{"id":"DE-002","kind":"order","level":"state","jurisdiction":"Delaware","state":"DE","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"Governor John C. Carney","authority":"20 Del. C. ch. 31","instrument":"First Modification of the Declaration of a State of Emergency","title":"First Modification of the Declaration of a State of Emergency for the State of Delaware Due to a Public Health Threat (restaurants, taverns and bars limited to take-out and delivery; gatherings of 50 or more banned; casino gaming closed; DEMA and DPH powers)","dateIssued":"2020-03-16","effective":"2020-03-16 8:00 p.m. E.D.T. (issued 2:00 p.m.)","end":"Restaurant limits carried into the Second Modification and the Phase 1 reopening (dine-in at 30 percent June 1, 2020); gathering ban superseded Apr. 2, 2020 (DE-012); all prior Modifications struck Sept. 4, 2020 (DE-031)","startDate":"2020-03-16","endDate":"2020-06-01","quarters":["2020Q2"],"types":["CLOSE","GATH","ALC","EVT","EMER"],"addressees":["restaurants, taverns and bars","organizers of gatherings","casinos","DEMA","DPH","Secretary of Labor"],"clause":"Governor\u0027s release of Mar. 16, 2020 (Ex. DE-070): the modification \u0027which takes effect at 8:00 p.m. tonight, March 16 -- also bans public gatherings of 50 or more people,... and closes gaming activity at Delaware casinos\u0027 and limits \u0027restaurants, taverns and bars to take-out and delivery service only.\u0027 Recital in the Fifth Modification: the First Modification advised \u0027that the CDC issued new guidance for large events and mass gatherings, including conferences, social events, concerts and other types of assemblies\u0027 (Ex. DE-006 at 1). DEMA/DPH Joint Order recital: the First Modification authorized DEMA and DPH to take \u0027such other measures as they deem necessary to protect the health and safety of the public\u0027 (Ex. DE-008 at 1).","enforcement":"20 Del. C. §§ 3115(b), 3116(9), 3122, 3125","functions":["DR dining room closed","BA bar service closed","GATH/MK events over 50 banned","AM casinos closed","CB customer base"],"notes":"The first Delaware business-closure instrument; the Governor\u0027s release (DE-070) fixes the 8:00 p.m. Mar. 16 effective time. The Second Modification (DE-003) restated the food-service limit and added take-out alcohol.","sourceUrl":"https://archivesfiles.delaware.gov/Executive-Orders/Carney/public-health/State-of-Emergency_Modified-03162020.pdf","snapshot":"","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":146265,"grade":"secondary","character":"","description":"","collection":"DE","url":"/library/DE-002","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/DE-002","citation":"Governor John C. Carney, First Modification of the Declaration of a State of Emergency (Mar. 16, 2020) (Ex. DE-002)","stateName":"Delaware","related":["DE-012","DE-031","DE-070","DE-003","DE-005","DE-006","DE-008","DE-001","DE-004","DE-007","DE-068","DE-009"]}