{"id":"CT-002","kind":"order","level":"state","jurisdiction":"Connecticut","state":"CT","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"Governor Ned Lamont","authority":"Conn. Gen. Stat. sections 19a-131a and 28-9; declarations of Mar. 10, 2020","instrument":"Executive Order No. 7","title":"Protection of Public Health and Safety During COVID-19 Pandemic and Response","dateIssued":"2020-03-12","effective":"2020-03-12 (immediately)","end":"Gathering ban through Apr. 30, 2020 as modified by EO 7D (Mar. 16) and 7N (Mar. 26); order otherwise for the duration","startDate":"2020-03-12","endDate":"2020-04-30","quarters":["2020Q2"],"types":["GATH","EVT","HC","SCH","CRT"],"addressees":["the public","event organizers","nursing homes","schools","DMV"],"clause":"Throughout the State, gatherings of 250 people or more for social and recreational activities including, but not limited to, community, civic, leisure, or sporting events; parades; concerts; festivals; movie screenings; plays or performances; conventions; and similar activities; are prohibited. Such prohibition shall remain in effect until midnight on April 30, 2020, unless modified by a future Executive Order. Nothing in this order shall prohibit any spiritual gathering or worship service. Violators of this order may be subject to criminal penalties pursuant to Section 28-22 of the Connecticut General Statutes.","enforcement":"Conn. Gen. Stat. section 28-22 (criminal penalties), recited in paragraph 1","functions":["MK/EVT conventions, festivals, performances","GATH","VS nursing-home visitation (para. 2 authorizes DPH restrictions)","WF (180-day school year waived, para. 3)","DMV deadlines (para. 4)"],"notes":"Paragraph 2 modifies Conn. Gen. Stat. 19a-550(b)(12) to let the DPH Commissioner restrict nursing-home visitors; paragraph 4 authorizes DMV orders under section 14-5c.","sourceUrl":"https://portal.ct.gov/-/media/office-of-the-governor/executive-orders/lamont-executive-orders/executive-order-no-7.pdf","snapshot":"","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":334719,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"CT","url":"/library/CT-002","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/CT-002","citation":"Governor Ned Lamont, Executive Order No. 7 (Mar. 12, 2020) (Ex. CT-002)","stateName":"Connecticut","related":["CT-001","CT-004","CT-003","CT-005","CT-006","CT-008","CT-009","CT-010","CT-013","CT-015","CT-016","CT-017"]}