{"id":"NH-053","kind":"order","level":"state","jurisdiction":"New Hampshire","state":"NH","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"Governor\u0027s Economic Reopening Task Force","authority":"Emergency Order #40 para. 3 and 9; Emergency Order #16","instrument":"Places of Worship - COVID-19 Reopening Guidance","title":"Places of Worship Reopening Guidance (40 percent occupancy)","dateIssued":"2020-05-22","effective":"2020-05-22","end":"Mandatory to May 7, 2021 (occupancy step eased later; date not verified)","startDate":"2020-05-22","endDate":"2021-05-07","quarters":["2020Q2","2020Q3","2020Q4","2021Q1","2021Q2"],"types":["GATH","CAP","EVT","MASK"],"addressees":["places of worship (including weddings and funeral services)"],"clause":"Effective immediately, in person religious services may resume in accordance with the following guidance and religious services taking place under this guidance shall be exempt from Emergency Order #16.... 3. All places of worship shall limit building occupancy to 40 percent of the building\u0027s [occupancy]... 15. Shared cups, serving utensils, books of worship, or passing of plates must be [discontinued]... b. Nursery, childcare, and in-person youth education programs must remain [closed]","enforcement":"EO #40 para. 13; EO #52 para. 10; EO #65","functions":["WS worship services at 40 percent","RE religious education closed","EV weddings and funerals","FC facility rental"],"notes":"Dated by the May 22, 2020 announcement of the worship step (verified_secondary); capture of June 8, 2020.","sourceUrl":"https://www.covidguidance.nh.gov/sites/g/files/ehbemt381/files/inline-documents/2020-05/guidance-worship.pdf","snapshot":"http://web.archive.org/web/20200609110809/https://www.covidguidance.nh.gov/sites/g/files/ehbemt381/files/inline-documents/2020-05/guidance-worship.pdf","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":310895,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"NH","url":"/library/NH-053","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/NH-053","citation":"Governor\u0027s Economic Reopening Task Force, Places of Worship - COVID-19 Reopening Guidance (May 22, 2020) (Ex. NH-053)","stateName":"New Hampshire","related":["NH-008","NH-058","NH-048","NH-054"]}