{"id":"NJ-034","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.","instrument":"Executive Order No. 183 (2020)","title":"Indoor dining at 25 percent from September 4, 2020; movie theaters, performing arts centers and concert venues at 25 percent, never more than 150; indoor gatherings 25 percent, never more than 25 (religious and civic 150); face coverings at indoor gatherings","dateIssued":"2020-09-01","effective":"2020-09-04 at 6:00 a.m.","end":"Dining capacity raised to 35 percent Feb. 5, 2021 (EO 219), 50 percent Mar. 19, 2021 (EO 230); percentage cap removed May 19, 2021 (EO 239 para. 1); six-foot table rule rescinded May 28, 2021 (EO 242 para. 4); theaters 35 percent/150 Feb. 5, 2021, 250 May 19, 2021; indoor gathering rule replaced by EO 196 (10 persons, Nov. 17, 2020)","startDate":"2020-09-04","endDate":"2021-02-05","quarters":["2020Q3","2020Q4","2021Q1","2021Q2"],"types":["CAP","MASK","GATH","EVT","ALC","EMP"],"addressees":["food or beverage establishments","entertainment centers where performances are viewed or given","every indoor gathering"],"clause":"Para. 1: \u0022Effective at 6:00 a.m. on Friday, September 4, 2020, restaurants, cafeterias, dining establishments, and food courts, with or without a liquor license, bars, and all other holders of a liquor license with retail consumption privileges... are permitted to offer in-person service at indoor areas, provided that the establishment complies with the following requirements: a. Limit the number of patrons in indoor areas to 25 percent of the food or beverage establishment\u0027s indoor capacity... b. Ensure that tables where individuals or groups are seated are six feet apart in all directions... d. Food or beverage establishments shall only allow patrons to place orders for indoor table service when they are seated at a table or bar... e. Patrons may only consume food or beverages while seated\u0022. Para. 2: theaters and concert venues \u0022may open their indoor spaces to the public\u0022 at \u002225 percent of the stated maximum capacity... such limit shall never be larger than 150 persons\u0022. Para. 4: indoor gatherings \u0022limited to 25 percent of the capacity of the room... never be larger than 25 persons\u0022; religious, political, weddings, funerals \u0022never be larger than 150 persons\u0022.","enforcement":"Para. 11: N.J.S.A. App. A:9-49 and -50; DOH standards (ED 20-030) incorporated by para. 1(f)","functions":["DR dining rooms reopened at 25 percent, seated service only","BA bars seated only","PE theaters and concert venues 25 percent, maximum 150","EV/BQ indoor events capped at 25","WS worship 25 percent, maximum 150"],"notes":"Restaurants and theaters: the end of the indoor closure was a 25 percent cap that lasted five months (to Feb. 5, 2021).","sourceUrl":"https://nj.gov/infobank/eo/056murphy/pdf/EO-183.pdf","snapshot":"","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":125368,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"NJ","url":"/library/NJ-034","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/NJ-034","citation":"Governor Philip D. Murphy, Executive Order No. 183 (2020) (Sept. 1, 2020) (Ex. NJ-034)","stateName":"New Jersey","related":["SEC-25-GM-064","NJ-033","NJ-032","NJ-031","NJ-035","NJ-059","NJ-030","NJ-029","NJ-036","NJ-028","NJ-027","NJ-037"]}