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The New Jersey file holds 104 instruments from the State's governor, health authorities, courts and agencies, 104 of them with the exhibit file held by The COVID Project. 287 records in the Library resolve to New Jersey in all, counting its metros, the agency clusters and the standing duties.

Code NJFirst closure or stay-at-home order Mar. 16, 2020 Ex. NJ-002End of general restrictions May 28, 2021Orders reaching 2021 Q3 29Primary source read 102 Confirmed from a secondary source 2
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The New Jersey file

The record in brief

New Jersey's COVID-19 regime was State-driven, continuous and documented in a single numbered series of gubernatorial executive orders, every one of which is saved here from the Governor's own archive. Governor Murphy declared a Public Health Emergency and a State of Emergency on March 9, 2020 (EO 103, Ex. NJ-001); the Public Health Emergency was renewed fifteen times at 30-day intervals (EOs 119 through 240) and terminated on June 4, 2021 (EO 244, Ex. NJ-052), while the State of Emergency continued through September 30, 2021 and beyond (EO 244 para. 2; P.L. 2021, c. 103, sec. 4). Second quarter of 2020: EO 104 (March 16) capped gatherings at 50, closed casinos, racetracks, gyms and entertainment venues, curfewed non-essential retail and limited restaurants to takeout; EO 107 (March 21, 9:00 p.m.) ordered all residents to remain home, closed the brick-and-mortar premises of all non-essential retail, closed every recreational, entertainment and personal-care business and all indoor malls, cancelled all gatherings, kept restaurants to takeout and delivery, closed schools and colleges, and ordered every business and non-profit in the State to accommodate telework 'wherever practicable' and to reduce on-site staff 'to the minimal number necessary'; EO 108 (March 21) invalidated every conflicting county and municipal restriction; EO 109 suspended all elective surgeries and invasive procedures, 'whether medical or dental,' from March 27 to May 26, 2020; EO 110 closed child care to all but children of essential persons from April 1 to June 15; EO 122 (effective April 10) halted all non-essential construction until May 18 and imposed 50 percent occupancy, mandatory face coverings, staggered shifts and ten-person meeting caps on essential retail, manufacturing and warehousing; EO 125 cut NJ TRANSIT to half capacity. Reopening began with curbside retail and construction on May 18 (EO 142), outdoor gatherings of 25 on May 22 (EO 148), child care on June 15 (EO 149), outdoor dining and full retail at 50 percent on June 15 (EO 150), the end of the stay-home directive on June 9 (EO 153 para. 11), personal care on June 22 (EO 154) and indoor recreation at 25 percent on July 2 (EO 157); indoor dining, scheduled for July 2, was rescinded three days before it began (EO 158) and stayed closed until September 4, 2020 (EO 183). Third quarter of 2020: outdoor gatherings 500 (EO 161), indoor gatherings cut to 25 on August 4 (EO 173), outdoor masks from July 8 (EO 163), gyms indoors at 25 percent only from September 1 (EO 181), indoor dining and theaters at 25 percent from September 4 (EO 183), schools reopened in hybrid or remote formats under mandatory distancing and masking (EO 175), and the Department of Health's binding sector directives for dining, salons, gyms, amusements, hotels and long-term care. Fourth quarter of 2020: EO 192 (effective November 5) imposed enforceable health and safety standards on every in-person worksite in the State (six-foot distancing, masks, sanitizer, hand-hygiene breaks, disinfection, daily health checks, exclusion of symptomatic workers); the winter re-tightening closed indoor dining nightly from 10:00 p.m. (EO 194, November 12), barred bar seating, cut indoor gatherings to 10 and outdoor to 150 then 25 (EOs 196, 204), paused indoor sports (December 5 to January 2) and authorized municipal business curfews (EO 195); the Supreme Court suspended new in-person jury trials on November 16, 2020 (Ex. NJ-100). First quarter of 2021: the 10-person indoor cap held until March 19; capacity rose from 25 to 35 percent on February 5 (EO 219) and to 50 percent on March 19 (EO 230); the dining curfew ended February 5; arenas reopened at 10 to 15 percent on March 1 (EO 225). Second quarter of 2021: outdoor gatherings 200 (April 2, EO 234) and 500 (May 7, EO 238); percentage caps removed on May 19 with six-foot spacing retained and trade shows and conferences capped at 250 (EO 239); the outdoor mask order ended May 17 (EO 241); on May 28 EO 242 lifted the indoor public mask requirement, the six-foot rules and all capacity limits for retail, personal care, gyms, recreation and casinos, and on June 4 removed indoor gathering limits; EO 243 rescinded the telework mandate effective June 4, 2021, after fourteen and a half months; the Department of Health rescinded its business directives on May 28 (ED 21-005); P.L. 2021, c. 103 (June 4) fixed what survived. Third quarter of 2021: the State of Emergency; EO 242 and EO 243 (carrying EO 192's indoor-workplace masking and distancing of unvaccinated or unverified employees and daily health checks, and preserving masking and distancing in health care, home health, office-based health care, correctional, shelter and transit settings); the eviction moratorium as restructured by EO 249 and P.L. 2021, c. 188 (August 4); the insurance grace-period order (EO 123) and the utility grace period (EO 246) to December 31, 2021; every unrevoked Department of Health directive (long-term care testing and visitation, elective-procedure protocols amended June 16, 2021, child care and adult day standards) to January 11, 2022; and the Delta-wave mandates: school masks from August 9 (EO 251), vaccination-or-testing for every worker in hospitals, ambulatory surgery centers, clinics, dialysis, long-term care, home health agencies, health care service firms, medical day care and correctional settings from September 7 (EO 252), the same rule for all preschool-12 school workers announced August 23 for October 18 (EO 253), and child care masking from September 24 with vaccination-or-testing from November 1 (EO 264). Local orders were preempted throughout (EO 108; EO 195), with two carve-outs the State itself created: municipal business curfews between 8:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m. (November 12, 2020 to May 28, 2021) and municipal indoor mask requirements (from May 28, 2021).

The six quarters

What the record shows in force in New Jersey 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.

QuarterFirst dayLast day
2020 Q2Second quarter of 2020The quarter nationally →April 1, 2020: State of Emergency and Public Health Emergency (NJ-001); stay-home order, closure of all non-essential retail, all recreational, entertainment and personal-care businesses and indoor malls, cancellation of all gatherings, takeout-only dining, school and college closures, mandatory telework accommodation and minimal on-site staffing (EO 107, NJ-004); local orders invalidated (NJ-005); elective surgeries and invasive procedures, medical and dental, suspended (EO 109, NJ-006); child care emergency-only from this day (EO 110, NJ-007); eviction and foreclosure removals stayed (EO 106, NJ-003); LTC visitation banned (NJ-063); courts remote, jury trials and grand juries suspended (NJ-090, NJ-092, NJ-095); MVC agencies closed (NJ-107); non-essential construction halted from April 10 (EO 122, NJ-011).June 30, 2020: State and Public Health Emergency (EO 151); stay-home directive rescinded June 9 (EO 153); non-essential retail reopened June 15 at 50 percent with mandatory masks (EO 150, EO 122 para. 1); outdoor dining only, indoor dining prohibited (EO 158, NJ-027) and no indoor food or drink at any retail or recreation business; personal care open from June 22 under DCA and DOH standards, in-home services prohibited (EO 154); gyms, theaters, indoor amusement, casinos and indoor recreation closed until July 2 (EO 157 paras. 7-8); indoor gatherings 25 percent up to 100, outdoor 250 (EO 156); telework mandate and minimal on-site staffing in force (EO 107 paras. 10-11); child care reopened June 15 under DOH standards (EO 149); schools closed for the year, colleges remote except hands-on instruction from July 1 (EO 155); elective procedures resumed May 26 under DOH and DCA conditions (EO 145, NJ-067, NJ-068); construction under EO 142 protocols; transit at 50 percent (EO 125); travel advisory from June 25 (NJ-087); courts: no jury trials, landlord-tenant trials suspended (NJ-096).
2020 Q3Third quarter of 2020The quarter nationally →July 1, 2020: as June 30, plus indoor recreation at 25 percent from July 2 and casinos under DGE conditions (EO 157); indoor dining prohibited (EO 158); gyms and theaters indoor closed; indoor gatherings 25 percent/100, outdoor 250 rising to 500 on July 3 (EO 161); telework mandate; outdoor masks from July 8 (EO 163); transit 50 percent until July 15 (EO 165).September 30, 2020: State and Public Health Emergency (EO 186); indoor dining 25 percent, seated service only, since Sept. 4 (EO 183); theaters 25 percent up to 150; gyms 25 percent by reservation since Sept. 1 (EO 181); retail 50 percent with masks (EO 157); personal care open under DCA occupancy tied to gathering limits; indoor gatherings 25 percent up to 25 (religious/civic 150), outdoor 500 (EO 183, EO 161); telework mandate (EO 107); indoor and outdoor mask requirements (EOs 122, 157, 163); schools in hybrid or remote formats under mandatory distancing and masks (EO 175); child care under DOH standards; LTC under ED 20-026 (NJ-074); hotel sanitization directive (NJ-073); travel advisory (14-day quarantine expected) for designated States; courts: new jury trials only from Sept. 21 in hybrid format (NJ-099).
2020 Q4Fourth quarter of 2020The quarter nationally →October 1, 2020: as September 30.December 31, 2020: State and Public Health Emergency (EO 210); EO 192 workplace standards on every in-person worksite since Nov. 5 (NJ-036); indoor dining 25 percent and closed 10:00 p.m.-5:00 a.m., no bar seating (EO 194); indoor gatherings 10 (religious/civic 25 percent up to 150) since Nov. 17 and outdoor 25 since Dec. 7 (EOs 196, 204); indoor sports paused (EO 204); interstate indoor youth sports suspended; personal care 25 percent (EO 194 para. 8); gyms, theaters, recreation and casinos 25 percent; retail 50 percent; municipal curfews permitted 8:00 p.m.-5:00 a.m. (EO 195); telework mandate; universal indoor and outdoor masking; schools hybrid or remote under EO 175; travel advisory for all out-of-region travel since Nov. 25 (NJ-087); utility shutoff moratorium (EO 190); eviction removals stayed (EO 106); courts: new in-person jury trials suspended since Nov. 16, 'primarily remote format' (NJ-100).
2021 Q1First quarter of 2021The quarter nationally →January 1, 2021: as December 31, 2020 (indoor sports pause expired Jan. 2).March 31, 2021: State and Public Health Emergency (EO 231); indoor dining, personal care, gyms, recreation and casinos 50 percent since March 19 (EO 230); retail 50 percent; indoor gatherings 25, outdoor 50 (EO 230); religious 50 percent; weddings and catered events 35 percent up to 150; theaters 35 percent up to 150; large venues 10 percent indoor/15 percent outdoor (EO 225); 10:00 p.m. dining closure ended Feb. 5 but bar seating still barred (EO 194 para. 2); municipal hours restrictions still permitted (EO 195); EO 192 workplace standards; telework mandate (EO 107 paras. 10-11); indoor and outdoor masking; schools under EO 175 and EO 214; travel advisory (7/10-day quarantine, all States); utility moratorium to June 30 (EO 229); eviction removals stayed (EO 106); LTC visitation under ED 21-001 (Mar. 22); courts primarily remote.
2021 Q2Second quarter of 2021The quarter nationally →April 1, 2021: as March 31, plus outdoor gatherings 200 and venues of 2,500 seats at 20/30 percent from April 2 (EO 234).June 30, 2021: State of Emergency only (Public Health Emergency ended June 4, EO 244); general capacity, distancing and indoor public masking ended May 28 and indoor gathering limits June 4 (EO 242); telework mandate ended June 4 (EO 243); in force: EO 242/243 indoor-workplace masking and distancing of unvaccinated or unverified employees and daily health checks (EO 192 requirements); health care, home health, office-based health care, correctional, shelter and transit masking (EO 242 para. 13); school and child care masking and distancing (EOs 149, 175, 237; ED 21-004); eviction removals stayed (EO 106); insurance grace periods (EO 123); utility moratorium to June 30 then grace period (EO 246); DOH health-care directives continued to Jan. 11, 2022 (c. 103 sec. 3(a)); adult day facilities reopening under ED 21-007 (June 15); travel advisory ended May 17 (NJ-108); municipal indoor mask power (EO 242 para. 18); federal transit mask order.
2021 Q3Third quarter of 2021The quarter nationally →July 1, 2021: State of Emergency (NJ-052); P.L. 2021, c. 103 (NJ-053) governing survivors; EO 242 and EO 243 (NJ-050, NJ-051) with the EO 192 workplace requirements they carry (masking and distancing of unvaccinated or unverified employees indoors; daily health checks); health care and transit masking carve-out (EO 242 para. 13); EO 106 eviction and foreclosure removal stay (NJ-003); EO 123 insurance grace periods (NJ-012); EO 112 licensing waivers (NJ-008); EO 150 outdoor-premises expansions (NJ-020); EO 246 utility grace period from this day (NJ-061); DOH ED 20-026 and 21-001 (LTC testing and visitation, NJ-074, NJ-078), ED 20-016 and 20-018 as amended June 16, 2021 (elective procedures, NJ-084, NJ-085), ED 21-004 (child care, NJ-079), ED 21-007 (adult day, NJ-081); school and child care distancing and masking standards (EO 242 para. 9); municipal indoor mask power (EO 242 para. 18); federal CDC conveyance order and TSA directives on NJ TRANSIT, PATCO and airports (federal layer).September 30, 2021: everything on July 1 (except EO 106 protections for non-low-income tenants, expired Aug. 31 under EO 249) plus EO 249 (Aug. 4, NJ-054) and P.L. 2021, c. 188 (Aug. 4, NJ-089) eviction protections through Dec. 31, 2021 for very low- to moderate-income households and foreclosure removals stayed to Nov. 15, 2021; EO 251 school indoor mask mandate since Aug. 9 (NJ-055); EO 252 vaccination-or-testing for all covered health care and congregate-setting workers since Sept. 7 (NJ-056); EO 253 school-worker vaccination-or-testing issued Aug. 23 for Oct. 18, with mask-exemption documentation operative (NJ-057); EO 264 child care masking since Sept. 24 (NJ-058); DOH N.J.A.C. 8:7 waiver continued Aug. 19 under c. 103 sec. 3 (NJ-086); municipal indoor mask orders of August 2021 (category).

The end of general restrictions

The day the general business restrictions ended in New Jersey, 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

2021-05-28 (capacity, distancing and indoor public masking) and 2021-06-04 (indoor gathering limits; telework mandate; Public Health Emergency)

Instrument Executive Order No. 242 (2021) (Ex. NJ-050), paras. 1-15 and 18 effective 6:00 a.m. May 28, 2021 and paras. 16-17 effective 6:00 a.m. June 4, 2021; with Executive Order No. 243 (2021) (Ex. NJ-051) rescinding the EO 107 telework mandate effective 6:00 a.m. June 4, 2021, Executive Order No. 244 (2021) (Ex. NJ-052) terminating the Public Health Emergency on June 4, 2021, and P.L. 2021, c. 103 (Ex. NJ-053) fixing the survivors

What remained in force

The State of Emergency (EO 103 as continued by EO 244 para. 2 and c. 103 sec. 4); EO 242 paras. 2-3 and 6 and EO 243 paras. 1-4: masking and six-foot distancing in indoor workplaces not open to the public for employees not proven fully vaccinated, and the daily health checks and other EO 192 employer requirements; EO 242 para. 13: masking and distancing requirements in health care settings including long-term care, home health care and office-based health care, correctional facilities, homeless shelters, and on public transportation and in transportation hubs; EO 242 para. 9: school, child care and camp distancing and masking rules (EOs 149, 175, 237 and DOH standards); EO 242 para. 18: municipal and county power to impose indoor mask requirements; the executive orders listed in c. 103 sec. 1 to January 1, 2022 (EO 106 eviction moratorium as modified by EO 249 and c. 188; EO 112 health-care licensing; EO 123 insurance grace periods; EO 150 outdoor-premises expansions; EO 159/170/178 deadline extensions; EO 229 utility moratorium, replaced by EO 246's grace period to December 31, 2021; EO 233; EO 237 camps); every unrevoked agency directive and waiver to January 11, 2022 (c. 103 sec. 3(a)), including DOH ED 20-013, 20-016 (rev. June 16, 2021), 20-018 (rev. June 16, 2021), 20-026 and 21-001 (long-term care), 21-004 (child care), 21-007 (adult day); the Governor's continuing authority (c. 103 sec. 5) exercised in EOs 251, 252, 253 and 264; and the federal layer (CDC conveyance order and TSA directives on NJ TRANSIT, PATCO, airports and stations; presidential entry proclamations; OSHA Healthcare ETS).

Preemption of local orders

Yes, from the first day. EO 104 para. 12 (March 16, 2020) and EO 107 (March 21, 2020) barred any municipal, county or other political subdivision from enacting or enforcing conflicting orders; EO 108 (March 21, 2020, Ex. NJ-005) invalidated every existing county or municipal COVID-19 restriction that conflicted with EO 107, naming as examples changes to the essential-retail list, limits on business scope or hours, density or distancing rules, gathering orders and curfews, and reserved to municipalities only short-term-rental platforms and parks (para. 3). Every later order repeated the bar. EO 118 (April 7, 2020) removed county power over county parks; EO 195 (November 12, 2020, Ex. NJ-038) restated the preemption for EOs 103-194 and created the single wartime exception, letting municipalities and counties restrict the hours of non-essential retail, food and beverage, personal care and recreation businesses between 8:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m. (Newark and other cities used it).

Third quarter of 2021

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

In force (28)

  • NJ-001 (State of Emergency, via NJ-052 EO 244 para. 2 and NJ-053 c. 103 sec. 4)
  • NJ-053 (P.L. 2021, c. 103: survivors to Jan. 1 and Jan. 11, 2022; sec. 5 authority)
  • NJ-050 (EO 242 paras. 2-3, 6, 9, 13, 18; c. 103 sec. 1(14) inference)
  • NJ-051 (EO 243 paras. 1-4: EO 192 requirements for in-person worksites; masking and distancing of unvaccinated or unverified employees; daily health checks)
  • NJ-036 (EO 192 expired as a free-standing order July 4, 2021 under P.L. 2021, c. 103, sec. 1; its worksite requirements were in force in Q3 2021 only as carried by EO 242 paras. 2-3 and 6 and EO 243 paras. 1-4, EO 242 as clarified by EO 243 being the c. 103 sec. 103 sec. 1 lists EOs 106, 111, 112, 123, 127, 150, 159, 170, 178, 207, 229, 233, 237 and the item (14) order, and EO 192 is neither)
  • NJ-003 (EO 106 eviction and foreclosure removal stay, as modified by NJ-054)
  • NJ-054 (EO 249, Aug. 4, 2021)
  • NJ-089 (P.L. 2021, c. 188, Aug. 4, 2021)
  • NJ-012 (EO 123 insurance grace periods, listed in c. 103 sec. 1(4))
  • NJ-008 (EO 112 health-care licensing waivers to Jan. 1, 2022; immunity to Sept. 1, 2021)
  • NJ-020 (EO 150 outdoor-premises expansion provisions, listed in c. 103 sec. 1(6))
  • NJ-061 (EO 246 utility grace period July 1 - Dec. 31, 2021)
  • NJ-074 (DOH ED 20-026 LTC testing, phases, PPE, IPC staffing; EO 252 para. 5 confirms in force to Jan. 11, 2022)
  • NJ-078 (DOH ED 21-001 LTC visitation)
  • NJ-066 (DOH ED 20-013 LTC testing, as carried by ED 20-026)
  • NJ-084 (DOH ED 20-016 ASC elective protocols, amended June 16, 2021)
  • NJ-085 (DOH ED 20-018 hospital elective protocols, amended June 16, 2021)
  • NJ-079 (DOH ED 21-004 child care standards; c. 103 sec. 3(a))
  • NJ-081 (DOH ED 21-007 adult day reopening requirements, June 15, 2021)
  • NJ-083 (DOH home health geographic waiver tied to the State of Emergency; context)
  • NJ-086 (DOH N.J.A.C. 8:7 waiver continued Aug. 19, 2021 under c. 103 sec. 3)
  • NJ-055 (EO 251 school masks from Aug. 9, 2021)
  • NJ-056 (EO 252 health care and congregate-setting vaccination-or-testing from Sept. 7, 2021)
  • NJ-057 (EO 253 school-worker vaccination-or-testing, issued Aug. 23, 2021; para. 9 operative)
  • NJ-058 (EO 264 child care masking from Sept. 24, 2021; vaccination-or-testing announced for Nov. 1)
  • NJ-019 and NJ-032 (EO 149 and EO 175 school and child care distancing and masking standards preserved by EO 242 para. 9 until replaced by EO 251/264)
  • NJ-094 (Supreme Court order on pleas by mail, 'until further order')
  • Federal layer on New Jersey transit and airports: CDC conveyance order (86 Fed. Reg. 8025) and TSA security directives (FED exhibits)

Sector chronology

How the orders reached each kind of business in New Jersey, 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

Takeout and delivery only from 8:00 p.m. March 16, 2020 (EO 104 para. 9; EO 107 para. 8); takeout occupancy 10 percent from April 13 (EO 125 para. 5); outdoor dining from June 15, 2020 under ED 20-014 (EO 150); indoor dining scheduled July 2 then rescinded June 29 (EOs 157, 158); indoor dining 25 percent, seated only, from Sept. 4, 2020 (EO 183; ED 20-030); closed 10:00 p.m.-5:00 a.m. and no bar seating from Nov. 12, 2020 (EO 194); municipal curfews permitted 8:00 p.m.-5:00 a.m. (EO 195); 35 percent and curfew ended Feb. 5, 2021 (EO 219); 50 percent March 19 (EO 230); bar seating May 7 (EO 238); percentage cap removed May 19 with six-foot spacing (EO 239); spacing rules and public masking ended May 28, 2021 (EO 242 para. 4); DOH dining standards rescinded May 28 (ED 21-005); Q3 2021: EO 192 employee rules via EO 242/243; outdoor-premises expansions (EO 150) to Jan. 1, 2022.

Retail

Non-essential retail curfewed and capped at 50 persons March 16 (EO 104 para. 8), closed to the public 9:00 p.m. March 21, 2020 with fifteen essential categories (EO 107 para. 6), indoor malls closed (para. 9(e)); essential retail 50 percent occupancy and mandatory masks from April 10 (EO 122 para. 1); curbside pickup May 18 (EO 142 para. 9); premises reopened June 15, 2020 at 50 percent with masks (EO 150 para. 8; EO 157 para. 1); gloves ended Aug. 27 (EO 181); municipal evening curfews permitted Nov. 12, 2020 - May 28, 2021 (EO 195); percentage cap removed May 19, 2021 (EO 239 para. 2(a)); full capacity and no public masking May 28, 2021 (EO 242 para. 5(a)); mall valet and play areas May 28; Q3 2021: EO 192 employee rules via EO 242/243; municipal indoor mask orders (category).

Personal care

Salons, barbers, nail salons, spas, massage, tanning and tattoo closed 9:00 p.m. March 21, 2020 (EO 107 para. 9(g)); in-home services prohibited by NJOEM AO 2020-10 (April 27, 2020); reopened June 22, 2020 under DCA AO 2020-09 and DOH ED 20-015 with occupancy tied to indoor gathering limits and no face-removal services until July 2 (EOs 154, 156 para. 3, 157 para. 2); 25 percent Nov. 12, 2020 (EO 194 para. 8); 35 percent Feb. 5, 2021 (EO 219 para. 4); 50 percent March 19 (EO 230 para. 11); percentage cap removed May 19 (EO 239); full capacity May 28, 2021 (EO 242 para. 5(b)); cosmetology schools closed with higher education (EO 154 para. 6); Q3 2021: EO 192 employee rules via EO 242/243.

Fitness and entertainment

Gyms, fitness centers and classes, casinos, racetracks, movie theaters, performing arts centers, concert venues and nightclubs closed 8:00 p.m. March 16, 2020 (EO 104 para. 7); all places of public amusement, bowling alleys, arcades, amusement and water parks closed March 21 (EO 107 para. 9); outdoor recreation businesses May 22 (EO 147); pools and outdoor spaces June 22 (EO 153); indoor recreation 25 percent and casinos under DGE conditions July 2 (EO 157 paras. 7, 11) while gyms, theaters and indoor amusement stayed closed (para. 8); gyms and indoor amusement 25 percent Sept. 1 (EO 181; ED 20-028); theaters 25 percent up to 150 Sept. 4 (EO 183 para. 2); indoor sports paused Dec. 5, 2020 - Jan. 2, 2021 (EO 204); 35 percent Feb. 5, 2021 (EO 219); arenas 10/15 percent March 1 (EO 225); 50 percent March 19 (EO 230); theaters 250 and large indoor venues 30 percent May 19 (EO 239); full capacity May 28 and June 4, 2021 (EO 242 paras. 5, 7, 17); dance floors closed June 26, 2020 - May 28, 2021 (EO 157 para. 9; EO 242 para. 14); DOH ED 20-028 and 20-029 rescinded May 28, 2021.

Hotels and short-term rentals

Not ordered closed; municipalities kept power over short-term-rental platforms (EO 108 para. 3(a)); hotel gyms closed with health clubs (EO 157 para. 8(a)) and hotel restaurants and bars under the dining orders; building cleaning protocols for hotels from April 10, 2020 (EO 122 para. 5); DOH hotel sanitization and front-desk staffing directive from July 9, 2020 (ED 20-024, under P.L. 2020, c. 37); banquets and meetings under the gathering caps (10 indoors Nov. 17, 2020 - Mar. 19, 2021; 250 for commercial gatherings May 19 - June 4, 2021); travel advisory expected 14-day quarantine at 'home, hotel, or other temporary lodging' June 25, 2020 - May 17, 2021; EO 106 excluded hotels and transient guests from the removal stay.

Offices and telework

March 21, 2020 to June 4, 2021 (EO 107 para. 10; EO 243 para. 1): 'All businesses or non-profits in the State, whether closed or open to the public, must accommodate their workforce, wherever practicable, for telework or work-from-home arrangements'; para. 11: 'the business or non-profit should make best efforts to reduce staff on site to the minimal number necessary to ensure that essential operations can continue.' Office buildings required masking policies for prolonged proximity from July 8, 2020 (EO 163 para. 3); every in-person worksite under EO 192 standards from Nov. 5, 2020 (distancing, masks, sanitizer, hygiene breaks, disinfection, daily health checks, exclusion and notification); building owners' cleaning protocols from April 10, 2020 (EO 122 para. 5); indoor workplace masking and distancing kept for unvaccinated or unverified employees and daily health checks kept after May 28 and June 4, 2021 (EO 242 paras. 2-3; EO 243 paras. 2, 4), into Q3 2021 through c. 103 sec. 1(14) (inference). DOBI Bulletin 20-06 (March 19, 2020) permitted licensed lenders' staff to work from home on condition that no licensable activity be conducted in person with the public from the home.

Manufacturing

Not closed; from 8:00 p.m. April 10, 2020 every manufacturing and warehousing business had to adopt policies with visitor bans, meetings and workgroups under ten, six-foot distancing, staggered start and stop times and lunch breaks, restricted common areas, masks and gloves, limits on shared tools, sanitization, exclusion of symptomatic workers and exposure notification (EO 122 paras. 3-4), and owners of manufacturing and warehousing buildings had to adopt cleaning protocols (para. 5); workforce under the stay-home order and school and child care closures; telework mandate for office functions (EO 107 para. 10); EO 192 standards from Nov. 5, 2020; daily health checks and masking of unvaccinated staff continued after June 4, 2021 (EO 243).

Construction

All non-essential construction ceased 8:00 p.m. April 10, 2020 (EO 122 para. 2, with fourteen essential categories); essential construction under visitor bans, ten-person meeting caps, distancing, staggered shifts, masks and gloves (EO 122 para. 3); all construction resumed 6:00 a.m. May 18, 2020 under EO 142 para. 2 protocols (including six-foot distance from occupants of occupied residences); gloves ended Aug. 27, 2020 (EO 181 para. 6); every job site under EO 192 standards from Nov. 5, 2020; Q3 2021: EO 192 requirements via EO 242/243; State-contractor vaccination-or-testing from Oct. 20, 2021 (EO 271, post-period).

Real estate

Eviction and foreclosure removals stayed from March 19, 2020 (EO 106) through Aug. 31, Nov. 15 and Dec. 31, 2021 by tier (EO 249; P.L. 2021, c. 188); landlord-tenant trials suspended by the Supreme Court through May 31, 2020 and beyond (NJ-096); non-essential offices under the telework mandate; building owners' cleaning protocols (EO 122 para. 5); construction halt April 10 - May 18, 2020; courts remote; MVC and county offices closed (category for recorders).

Hospitals and long-term care

Hospital elective surgery suspended March 27 - May 26, 2020 (EOs 109, 145) and resumed under conditions (NJ-067; ED 20-018); daily data and PPE reporting (EO 111); licensing waivers and immunity (EO 112); LTC visitation banned March 16, 2020 (NJ-063), admissions and discharges directed (NJ-064, NJ-065), staff and resident testing from May 2020 (ED 20-013), visitation protocols June 19 (ED 20-017), phased resumption with outbreak plans, testing, respiratory protection, PPE stockpiles and IPC staffing from Aug. 20, 2020 (ED 20-026, rev. Jan. 6, 2021) and visitation under ED 21-001 (Mar. 22, rev. May 12, 2021), all continued to Jan. 11, 2022 by c. 103 sec. 3(a) and reaffirmed by EO 252 para. 5; adult day health services facilities closed by county-by-county DOH orders from March 2020 to the June 15, 2021 reopening directive (ED 21-007); health care setting masking preserved May 28, 2021 (EO 242 para. 13); vaccination-or-testing for every covered worker from Sept. 7, 2021 (EO 252); civil immunity ended Sept. 1, 2021 (c. 103 sec. 2).

Dental and elective health care

All elective surgeries and invasive procedures 'whether medical or dental' suspended 5:00 p.m. March 27, 2020 (EO 109 para. 1), scheduled procedures 'cancelled or postponed indefinitely' (para. 6), PPE inventories reported (para. 7), Division of Consumer Affairs empowered to restrict scope of practice (para. 8); suspension rescinded 5:00 a.m. May 26, 2020 subject to DOH directives for facilities and DCA administrative orders for office practices including dental (EO 145 paras. 2-3; DCA AO 2020-07 of May 18, 2020; DOH guidance of May 19, 2020, NJ-067, NJ-068); ED 20-016 and 20-018 (June 24, 2020) amended Oct. 20, 2020 and June 16, 2021 and in force through Q3 2021; office-based health care settings' masking and distancing preserved after May 28, 2021 (EO 242 para. 13); office-based practices outside EO 252's covered settings were not under the Sept. 7, 2021 vaccination-or-testing rule unless within a covered clinic type.

Schools

Closed to students from March 18, 2020 (EO 104 para. 2; EO 107 para. 12) for the rest of 2019-2020; colleges ceased in-person instruction March 18 (EO 104 para. 3), hands-on instruction from July 1 (EO 155), all instruction from Aug. 13, 2020 (EO 175 para. 13); 2020-2021 in-person or hybrid instruction only under six-foot distancing, mandatory masking, screening and remote-learning-on-request, with districts unable to meet standards going fully remote (EO 175); 2020-2021 waivers (EO 214); school masking and distancing preserved by EO 241 para. 2 and EO 242 para. 9; 2021-2022: indoor masks from Aug. 9, 2021 (EO 251), medical exemptions require written documentation (EO 253 para. 9), all school workers vaccination-or-testing from Oct. 18, 2021 (EO 253).

Child care

Emergency child care only for children of essential persons from April 1, 2020, all other centers closed (EO 110); reopened June 15, 2020 for all clients under DOH standards with attestation (EO 149 para. 6; ED 20-021 June 30, 2020; ED 20-032 Sept. 18, 2020; ED 21-004 May 26, 2021, continued under c. 103 sec. 3(a)); youth day camps from July 6, 2020, overnight camps prohibited for 2020 (EO 149); child care distancing and masking preserved May 28, 2021 (EO 242 para. 9); masks for staff, children and visitors from Sept. 24, 2021 and vaccination-or-testing from Nov. 1, 2021 (EO 264).

Worship and gatherings

Gatherings over 50 prohibited March 16, 2020 (EO 104 para. 1); all gatherings cancelled March 21 (EO 107 para. 5) with a ten-person compliance presumption (NJOEM AO 2020-4) and drive-in gatherings May 13 (EO 142); outdoor 25 May 22 (EO 148); indoor 25 percent up to 50 and outdoor 100 June 9 (EO 152); indoor up to 100 and outdoor 250 June 22 (EO 156); outdoor 500 July 3 (EO 161); indoor cut to 25 (religious and civic 100) Aug. 4 (EO 173); religious and civic 150 Sept. 4 (EO 183); indoor 10 Nov. 17 and outdoor 150 Nov. 23 (EO 196); outdoor 25 Dec. 7 (EO 204); religious 35 percent Feb. 5, 2021 (EO 219) and 50 percent Feb. 22 (EO 225); indoor 25 and outdoor 50 March 19 (EO 230); outdoor 200 April 2 (EO 234); outdoor 500 and indoor political, wedding, funeral and catered gatherings 50 percent up to 250 May 7 (EO 238); indoor social 50, commercial gatherings, trade shows and conferences 250, religious without percentage cap, outdoor numerical limit removed May 19 (EO 239); distancing rescinded May 28 and all indoor gathering limits removed June 4, 2021 (EO 242 paras. 6, 10, 16). Outdoor religious services and political activity were exempt from numerical caps from June 9, 2020 (EO 152 para. 2(f)).

Courts and public offices

Municipal Court sessions suspended March 16-27, 2020 (NJ-091) and resumed only remotely from May 11, 2020 (NJ-096); Superior Court in-person proceedings postponed March 16 (NJ-092); grand juries cancelled March 17 (NJ-090); First Omnibus Order March 27, 2020: no new jury trials, tolling, 'the practical impossibility of continuing business as usual' (NJ-095); Second Omnibus Order April 24: juries and landlord-tenant trials suspended through May 31, residential lockouts suspended (NJ-096); virtual grand juries from May-June 2020 (NJ-097); new jury trials from Sept. 21, 2020 in hybrid format (Seventh Omnibus Order, NJ-099); Ninth Omnibus Order Oct. 8, 2020 (category); new in-person jury trials and grand juries suspended Nov. 16, 2020, courts 'in a primarily remote format' (NJ-100) into 2021; MVC agencies, road tests and inspections closed to the public from March 16, 2020 with expirations extended (NJ-107), reopening date not verified.

Travel and quarantine

Tri-State travel advisory announced June 24, 2020, effective June 25: 14-day self-quarantine expected for travelers from designated States, implemented in New Jersey as an advisory with a voluntary survey shared with local health departments (NJ-087); converted Nov. 25, 2020 to all travel beyond New York, Connecticut, Pennsylvania and Delaware, with New Jersey 'strongly discourag[ing] all non-essential interstate travel'; CDC-aligned 7/10-day quarantine from February 2021; unvaccinated travelers only from April 2021 (NJ-088); no longer in effect as of May 17, 2021 (NJ-108). NJ TRANSIT capped at 50 percent April 13 - July 15, 2020 with masks (EOs 125, 165); transit masking preserved May 28, 2021 (EO 242 para. 13) and required federally from Feb. 1, 2021 (CDC order; TSA directives).

Face coverings

Face coverings required for workers and customers at essential retail from April 10, 2020 (EO 122 para. 1(k)) and at manufacturing, warehousing and construction sites (para. 3(g)); on NJ TRANSIT from April 13 (EO 125); at all reopened retail, personal care, dining and recreation premises (EOs 142, 150, 154, 157); at indoor gatherings (EO 152); outdoors where distancing not practicable from July 8, 2020 (EO 163 para. 1) and in office buildings for prolonged proximity (para. 3); in schools (EO 175); at every in-person worksite for employees, customers and visitors from Nov. 5, 2020 (EO 192 para. 1(b)); outdoor requirement rescinded May 17, 2021 (EO 241); indoor public-space requirement lifted May 28, 2021 (EO 242 para. 1) with masking kept in non-public indoor workplaces (para. 3), health care, home health, office-based health care, correctional, shelter and transit settings (para. 13) and schools and child care (para. 9); vaccinated employees exempted June 4, 2021 (EO 243 para. 2); municipalities permitted to reimpose indoor mask requirements from May 28, 2021 (EO 242 para. 18); school masks Aug. 9, 2021 (EO 251); child care masks Sept. 24, 2021 (EO 264).

Vaccination mandates

EO 252 (Aug. 6, 2021): vaccination-or-testing (one to two tests weekly) for every worker, contractor and support staff member in hospitals, ASCs, long-term care, clinics, dialysis, FQHCs, PACE, medical day care, licensed home health agencies, registered health care service firms, correctional facilities and community residences, effective Sept. 7, 2021, with tracking and reporting to local health departments; EO 253 (Aug. 23, 2021): all preschool-12 school workers, contractors and regular volunteers, effective Oct. 18, 2021; EO 264 (Sept. 20, 2021): child care workers, effective Nov. 1, 2021; EO 271 (Oct. 20, 2021): State contractors (post-period). New Jersey issued no vaccination-proof-for-entry order for patrons in 2021.

Standing duties

The statutes, codes and penalty provisions of New Jersey that stood before March 2020 and ran through every claimable quarter. They are the reason nothing an employer did under the orders was voluntary. Read the New Jersey duties →

New Jersey placed every employer under standing duties before any COVID-19 order issued, and every COVID-19 order was written on top of them. First, the Civilian Defense and Disaster Control Act, N.J.S.A. App. A:9-33 et seq. (Ex. DUT-NJ-006): section 9-45 empowers the Governor to make orders on 'the conduct of the civilian population' and on 'any matter that may be necessary to protect the health, safety and welfare of the people,' and provides that such orders 'having to do with the conduct of persons... shall be binding upon each and every person within this State'; section 9-49 makes any person who violates 'any order, rule or regulation adopted by the Governor' a disorderly person subject to six months' imprisonment or a $1,000 fine or both; section 9-50 reaches aiding and abetting; section 9-40 bars any subdivision from enforcing a rule at variance with the Governor's. Every COVID-19 order closes with the duty of 'every person or entity in this State or doing business in this State... to cooperate fully' and a penalty paragraph citing App. A:9-49 and -50 (Ex. NJ-004 paras. 24-25; NJ-011 paras. 7-8; NJ-036 paras. 11, 13; NJ-050 paras. 20-21; NJ-051 paras. 7-8). The Appellate Division held in JWC Fitness, LLC v. Murphy, No. A-0639-20 (App. Div. Oct. 18, 2021) (Ex. DUT-NJ-013), that the Governor exercised 'his authority to regulate the operations of specified categories of businesses under N.J.S.A. App. A:9-40 and 9-45' and that a violator 'shall be adjudged a disorderly person and be subject to fine or imprisonment.' Second, the Emergency Health Powers Act, P.L. 2005, c. 222 (Ex. DUT-NJ-001): the declaring order 'may also prescribe necessary actions or countermeasures to protect the public's health' (26:13-3(a)); the Commissioner may 'close, direct and compel the evacuation of, or... decontaminate... any facility of which there is reasonable cause to believe that it may endanger the public health' (26:13-8(a)), a power EO 192 para. 13 recited as the sanction for any employer 'that fails to adhere to the protocols'; the Commissioner may take 'all reasonable and necessary measures to prevent the transmission of infectious disease' (26:13-12); a quarantined person 'shall obey the commissioner's orders' (26:13-15(d)). N.J.S.A. 26:4-2 (Exs. DUT-NJ-001 s. 31, DUT-NJ-002) gives the Department and every local board power to 'maintain and enforce proper and sufficient quarantine,' remove infected persons and 'disinfect any premises,' with the Department overseeing 'the uniform exercise of these powers' during a declared public health emergency; N.J.S.A. 26:4-129 (Ex. DUT-NJ-003) penalizes any person who 'fails to perform any duty imposed by this chapter.' N.J.A.C. 8:57-1.11 (Ex. DUT-NJ-012) requires written isolation and quarantine orders on report of a communicable disease and commands that 'any person who is responsible for the care, custody, or control of a person who is ill or infected... shall take all measures necessary to prevent transmission.' Third, the State Sanitary Code has 'the force and effect of law' and 'shall be enforced by each local board of health, the local police authorities and other enforcement agencies' (26:1A-9, Ex. DUT-NJ-004), each violation 'a separate offense' punishable by $50 to $1,000 (26:1A-10, Ex. DUT-NJ-005); its retail-food chapter excludes any worker 'affected with any disease in a communicable form... or... acute respiratory infection' from food work and directs the person in charge to 'relieve him or her of duties' (8:24-2.2, Ex. DUT-NJ-011), and lets the health authority order corrective action, closure and the exclusion of infected employees (8:24-8.8, Ex. DUT-NJ-017); local boards 'shall examine into and prohibit... all causes of disease' and 'shall cause the same to be removed and abated at the expense of the owner' (26:3-46, Ex. DUT-NJ-016). Fourth, the workplace statutes: 'Every employer shall furnish a place of employment which shall be reasonably safe and healthful for employees... including methods of sanitation and hygiene' (34:6A-3, Ex. DUT-NJ-009); public employers 'shall... [p]rovide... a place of employment which [is] free from recognized hazards' (34:6A-33, Ex. DUT-NJ-010); private-sector enforcement is federal under 29 U.S.C. 654(a)(1) (text at Ex. DUT-CT-009). EO 192 (Ex. NJ-036) supplied the pandemic content for every in-person worksite from November 5, 2020 ('is required to abide by the following requirements, at minimum'), incorporating CDC recommendations and DOH guidance by command, with a Department of Labor complaint intake, Department of Health inspections and subpoenas, and closure under 26:13-8; EO 243 paras. 1-2 and EO 242 para. 3 carried those requirements past June 4, 2021 (Exs. NJ-051, NJ-050). N.J.A.C. 12:70 (Ex. DUT-NJ-014, effective Aug. 10, 2020) prohibited penalizing an employee who took recommended time off for an infectious disease. Fifth, the liability shield: P.L. 2020, c. 18 (Ex. DUT-NJ-007) immunized health care professionals and facilities only, and only for acts 'in the course of providing medical services in support of the State's response' or 'undertaken in good faith... to prevent the spread of COVID-19,' expiring September 1, 2021 (P.L. 2021, c. 103, s. 2, Ex. NJ-053); the general business shield, A4189 (Ex. DUT-NJ-008), was introduced June 1, 2020 and never enacted, so every other employer kept its full duty of care, measured by the instruments above. Sixth, the operating conditions: EO 107 ('must close,' 'must, wherever practicable, provide pickup,' 'shall abide by social distancing practices to the extent practicable,' 'must accommodate their workforce, wherever practicable, for telework'), EO 122 ('must adopt policies that include, at minimum'; 'Continue to follow guidelines and directives issued by the New Jersey Department of Health, the CDC and the Occupational Health and Safety Administration'), EO 150 para. 1(c) ('Satisfy all standards issued by DOH'), EO 157 ('provided that such businesses adopt policies that they comply with the standards issued by the Division of Consumer Affairs and DOH'), EO 183 para. 1(f) ('Abide by all other health and safety standards issued by the Commissioner of DOH'), EO 242 ('must continue to abide by all other current health and safety standards'), and the DOH directives ('must adhere to the protocols listed below,' Exs. NJ-069, NJ-070; 'shall comply with the attached Department of Health standards,' Ex. NJ-075; 'shall adhere to guidance by the Centers for Disease Control,' Ex. NJ-073). Seventh, the Attorney General's December 2020 enforcement releases (Exs. DUT-NJ-015, DUT-NJ-018) charged licensees for failing to 'enforce face covering requirements for patrons and employees,' 'maintain a six-foot minimum distance between dining tables' and 'enforce social distancing among employees and patrons,' stating that those who 'flout curfews, seating restrictions, face covering mandates, and other mitigation measures will face consequences.' Nothing in this State's record was voluntary.

The question these duties answer

Whether the measures New Jersey employers took 'beyond' the emergency orders were voluntary within Notice 2021-20 Q&A-14. New Jersey answer: they were the performance of duties imposed by the Civilian Defense and Disaster Control Act (N.J.S.A. App. A:9-40, -45, -49, -50: orders on the conduct of persons 'binding upon each and every person within this State'; disorderly-persons offense), the Emergency Health Powers Act (N.J.S.A. 26:13-3, -8, -12, -15), the communicable-disease title (N.J.S.A. 26:4-2, -129), the State Sanitary Code with 'the force and effect of law' (N.J.S.A. 26:1A-9, -10; N.J.A.C. 8:57-1.11, 8:24-2.2, 8:24-8.8), nuisance law (N.J.S.A. 26:3-46), the Worker Health and Safety Act (N.J.S.A. 34:6A-3) and PEOSHA (N.J.S.A. 34:6A-33) with the federal general duty clause, the Department of Labor's COVID-19 rule (N.J.A.C. 12:70), and orders that made continued operation conditional on Department of Health standards (EO 107, 122, 150, 157, 183, 192, 242, 243), enforced by prosecution, license suspension and closure under N.J.S.A. 26:13-8; the Legislature granted no immunity to businesses outside health care.

By character

  • 4 Sanitary code duty
  • 3 Order penalty
  • 2 Enforcement record
  • 2 Statutory authority
  • 2 Workplace duty
  • 1 Adjudication
  • 1 Covid workplace rule
  • 1 Liability shield condition
  • 1 Not enacted
  • 1 Statutory duty

Exhibits

Ex. DUT-NJ-001 Ex. DUT-NJ-002 Ex. DUT-NJ-003 Ex. DUT-NJ-004 Ex. DUT-NJ-005 Ex. DUT-NJ-006 Ex. DUT-NJ-007 Ex. DUT-NJ-008 Ex. DUT-NJ-009 Ex. DUT-NJ-010 Ex. DUT-NJ-011 Ex. DUT-NJ-012 Ex. DUT-NJ-013 Ex. DUT-NJ-014 Ex. DUT-NJ-015 Ex. DUT-NJ-016 Ex. DUT-NJ-017 Ex. DUT-NJ-018

The New Jersey duties, read in full18 duty records in the Library →

On the calendar

Every dated instrument in the New Jersey 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 5Stay-at-home 2Business closure 18Telework mandate 3Capacity limit 26Gathering cap 25Face-covering requirement 25Travel and quarantine 6Schools and child care 12Health care orders 20Curfew and hours 6Alcohol and bars 14Events and venues 23Courts and public offices 13Workplace rules 44Vaccination or testing 10Quarantine and isolation 12Other 26

All instruments

Every record in the New Jersey file, in the order it took effect. Filter by quarter and by limitation type; sort by any column; open the exhibit ID for the record and the operative words, or the file where The COVID Project holds it.

Showing 104 of 104 instrumentsEvery record that resolves to New Jersey in the Library (287) →
ExhibitInstrumentIssuerLevelEffectiveEndQuartersLimitationsSourceFile
Ex. NJ-001Executive Order No. 103 (2020)Declaration of a Public Health Emergency and State of EmergencyGovernor Philip D. MurphyStateMar. 9, 2020Sept. 30, 20212020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Emergency declarationPrimary source readPDF 117 KB
Ex. NJ-103Department of Banking and Insurance Bulletin No. 20-03Response to COVID-19 (health carriers: no cost-sharing for COVID-19 testing visits; consumer information…Marlene Caride, Commissioner of Banking and InsuranceSector regulatorMar. 10, 2020June 30, 20202020 Q2Health care ordersOtherPrimary source readPDF 115 KB
Ex. NJ-083Department of Health memorandum to Home Health Agency and Hospice Administrators, Temporary Operational Waivers during a State of EmergencyHome health agencies and hospices may serve outside licensed geography without prior approval during the State…Judith M. Persichilli, Commissioner of HealthSector regulatorMar. 13, 2020Sept. 30, 20212020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Health care ordersOtherPrimary source readPDF 615 KB
Ex. NJ-002Executive Order No. 104 (2020)Aggressive social distancing measures (gatherings over 50; closure of casinos, racetracks, gyms and…Governor Philip D. MurphyStateMar. 16, 2020Mar. 21, 20202020 Q2Business closureGathering capSchools and child careCurfew and hoursAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesPrimary source readPDF 130 KB
Ex. NJ-063Memorandum, Mandatory Guidelines for Visitors and Facility Staff (superseding the March 13, 2020 memorandum)Long-term care visitation ban and staff screening: no resident visitors except end-of-life; screening of all…New Jersey Department of Health (Deputy Commissioner Marcela Ospina Maziarz, Health Systems)Sector regulatorMar. 16, 2020June 19, 20202020 Q2Health care ordersWorkplace rulesPrimary source readPDF 2.8 MB
Ex. NJ-091Notice to the Bar, Municipal Courts - COVID-19 Coronavirus - Rescheduling of Court Sessions Scheduled March 16 - March 27, 2020Two-week suspension of all Municipal Court sessionsSupreme Court of New Jersey (Chief Justice Stuart Rabner) and Hon. Glenn A. Grant, J.A.D., Acting Administrative Director of the CourtsCourtMar. 16, 2020Apr. 27, 20202020 Q2Courts and public officesPrimary source readPDF 331 KB
Ex. NJ-092Notice, New Jersey Court Operations - COVID-19 Coronavirus: Rescheduling of In-Court Proceedings Scheduled for the Week Beginning Monday, March 16, 2020; Continuation of All Critical FunctionsPostponement of all in-person trial-level proceedings in the Superior Court and Tax Court; shift to video and…New Jersey Judiciary (Chief Justice Stuart Rabner; Acting Administrative Director Glenn A. Grant)CourtMar. 16, 2020June 30, 20202020 Q2Courts and public officesPrimary source readPDF 118 KB
Ex. NJ-094Supreme Court Order of March 16, 2020 (Rules 7:6-3 and 7:12-3 relaxed)Pleas by mail in the municipal courts without the "undue hardship" showing, to apply social distancingSupreme Court of New Jersey (Chief Justice Stuart Rabner)CourtMar. 16, 2020Sept. 30, 20212020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Courts and public officesPrimary source readPDF 299 KB
Ex. NJ-107NJMVC public notice (captured Mar. 25, 2020)All MVC agencies, road testing and inspection facilities closed to the public from March 16, 2020; licenses…New Jersey Motor Vehicle CommissionStateMar. 16, 2020June 30, 20202020 Q2Business closureCourts and public officesPrimary source readPDF 176 KB
Ex. NJ-090Supreme Court Order of March 17, 2020 (grand juries)Postponement of all grand jury empanelment dates and cancellation of all grand jury sessions, March 17 - 27…Supreme Court of New Jersey (Chief Justice Stuart Rabner)CourtMar. 17, 2020Apr. 26, 20202020 Q2Gathering capCourts and public officesPrimary source readPDF 301 KB
Ex. NJ-003Executive Order No. 106 (2020)Moratorium on removals of individuals due to evictions or foreclosuresGovernor Philip D. MurphyStateMar. 19, 2020Jan. 1, 20222020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Courts and public officesOtherPrimary source readPDF 87 KB
Ex. NJ-104Department of Banking and Insurance Bulletin No. 20-06No-action position regarding temporarily working from home due to COVID-19 (branch office licensure for…Marlene Caride, Commissioner of Banking and InsuranceSector regulatorMar. 19, 2020Dec. 31, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4Telework mandateOtherPrimary source readPDF 260 KB
Ex. NJ-004New Jersey Executive Order 107 (Mar. 21, 2020; paras. 10-11 rescinded by EO 243 eff. June 4, 2021)Stay at home; closure of non-essential retail and of recreational and entertainment businesses; cancellation…Governor Philip D. MurphyStateMar. 21, 2020June 9, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Stay-at-homeBusiness closureTelework mandateGathering capSchools and child careAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesWorkplace rulesPrimary source readPDF 499 KB
Ex. NJ-005Executive Order No. 108 (2020)Invalidation of county and municipal restrictions conflicting with Executive Order No. 107 (preemption of…Governor Philip D. MurphyStateMar. 21, 2020Sept. 30, 20212020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3OtherPrimary source readPDF 480 KB
Ex. NJ-007Executive Order No. 110 (2020)Child care centers to close April 1, 2020 unless certified as Emergency Child Care Centers serving children of…Governor Philip D. MurphyStateMar. 25, 2020June 15, 20202020 Q2Business closureSchools and child careOtherPrimary source readPDF 94 KB
Ex. NJ-006Executive Order No. 109 (2020)Suspension of all elective surgeries and invasive procedures, medical and dental; PPE inventory reporting…Governor Philip D. MurphyStateMar. 27, 2020May 26, 20202020 Q2Business closureHealth care ordersPrimary source readPDF 92 KB
Ex. NJ-095Supreme Court First Omnibus Order on Court Operations and Legal Practice (March 27, 2020)No new civil or criminal jury trials until further notice; grand jury sessions cancelled through April 26…Supreme Court of New Jersey (Chief Justice Stuart Rabner)CourtMar. 27, 2020Apr. 24, 20202020 Q2Gathering capCourts and public officesPrimary source readPDF 767 KB
Ex. NJ-064Department of Health directive, Hospital Discharges and Admissions to Post-Acute Care SettingsExpedited receipt of hospital discharges by post-acute settings; no denial of admission or readmission based…Judith M. Persichilli, Commissioner of HealthSector regulatorMar. 31, 2020Apr. 13, 20202020 Q2Health care ordersPrimary source readPDF 897 KB
Ex. NJ-008Executive Order No. 112 (2020)Removal of licensing barriers for health care professionals joining the COVID-19 response; civil immunity for…Governor Philip D. MurphyStateApr. 1, 2020Jan. 1, 20222020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Health care ordersOtherPrimary source readPDF 509 KB
Ex. NJ-009Executive Order No. 118 (2020)Closing State parks and forests and county parksGovernor Philip D. MurphyStateApr. 7, 2020May 2, 20202020 Q2Business closureEvents and venuesPrimary source readPDF 474 KB
Ex. NJ-010Executive Order No. 119 (2020)First extension of the Public Health Emergency; continuation of all EHPA-based executive and administrative…Governor Philip D. MurphyStateApr. 7, 2020May 6, 20202020 Q2Emergency declarationPrimary source readPDF 482 KB
Ex. NJ-012Executive Order No. 123 (2020)Emergency grace periods for insurance premium payments (90 days property, casualty and life; 60 days health…Governor Philip D. MurphyStateApr. 9, 2020Jan. 1, 20222020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3OtherPrimary source readPDF 93 KB
Ex. NJ-011Executive Order No. 122 (2020)Cessation of non-essential construction; mitigation requirements for essential retail (50 percent occupancy…Governor Philip D. MurphyStateApr. 10, 2020May 18, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Business closureCapacity limitFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesPrimary source readPDF 124 KB
Ex. NJ-105Department of Banking and Insurance Bulletin No. 20-1590-day grace period for property and casualty insurance premium payments due to the disruption caused by…Marlene Caride, Commissioner of Banking and InsuranceSector regulatorApr. 10, 2020Jan. 1, 20222020 Q22020 Q3OtherPrimary source readPDF 158 KB
Ex. NJ-013Executive Order No. 125 (2020)Mitigation requirements for NJ TRANSIT, private carriers, paratransit and restaurants offering takeout (50…Governor Philip D. MurphyStateApr. 13, 2020June 30, 20212020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Capacity limitFace-covering requirementTravel and quarantineWorkplace rulesPrimary source readPDF 131 KB
Ex. NJ-065Department of Health directive, Emergency Curtailment of AdmissionsEmergency curtailment of admissions to long-term care facilities (superseding the March 31, 2020 discharge…New Jersey Department of HealthSector regulatorApr. 13, 2020Aug. 20, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Health care ordersConfirmed from a secondary sourcePDF 132 KB
Ex. NJ-096Supreme Court Second Omnibus Order on Court Operations and Legal Practice (April 24, 2020), with Notice to the BarJury trials and grand juries suspended through May 31, 2020; landlord-tenant trials suspended through May 31…Supreme Court of New Jersey; Notice to the Bar by Hon. Glenn A. Grant, J.A.D.CourtApr. 24, 2020Sept. 21, 20202020 Q2Courts and public officesPrimary source readPDF 793 KB
Ex. NJ-014Executive Order No. 133 (2020)Reopening State parks and forests, county parks and golf courses for passive recreation with restrictionsGovernor Philip D. MurphyStateMay 2, 2020June 9, 20202020 Q2Business closureGathering capEvents and venuesPrimary source readPDF 120 KB
Ex. NJ-016Executive Order No. 145 (2020)Resumption of elective surgeries and invasive procedures on May 26, 2020 subject to Department of Health and…Governor Philip D. MurphyStateMay 15, 2020June 30, 20212020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Health care ordersWorkplace rulesPrimary source readPDF 114 KB
Ex. NJ-015Executive Order No. 142 (2020)Resumption of non-essential construction under mandatory site protocols; curbside pickup at non-essential…Governor Philip D. MurphyStateMay 18, 2020Sept. 30, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Business closureGathering capWorkplace rulesPrimary source readPDF 122 KB
Ex. NJ-066Executive Directive No. 20-013 (Revised)COVID-19 testing at licensed long-term care facilities, assisted living residences, comprehensive personal…Judith M. Persichilli, Commissioner of HealthSector regulatorMay 20, 2020Sept. 30, 20212020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Health care ordersWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolationPrimary source readPDF 135 KB
Ex. NJ-017Executive Order No. 147 (2020)Reopening of outdoor recreational businesses (archery and shooting ranges, batting cages, golf driving ranges…Governor Philip D. MurphyStateMay 22, 2020May 22, 20202020 Q2Business closureCapacity limitWorkplace rulesPrimary source readPDF 122 KB
Ex. NJ-018Executive Order No. 148 (2020)Outdoor gatherings of up to 25 persons; outdoor recreational business capacity; private campgrounds reopenedGovernor Philip D. MurphyStateMay 22, 2020June 9, 20202020 Q2Capacity limitGathering capEvents and venuesPrimary source readPDF 125 KB
Ex. NJ-067Department of Health memorandum, Guidance for Hospitals to Resume Elective Surgery and Invasive ProceduresConditions for hospitals to resume elective surgery on May 26, 2020 (screening, PPE, testing, capacity…Judith M. Persichilli, Commissioner of HealthSector regulatorMay 26, 2020June 24, 20202020 Q2Health care ordersWorkplace rulesPrimary source readPDF 367 KB
Ex. NJ-068Department of Health memorandum, Guidance for Ambulatory Surgery Centers to Resume Elective Surgery and Invasive ProceduresConditions for ambulatory surgery centers to resume elective surgery on May 26, 2020Judith M. Persichilli, Commissioner of HealthSector regulatorMay 26, 2020June 24, 20202020 Q2Health care ordersWorkplace rulesPrimary source readPDF 245 KB
Ex. NJ-106Department of Banking and Insurance Bulletin No. 20-2760-day grace period for health insurance policies and contracts not addressed by Bulletins 20-11 to 20-14, due…Marlene Caride, Commissioner of Banking and InsuranceSector regulatorMay 28, 2020Jan. 1, 20222020 Q22020 Q3OtherPrimary source readPDF 149 KB
Ex. NJ-019Executive Order No. 149 (2020)Resumption of child care services (June 15), youth day camps (July 6) and non-contact organized sports (June…Governor Philip D. MurphyStateMay 29, 2020Sept. 30, 20212020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Gathering capSchools and child careEvents and venuesWorkplace rulesPrimary source readPDF 98 KB
Ex. NJ-020Executive Order No. 150 (2020)Outdoor dining permitted from June 15, 2020 under conditions; municipal expansion of premises; reopening of…Governor Philip D. MurphyStateJune 3, 2020Jan. 1, 20222020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Business closureCapacity limitFace-covering requirementAlcohol and barsWorkplace rulesPrimary source readPDF 117 KB
Ex. NJ-097Notice to the Bar, Virtual Grand Jury Pilot Program - Consent Not Required to Proceed (with Supreme Court Order of June 4, 2020)Virtual (video) grand jury pilot (authorized May 14, 2020) expanded: defendant consent no longer requiredHon. Glenn A. Grant, J.A.D., Acting Administrative Director of the Courts (transmitting the Supreme Court's June 4, 2020 Order)CourtJune 4, 2020Oct. 8, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4Courts and public officesPrimary source readPDF 364 KB
Ex. NJ-021Executive Order No. 152 (2020)Indoor gatherings limited to 25 percent of room capacity, never more than 50 (religious services included)…Governor Philip D. MurphyStateJune 9, 2020June 22, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Gathering capFace-covering requirementEvents and venuesPrimary source readPDF 120 KB
Ex. NJ-022Executive Order No. 153 (2020)Rescission of the stay-at-home directive; outdoor pools from June 22, 2020; outdoor areas of recreational and…Governor Philip D. MurphyStateJune 9, 2020July 2, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Stay-at-homeBusiness closureCapacity limitEvents and venuesWorkplace rulesPrimary source readPDF 122 KB
Ex. NJ-023Executive Order No. 154 (2020)Personal care service facilities permitted to reopen June 22, 2020 under Division of Consumer Affairs and…Governor Philip D. MurphyStateJune 13, 2020Nov. 12, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Business closureCapacity limitWorkplace rulesPrimary source readPDF 94 KB
Ex. NJ-069Executive Directive No. 20-014COVID-19 protocols for food or beverage establishments offering service in outdoor areas pursuant to Executive…Judith M. Persichilli, Commissioner of HealthSector regulatorJune 15, 2020May 28, 20212020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Capacity limitAlcohol and barsWorkplace rulesPrimary source readPDF 1.1 MB
Ex. NJ-024Executive Order No. 155 (2020)Limited in-person instruction at institutions of higher education and trade and training schools from July 1…Governor Philip D. MurphyStateJune 18, 2020Aug. 13, 20202020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Face-covering requirementSchools and child careWorkplace rulesPrimary source readPDF 123 KB
Ex. NJ-071Executive Directive No. 20-017Standards and protocols for visitors and facility staff in long-term care settings (superseding the March 16…Judith M. Persichilli, Commissioner of HealthSector regulatorJune 19, 2020Aug. 20, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Health care ordersWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolationPrimary source readPDF 158 KB
Ex. NJ-025Executive Order No. 156 (2020)Indoor gatherings raised to 25 percent of room capacity, never more than 100; outdoor gatherings to 250Governor Philip D. MurphyStateJune 22, 2020July 3, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Capacity limitGathering capEvents and venuesPrimary source readPDF 114 KB
Ex. NJ-070Executive Directive No. 20-015COVID-19 protocols for tanning facilities and body art establishments (personal care services not licensed by…Judith M. Persichilli, Commissioner of HealthSector regulatorJune 22, 2020May 28, 20212020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Capacity limitFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesPrimary source readPDF 220 KB
Ex. NJ-084Executive Directive No. 20-016 (Revised) (original June 24, 2020; amended July 29, 2020, October 20, 2020 and June 16, 2021; the retrieved text is the January 20, 2023 revision)COVID-19 protocols for ambulatory surgery centers resuming elective surgery and invasive diagnostic procedures…Judith M. Persichilli, Commissioner of HealthSector regulatorJune 24, 2020Sept. 30, 20212020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Health care ordersWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolationPrimary source readPDF 364 KB
Ex. NJ-085Executive Directive No. 20-018 (Revised) (original June 24, 2020; amended October 20, 2020 and June 16, 2021; the retrieved text is the 2023 revision)COVID-19 protocols for hospitals resuming elective surgery and invasive diagnostic proceduresJudith M. Persichilli, Commissioner of HealthSector regulatorJune 24, 2020Sept. 30, 20212020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Health care ordersWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolationPrimary source readPDF 355 KB
Ex. NJ-087New Jersey COVID-19 travel advisory (joint tri-State advisory announced June 24, 2020; hub text last updated November 25, 2020)14-day self-quarantine advisory for travelers arriving from beyond the immediate region; New Jersey "strongly…Governor Philip D. Murphy / New Jersey Department of Health (State COVID-19 Information Hub, covid19.nj.gov)StateJune 25, 2020May 17, 20212020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Travel and quarantineQuarantine and isolationPrimary source readPDF 344 KB
Ex. NJ-026Executive Order No. 157 (2020)Rules for retail (50 percent indoor occupancy; masks), personal care services, outdoor dining, indoor dining…Governor Philip D. MurphyStateJune 26, 2020June 29, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Business closureCapacity limitFace-covering requirementAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesWorkplace rulesPrimary source readPDF 140 KB
Ex. NJ-027Executive Order No. 158 (2020)Indefinite pause of the resumption of indoor dining; no consumption of food or beverages or smoking in indoor…Governor Philip D. MurphyStateJune 29, 2020Sept. 4, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Business closureAlcohol and barsWorkplace rulesPrimary source readPDF 92 KB
Ex. NJ-028Executive Order No. 161 (2020)Outdoor gatherings raised to 500 personsGovernor Philip D. MurphyStateJuly 3, 2020Nov. 23, 20202020 Q32020 Q4Gathering capEvents and venuesPrimary source readPDF 92 KB
Ex. NJ-029Executive Order No. 163 (2020)Face coverings required in outdoor public spaces where distancing is not practicable; indoor face coverings…Governor Philip D. MurphyStateJuly 8, 2020May 17, 20212020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Face-covering requirementEvents and venuesWorkplace rulesPrimary source readPDF 115 KB
Ex. NJ-073Executive Directive No. 20-024Protocols for hotel sanitization (24-hour front desk staffing ratios; written cleaning policies)Judith M. Persichilli, Commissioner of HealthSector regulatorJuly 9, 2020June 4, 20212020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Workplace rulesPrimary source readPDF 95 KB
Ex. NJ-030Executive Order No. 165 (2020)NJ TRANSIT and private carriers may return to full seated capacity under continuing protocols; restated…Governor Philip D. MurphyStateJuly 15, 2020June 30, 20212020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Face-covering requirementTravel and quarantineWorkplace rulesPrimary source readPDF 134 KB
Ex. NJ-099Supreme Court Seventh Omnibus Order on Court Operations and Legal Practice (July 24, 2020)New jury selections and jury trials authorized on or after September 21, 2020 with primarily virtual selection…Supreme Court of New Jersey; Notice to the Bar by the Acting Administrative DirectorCourtJuly 24, 2020Oct. 8, 20202020 Q32020 Q4Gathering capCourts and public officesPrimary source readPDF 420 KB
Ex. NJ-031Executive Order No. 173 (2020)Indoor gatherings reduced to 25 percent of room capacity, never more than 25 persons (religious services…Governor Philip D. MurphyStateAug. 4, 2020Sept. 4, 20202020 Q3Gathering capEvents and venuesPrimary source readPDF 93 KB
Ex. NJ-032Executive Order No. 175 (2020)Reopening of schools for in-person instruction for 2020-2021 subject to health and safety standards (six-foot…Governor Philip D. MurphyStateAug. 13, 2020Aug. 9, 20212020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Face-covering requirementSchools and child careWorkplace rulesOtherPrimary source readPDF 125 KB
Ex. NJ-074Executive Directive No. 20-026 (Revised January 6, 2021, superseding the October 20, 2020 revision; original August 20, 2020)Resumption of services in all long-term care facilities: phased reopening tied to the State's stages; outbreak…Judith M. Persichilli, Commissioner of HealthSector regulatorAug. 20, 2020Jan. 11, 20222020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Health care ordersWorkplace rulesVaccination or testingQuarantine and isolationPrimary source readPDF 508 KB
Ex. NJ-075Executive Directive No. 20-028Guidelines for health clubs, gyms and fitness centers pursuant to Executive Order No. 181 (binding standards…Judith M. Persichilli, Commissioner of HealthSector regulatorAug. 27, 2020May 28, 20212020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Capacity limitFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesPrimary source readPDF 89 KB
Ex. NJ-076Executive Directive No. 20-029 (revised March 18, 2021; superseding ED 20-023 of July 1, 2020)Health and safety standards for outdoor and indoor high-touch amusement and recreation activities (amusement…Judith M. Persichilli, Commissioner of HealthSector regulatorAug. 28, 2020May 28, 20212020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Capacity limitFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesPrimary source readPDF 94 KB
Ex. NJ-033Executive Order No. 181 (2020)Health clubs, gyms, fitness centers and indoor amusement and water parks may open indoor premises at 25…Governor Philip D. MurphyStateSept. 1, 2020Feb. 5, 20212020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Business closureCapacity limitFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesPrimary source readPDF 118 KB
Ex. NJ-034Executive Order No. 183 (2020)Indoor dining at 25 percent from September 4, 2020; movie theaters, performing arts centers and concert venues…Governor Philip D. MurphyStateSept. 4, 2020Feb. 5, 20212020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesWorkplace rulesPrimary source readPDF 122 KB
Ex. NJ-035Executive Order No. 187 (2020)Indoor contact practices and competitions for all sports risk levels permitted subject to the indoor gathering…Governor Philip D. MurphyStateOct. 12, 2020Nov. 17, 20202020 Q4Capacity limitGathering capEvents and venuesPrimary source readPDF 92 KB
Ex. NJ-059Executive Order No. 190 (2020)Utility shutoff moratorium extended through March 15, 2021 (gas, electric, water); internet and voice service…Governor Philip D. MurphyStateOct. 15, 2020June 30, 20212020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2OtherPrimary source readPDF 119 KB
Ex. NJ-036Executive Order No. 192 (2020)Mandatory health and safety standards for every employer that requires or permits an in-person workforce…Governor Philip D. MurphyStateNov. 5, 2020June 4, 20212020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Face-covering requirementWorkplace rulesOtherPrimary source readPDF 140 KB
Ex. NJ-077Executive Directive No. 20-030 (Revised) (amending and superseding ED 20-030 of September 1, 2020)Health and safety standards for indoor dining at retail food or beverage establishments pursuant to Executive…Judith M. Persichilli, Commissioner of HealthSector regulatorNov. 11, 2020May 28, 20212020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Capacity limitCurfew and hoursAlcohol and barsWorkplace rulesPrimary source readPDF 92 KB
Ex. NJ-037Executive Order No. 194 (2020)Winter re-tightening: indoor food and beverage service closed 10:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m.; indoor bar seating…Governor Philip D. MurphyStateNov. 12, 2020Feb. 5, 20212020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Capacity limitCurfew and hoursAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesWorkplace rulesPrimary source readPDF 106 KB
Ex. NJ-038Executive Order No. 195 (2020)Restatement of the preemption of county and municipal COVID-19 restrictions (EOs 103-194), with a new…Governor Philip D. MurphyStateNov. 12, 2020May 28, 20212020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Curfew and hoursOtherPrimary source readPDF 114 KB
Ex. NJ-100Supreme Court Order of November 16, 2020 (suspension of new in-person jury trials and in-person grand jury sessions)Winter re-tightening in the courts: new in-person jury trials and in-person grand jury sessions suspended…Supreme Court of New Jersey; Notice to the Bar by Hon. Glenn A. Grant, J.A.D.CourtNov. 16, 2020June 30, 20212020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Gathering capCourts and public officesPrimary source readPDF 723 KB
Ex. NJ-039Executive Order No. 196 (2020)Indoor gatherings reduced to 10 persons (religious and civic gatherings 25 percent, never more than 150)…Governor Philip D. MurphyStateNov. 17, 2020Dec. 7, 20202020 Q42021 Q1Gathering capEvents and venuesPrimary source readPDF 105 KB
Ex. NJ-040Executive Order No. 204 (2020)Indoor practices and competitions for youth and adult sports paused December 5, 2020 through January 2, 2021…Governor Philip D. MurphyStateDec. 5, 2020Jan. 2, 20212020 Q42021 Q1Business closureGathering capEvents and venuesPrimary source readPDF 104 KB
Ex. NJ-041Executive Order No. 214 (2021)2020-2021 school-year policies: graduation proficiency test waived; student growth data excluded from educator…Governor Philip D. MurphyStateJan. 11, 2021June 4, 20212021 Q12021 Q2Schools and child careOtherPrimary source readPDF 123 KB
Ex. NJ-042Executive Order No. 219 (2021)Indoor capacity raised from 25 to 35 percent for food and beverage establishments, theaters (never more than…Governor Philip D. MurphyStateFeb. 5, 2021Feb. 22, 20212021 Q1Capacity limitGathering capCurfew and hoursAlcohol and barsPrimary source readPDF 107 KB
Ex. NJ-072Health and Safety Standards for Indoor Dining pursuant to Executive Order Nos. 183, 194 and 219 (the standards incorporated by Executive Directives 20-019 and 20-030)Indoor dining standards as revised February 5, 2021: 35 percent capacity; written worksite-specific COVID-19…New Jersey Department of HealthSector regulatorFeb. 5, 2021May 28, 20212021 Q12021 Q2Capacity limitCurfew and hoursAlcohol and barsWorkplace rulesPrimary source readPDF 212 KB
Ex. NJ-043Executive Order No. 225 (2021)Religious services at 50 percent of room capacity; sports and entertainment venues with 5,000 or more fixed…Governor Philip D. MurphyStateMar. 1, 2021Apr. 2, 20212021 Q12021 Q2Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementEvents and venuesPrimary source readPDF 117 KB
Ex. NJ-060Executive Order No. 229 (2021)Utility shutoff moratorium extended through June 30, 2021; payment-plan requirements for cable and…Governor Philip D. MurphyStateMar. 3, 2021July 1, 20212021 Q12021 Q2OtherPrimary source readPDF 118 KB
Ex. NJ-044Executive Order No. 230 (2021)Indoor gatherings 25 persons; outdoor gatherings 50; food and beverage, personal care, health clubs…Governor Philip D. MurphyStateMar. 19, 2021Apr. 2, 20212021 Q12021 Q2Capacity limitGathering capAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesPrimary source readPDF 114 KB
Ex. NJ-078Executive Directive No. 21-001 (Revised May 12, 2021; original March 22, 2021)Visitation protocols supplementing ED 20-026 for long-term care facilities (indoor visitation by vaccination…Judith M. Persichilli, Commissioner of HealthSector regulatorMar. 22, 2021Jan. 11, 20222021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Health care ordersVaccination or testingQuarantine and isolationPrimary source readPDF 113 KB
Ex. NJ-045Executive Order No. 234 (2021)Outdoor gatherings 200; venues with 2,500 or more fixed seats at 20 percent indoors and 30 percent outdoors…Governor Philip D. MurphyStateApr. 2, 2021May 7, 20212021 Q2Capacity limitGathering capEvents and venuesPrimary source readPDF 109 KB
Ex. NJ-088New Jersey COVID-19 travel advisory (hub text last updated April 28, 2021)Travel advisory limited to unvaccinated travelers: 7-day quarantine with a negative test or 10 days without…New Jersey Department of Health (State COVID-19 Information Hub)StateApr. 28, 2021May 17, 20212021 Q2Travel and quarantineVaccination or testingQuarantine and isolationPrimary source readPDF 335 KB
Ex. NJ-046Executive Order No. 238 (2021)Outdoor gatherings 500; indoor political, wedding, funeral and catered gatherings 50 percent, never more than…Governor Philip D. MurphyStateMay 7, 2021May 19, 20212021 Q2Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesPrimary source readPDF 121 KB
Ex. NJ-048Executive Order No. 240 (2021)Fifteenth and final 30-day extension of the Public Health Emergency; continuation of all EHPA-based orders and…Governor Philip D. MurphyStateMay 14, 2021June 4, 20212021 Q2Emergency declarationPrimary source readPDF 115 KB
Ex. NJ-049Executive Order No. 241 (2021)Outdoor mask requirement eliminated; indoor workplace and indoor public-space mask requirements continued…Governor Philip D. MurphyStateMay 17, 2021May 28, 20212021 Q2Face-covering requirementWorkplace rulesPrimary source readPDF 96 KB
Ex. NJ-108New Jersey COVID-19 travel advisory (hub text last updated May 25, 2021)"As of May 17, 2021, New Jersey's travel advisory is no longer in effect"New Jersey Department of Health (State COVID-19 Information Hub)StateMay 17, 2021not datedTravel and quarantinePrimary source readPDF 239 KB
Ex. NJ-047Executive Order No. 239 (2021)Percentage capacity limits removed for food and beverage, retail, personal care, health clubs, recreation and…Governor Philip D. MurphyStateMay 19, 2021May 28, 20212021 Q2Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesPrimary source readPDF 144 KB
Ex. NJ-079Executive Directive No. 21-004COVID-19 child care standards ("Updated COVID-19 Standards - Child Care Centers"), superseding ED 20-032…Judith M. Persichilli, Commissioner of HealthSector regulatorMay 26, 2021Sept. 30, 20212021 Q22021 Q3Face-covering requirementSchools and child careWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolationPrimary source readPDF 121 KB
Ex. NJ-050Executive Order No. 242 (2021)End of the general business restrictions: indoor public-space mask requirement lifted; six-foot capacity rules…Governor Philip D. MurphyStateMay 28, 2021Jan. 1, 20222021 Q22021 Q3Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementTravel and quarantineHealth care ordersWorkplace rulesOtherPrimary source readPDF 126 KB
Ex. NJ-080Executive Directive No. 21-005Rescinding Executive Directives and lifting certain COVID-19 restrictions (indoor and outdoor dining…Judith M. Persichilli, Commissioner of HealthSector regulatorMay 28, 2021June 30, 20212021 Q2OtherPrimary source readPDF 104 KB
Ex. NJ-051Executive Order No. 243 (2021)Rescission of the telework accommodation and minimal on-site staffing requirements of EO 107 paras. 10-11; EO…Governor Philip D. MurphyStateJune 4, 2021Jan. 1, 20222021 Q22021 Q3Telework mandateFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesVaccination or testingPrimary source readPDF 118 KB
Ex. NJ-052Executive Order No. 244 (2021)Termination of the Public Health Emergency; continuation of the State of EmergencyGovernor Philip D. MurphyStateJune 4, 2021Sept. 30, 20212021 Q22021 Q3Emergency declarationPrimary source readPDF 115 KB
Ex. NJ-053P.L. 2021, c. 103An Act concerning emergency health powers and supplementing Title 26 of the Revised Statutes (expiration and…New Jersey Legislature (Assembly Bill No. 5820); approved by Governor Philip D. MurphyStateJune 4, 2021July 4, 20212021 Q22021 Q3Emergency declarationHealth care ordersVaccination or testingOtherPrimary source readPDF 94 KB
Ex. NJ-061Executive Order No. 246 (2021)Termination of the utility shutoff moratorium effective July 1, 2021; six-month grace period (July 1 - Dec.…Governor Philip D. MurphyStateJune 14, 2021Dec. 31, 20212021 Q22021 Q3OtherPrimary source readPDF 122 KB
Ex. NJ-081Executive Directive No. 21-007 (original June 15, 2021; the retrieved text is the revision dated February 17, 2023)COVID-19 related health and safety requirements for the reopening of New Jersey adult day health services…Judith M. Persichilli, Commissioner of HealthSector regulatorJune 15, 2021Jan. 11, 20222021 Q22021 Q3Business closureHealth care ordersWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolationPrimary source readPDF 144 KB
Ex. NJ-054Executive Order No. 249 (2021)Modification of the eviction and foreclosure removal moratorium (EO 106) to conform to Senate Bill No. 3691…Governor Philip D. MurphyStateAug. 4, 2021Dec. 31, 20212021 Q3Courts and public officesOtherPrimary source readPDF 103 KB
Ex. NJ-089P.L. 2021, c. 188Act concerning residential tenants and rental assistance: eviction protections for rent that accrued during…New Jersey Legislature (Senate Bill No. 3691); approved by Governor Philip D. MurphyStateAug. 4, 2021Aug. 31, 20212021 Q3Courts and public officesOtherPrimary source readPDF 190 KB
Ex. NJ-056New Jersey EO 252 (Aug. 6, 2021) and EO 264 (Sept. 20, 2021)Vaccination-or-testing requirement for covered workers in health care facilities and high-risk congregate…Governor Philip D. MurphyStateAug. 6, 2021Sept. 30, 20212021 Q3Health care ordersWorkplace rulesVaccination or testingQuarantine and isolationPrimary source readPDF 117 KB
Ex. NJ-055Executive Order No. 251 (2021)Mandatory face masks in the indoor premises of all public, private and parochial preschool programs and…Governor Philip D. MurphyStateAug. 9, 2021Sept. 30, 20212021 Q3Face-covering requirementSchools and child careOtherPrimary source readPDF 113 KB
Ex. NJ-086Notice of Rule Waiver/Modification/Suspension pursuant to P.L. 2021, c. 103 (revised temporary waiver of N.J.A.C. 8:7-1.11, -1.12, -1.13 and -1.17)Continuation and modification of the continuing-education waiver for licensed health officers and registered…Commissioner of Health, with the approval of the GovernorSector regulatorAug. 19, 2021Jan. 11, 20222021 Q3Quarantine and isolationOtherPrimary source readPDF 227 KB
Ex. NJ-057Executive Order No. 253 (2021)Vaccination-or-testing requirement for all covered workers in preschool programs and elementary and secondary…Governor Philip D. MurphyStateAug. 23, 2021Oct. 18, 20212021 Q3Face-covering requirementSchools and child careWorkplace rulesVaccination or testingPrimary source readPDF 96 KB
Ex. NJ-082Executive Directive No. 21-011 (5th Revision, August 21, 2025)Protocols for COVID-19 reporting for school settings (vaccination and testing data reporting under EOs 253 and…New Jersey Department of Health (Acting Commissioner Jeffrey A. Brown for the 2025 revision)Sector regulatorAug. 23, 2021Sept. 30, 2021Schools and child careVaccination or testingOtherConfirmed from a secondary sourcePDF 2.2 MB
Ex. NJ-058New Jersey EO 252 (Aug. 6, 2021) and EO 264 (Sept. 20, 2021)Vaccination-or-testing requirement for all child care center workers effective November 1, 2021; mandatory…Governor Philip D. MurphyStateSept. 20, 2021Sept. 30, 20212021 Q3Face-covering requirementSchools and child careWorkplace rulesVaccination or testingOtherPrimary source readPDF 120 KB
Ex. NJ-062Executive Order No. 271 (2021)Vaccination-or-testing requirement for workers of State contractors and subcontractors (services…Governor Philip D. MurphyStateOct. 20, 2021not datedWorkplace rulesVaccination or testingPrimary source readPDF 100 KB

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