{"id":"NJ-004","kind":"order","level":"state","jurisdiction":"New Jersey","state":"NJ","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"Governor Philip D. Murphy","authority":"N.J.S.A. App. A:9-33 et seq.; N.J.S.A. 26:13-1 et seq.; EO 103","instrument":"New Jersey Executive Order 107 (Mar. 21, 2020; paras. 10-11 rescinded by EO 243 eff. June 4, 2021)","title":"Stay at home; closure of non-essential retail and of recreational and entertainment businesses; cancellation of gatherings; dine-in ban; mandatory telework accommodation; school closures","dateIssued":"2020-03-21","effective":"2020-03-21 at 9:00 p.m. (para. 26), \u0022until revoked or modified by the Governor\u0022","end":"Para. 2 (stay home) rescinded June 9, 2020 (EO 153 para. 11); para. 5 (gatherings cancelled) replaced by numerical rules from EO 142 (May 13, 2020) and EO 148 (May 22, 2020); para. 6 (non-essential retail closed) relaxed to curbside 6:00 a.m. May 18, 2020 (EO 142 para. 9) and lifted 6:00 a.m. June 15, 2020 (EO 150 para. 8); para. 8 (dine-in ban) lifted for outdoor service June 15, 2020 (EO 150) and for indoor service Sept. 4, 2020 (EO 183); para. 9 (recreational and entertainment closures) lifted in stages June 22 and July 2, 2020 (EOs 153, 154, 157), Sept. 1, 2020 (EO 181) and Sept. 4, 2020 (EO 183); paras. 10-11 (telework accommodation; minimal on-site staff) rescinded 6:00 a.m. June 4, 2021 (EO 243 para. 1); paras. 12-13 (schools; higher education) superseded by EO 155 (July 1, 2020) and EO 175 (Aug. 13, 2020)","startDate":"2020-03-21","endDate":"2020-06-09","quarters":["2020Q2","2020Q3","2020Q4","2021Q1","2021Q2"],"types":["STAY","CLOSE","GATH","TELE","SCH","ALC","EVT","EMP"],"addressees":["all New Jersey residents","all non-essential retail businesses","all recreational and entertainment businesses (including malls, casinos, gyms, theaters, salons, barbers, spas, social clubs)","all restaurants, bars and liquor licensees","all businesses or non-profits in the State, whether closed or open to the public","schools and institutions of higher education"],"clause":"Para. 2: \u0022All New Jersey residents shall remain home or at their place of residence unless they are 1) obtaining goods or services from essential retail businesses... 2) obtaining takeout food or beverages... 3) seeking medical attention, essential social services, or assistance from law enforcement or emergency services; 4) visiting family or other individuals with whom the resident has a close personal relationship... 5) reporting to, or performing, their job; 6) walking, running... 7) leaving the home for an educational, religious, or political reason; 8) leaving because of a reasonable fear for his or her health or safety; or 9) leaving at the direction of law enforcement or other government agency.\u0022 Para. 5: \u0022Gatherings of individuals, such as parties, celebrations, or other social events, are cancelled, unless otherwise authorized by any part of this Order.\u0022 Para. 6: \u0022The brick-and-mortar premises of all non-essential retail businesses must close to the public as long as this Order remains in effect.\u0022 [fifteen essential retail categories listed at 6(a)-(o), including \u0022m. Car dealerships, but only to provide auto maintenance and repair services, and auto mechanics\u0022] Para. 8: \u0022All restaurants, cafeterias, dining establishments, and food courts, with or without a liquor license, all bars... are permitted to operate their normal business hours, but are limited to offering only food delivery and/or take-out services... The on-premises consumption of alcohol is prohibited.\u0022 Para. 9: \u0022All recreational and entertainment businesses, including but not limited to the following list, must close to the public as long as this Order remains in effect\u0022 [casinos, racetracks, gyms, entertainment centers, \u0022All indoor portions of retail shopping malls,\u0022 places of public amusement, and \u0022g. Facilities where personal care services are performed... including but not limited to cosmetology shops; barber shops; beauty salons; hair braiding shops; nail salons; electrology facilities; spas... massage parlors, tanning salons, tattoo parlors, and public and private social clubs\u0022; libraries]. Para. 10: \u0022All 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.\u0022 Para. 11: \u0022To the extent a business or non-profit has employees that cannot perform their functions via telework or work-from-home arrangements, 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.\u0022 Para. 12: schools \u0022shall remain closed to students as long as this Order remains in effect.\u0022 Para. 17: \u0022Nothing in this Order shall be construed to limit, prohibit, or restrict in any way the provision of health care or medical services to members of the public.\u0022","enforcement":"Para. 25: N.J.S.A. App. A:9-49 and -50; para. 24: duty of every person or entity doing business in the State to cooperate; EO 108 (NJ-005) invalidated conflicting county and municipal restrictions","functions":["CB customer base confined to home (STAY)","SF sales floor closed (non-essential retail)","DR/BA dining rooms and bars closed to on-premises service","SL salons, barbers, spas closed","FC/PE/AM gyms, theaters, casinos, amusements, malls closed","OF/OP offices under mandatory telework accommodation and minimal on-site staffing","GATH/MK/EV all gatherings cancelled","WF workforce (schools closed; child care limited by EO 110)","SR showrooms closed (dealers limited to service and repair)"],"notes":"The paradigm order: stay-home, closures, gathering cancellation and a telework mandate on every business in the State in one instrument. The telework and minimal-staffing paragraphs bound every New Jersey employer from March 21, 2020 to June 4, 2021, fourteen and a half months. Dealers: showrooms closed; service departments open (para. 6(m)).","sourceUrl":"https://nj.gov/infobank/eo/056murphy/pdf/EO-107.pdf","snapshot":"","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":511303,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"NJ","url":"/library/NJ-004","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/NJ-004","citation":"Governor Philip D. Murphy, New Jersey Executive Order 107 (Mar. 21, 2020; paras. 10-11 rescinded by EO 243 eff. June 4, 2021) (Ex. NJ-004)","stateName":"New Jersey","related":["SEC-06-026","NJ-005","DUT-NJ-006","SEC-04-GM-014","SEC-04-GM-015","SEC-07-011","SEC-14-GM-006","SEC-14-GM-007","SEC-25-GM-007","SEC-25-GM-008","SEC-25-GM-013","SEC-25-GM-014"]}