General Manager/CEO), COVID-19 Pandemic Recovery Plan (phased service restoration) (May 14, 2020) (Ex. MET-DCM-073)
County Executive Marc Elrich (Executive Order 067-20); County Council (Resolution 19-456 approving it), Executive Order 067-20, COVID-19 Local Order, as approved by Council Resolution 19-456 (May 15, 2020) (Ex. MET-DCM-026)
Arlington County (release describing the Governor's EO 62 and the localities' request), Governor Allows Arlington County and Northern Virginia to Delay Entering Phase One (May 12, 2020) (Ex. MET-DCM-082)
Circuit Court of Fairfax County, Mandatory Face Covering Order, In re All Persons Entering Fairfax Courthouse During the COVID-19 Pandemic (May 18, 2020) (Ex. MET-DCM-042)
WMATA, Face covering requirement for all Metro customers (announced May 2020) (May 14, 2020) (Ex. MET-DCM-071)
Fairfax County Board of Supervisors, Emergency Uncodified Ordinance to Provide a Method to Assure Continuity in Fairfax County Government During the COVID-19 Emergency by Temporarily Approving Outdoor Dining and Outdoor Fitness and Exercise Activities Subject to Certain Conditions (May 28, 2020) (Ex. MET-DCM-094)
County Executive Marc Elrich, Executive Order 070-20 (June 1, 2020) (Ex. MET-DCM-001)
County Executive Angela D. Alsobrooks, Executive Order No. 10-2020 (May 28, 2020) (Ex. MET-DCM-035)
County Executive Angela D. Alsobrooks, Executive Order No. 13-2020 (June 12, 2020) and Executive Order No. 15-2020 (June 25, 2020) (Ex. MET-DCM-036)
Travis A. Gayles, M.D., Ph.D., Health Officer, as designee of the Secretary of Health, Health Officer Directive and Order Regarding Face Coverings (June 18, 2020) (Ex. MET-DCM-002)
County Executive Marc Elrich, Executive Order 082-20 (June 19, 2020) (Ex. MET-DCM-003)
Prince George's County Council, Council Resolution CR-64-2020 (July 7, 2020) (Ex. MET-DCM-120)
Ernest L. Carter, M.D., Ph.D., Health Officer, as designee of the Secretary of Health, Health Officer Directive and Order on Large Gatherings (July 31, 2020) (Ex. MET-DCM-037)
Travis A. Gayles, M.D., Ph.D., Health Officer, Health Officer Directive and Order Regarding Nonpublic Schools (July 31, 2020) (Ex. MET-DCM-004)
Ernest L. Carter, M.D., Ph.D., Health Officer, as designee of Robert R. Neall, Secretary of Health, Directive and Order for Enhanced Consumer and Employee Safety (Aug. 4, 2020) (Ex. MET-DCM-038)
Travis A. Gayles, M.D., Ph.D., Health Officer, Health Officer Directive and Order Regarding Nonpublic Schools (reissued) (Aug. 5, 2020) (Ex. MET-DCM-005)
County Executive Marc Elrich, Executive Order 087-20 (Aug. 5, 2020) (Ex. MET-DCM-007)
Travis A. Gayles, M.D., Ph.D., Health Officer, Health Officer Directive and Order Regarding Nonpublic Schools (rescission) (Aug. 7, 2020) (Ex. MET-DCM-006)
County Executive Marc Elrich, Executive Order 098-20 (Aug. 24, 2020) (Ex. MET-DCM-008)
Arlington County Board (emergency ordinance); County Manager (enforcement), Emergency ordinance prohibiting groups of more than three from congregating and requiring six feet of separation on posted streets and sidewalks (physical distancing ordinance) (Aug. 26, 2020) (Ex. MET-DCM-083)
County Executive Angela D. Alsobrooks, Executive Order No. 20-2020 (Sept. 3, 2020) (Ex. MET-DCM-121)
County Executive Marc Elrich, Executive Order 114-20 (Sept. 22, 2020) (Ex. MET-DCM-009)
County Executive Marc Elrich, Executive Order 117-20 (Sept. 29, 2020) (Ex. MET-DCM-010)
County Executive Marc Elrich, Executive Order 122-20 AM (Nov. 10, 2020) (Ex. MET-DCM-011)
Ernest L. Carter, M.D., Ph.D., Health Officer, as designee of the Secretary of Health, Directive and Order for Enhanced Consumer and Employee Safety (November 12, 2020) (Nov. 12, 2020) (Ex. MET-DCM-045)
Travis A. Gayles, M.D., Ph.D., Health Officer, Amended Health Officer Directive and Order on Face Coverings and Gatherings (Nov. 24, 2020) (Ex. MET-DCM-012)
County Executive Marc Elrich, Executive Order 139-20 AM2 (Dec. 15, 2020) (Ex. MET-DCM-013)
County Executive Angela D. Alsobrooks, Executive Order No. 27-2020 (Dec. 15, 2020) (Ex. MET-DCM-122)
County Executive Angela D. Alsobrooks, Executive Order 3-2021 (Jan. 26, 2021); Executive Order 8-2021 (Mar. 11, 2021); Executive Order 11-2021 (May 14, 2021) (Ex. MET-DCM-123)
Prince William County Circuit Court, General District Court and Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court with the Sheriff's Office (county release), Prince William Judicial Center COVID-19 protocols (temperature checks and face coverings for all entrants) (Feb. 4, 2021) (Ex. MET-DCM-112)
County Executive Marc Elrich, Executive Order 19-21 AM (Feb. 14, 2021) (Ex. MET-DCM-014)
County Council sitting as the Montgomery County Board of Health, Board of Health Regulation, Council Resolution 19-760 (Mar. 12, 2021) (Ex. MET-DCM-015)
County Council sitting as the Board of Health, First Amended Board of Health Regulation, Council Resolution 19-768 (Mar. 19, 2021) (Ex. MET-DCM-016)
County Council sitting as the Board of Health, Second Amended Board of Health Regulation, Council Resolution 19-778 (Mar. 26, 2021) (Ex. MET-DCM-017)
County Council sitting as the Board of Health, Third Amended Board of Health Regulation, Council Resolution 19-790 (Apr. 13, 2021) (Ex. MET-DCM-018)
County Council sitting as the Board of Health, Fourth Amended Board of Health Regulation, Council Resolution 19-794 (Apr. 20, 2021) (Ex. MET-DCM-019)
County Council sitting as the Board of Health, Fifth Amended Board of Health Regulation, Council Resolution 19-814 (Apr. 27, 2021) (Ex. MET-DCM-020)
County Council sitting as the Board of Health, Sixth Amended Board of Health Regulation, Council Resolution 19-842 (corrected copy) (May 18, 2021) (Ex. MET-DCM-021)
Tara H. Jackson, Chief Administrative Officer, Office of the County Executive (implementing Executive Order 14-2021 of May 26, 2021), Memorandum: Guidelines for Face Coverings, Modification of Entry Protocols for County Buildings, and Policy on Official Travel (May 28, 2021) (Ex. MET-DCM-046)
County Executive Angela D. Alsobrooks, Executive Order 14-2021 (May 26, 2021), as amended by Executive Order 17-2021 (June 28, 2021) (Ex. MET-DCM-124)
Circuit Court of Fairfax County, First and Second Amendments to the Mandatory Face Covering Order (June 10, 2021 and July 6, 2021) (Ex. MET-DCM-043)
Circuit Court for the City of Alexandria, Mandatory Face Covering Order Effective August 2, 2021, In re All Persons Entering Alexandria Courthouse During the COVID-19 Pandemic (Aug. 2, 2021) (Ex. MET-DCM-052)
Northern Virginia Health Directors (to the Northern Virginia Mayors, Chairs and Chief Administrative Officers), Updated Interim Recommendations for Mask Wearing in Northern Virginia (Aug. 3, 2021) (Ex. MET-DCM-062)
Penney S. Azcarate, Chief Judge, 19th Judicial Circuit of Virginia, Third Amendment to Mandatory Face Covering Orders of May 18, 2020, June 10, 2021 and July 6, 2021, Misc. Case No. CM-2021-48700 (Aug. 4, 2021) (Ex. MET-DCM-044)
County Council sitting as the Board of Health (lead sponsor: Council President at the request of the County Executive), Board of Health Regulation, Council Resolution 19-975 (Aug. 5, 2021) (Ex. MET-DCM-023)
Travis A. Gayles, M.D., Ph.D., Health Officer (memorandum to the Council President and Vice President), Notice of Substantial Transmission of COVID-19 in Montgomery County (Aug. 5, 2021) (Ex. MET-DCM-024)
County Executive Angela D. Alsobrooks, Executive Order No. 18-2021 (Aug. 5, 2021) (Ex. MET-DCM-128)
Travis A. Gayles, M.D., Ph.D., Health Officer, Notice of High Transmission of COVID-19 in Montgomery County (Sept. 1, 2021) (Ex. MET-DCM-025)
County Executive Angela D. Alsobrooks, Executive Order No. 19-2021 (Aug. 18, 2021) (Ex. MET-DCM-048)
County Executive Angela D. Alsobrooks, Executive Order No. 21-2021 (Sept. 30, 2021) (Ex. MET-DCM-130)
County Executive Angela D. Alsobrooks, Executive Order No. 22-2021 (supersedes Executive Order No. 19-2021) (Oct. 4, 2021) (Ex. MET-DCM-047)