The COVID Project
The record
- Jurisdiction
- U.S. Virgin Islands (territory) - Governor
- Level
- Territorial
- Authority
- 23 V.I.C. sec. 1005 (recited)
- Issued
- 2020-08-10 Aug. 10, 2020
- Effective
- 2020-08-10
- End
- superseded (mask rule carried into the 16th and 21st Orders) (read as 2020-09-30)
- In force
- Aug. 10, 2020 to Sept. 30, 2020
- Quarters
- 2020 Q3
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
- Limitation types
- Capacity limitFace-covering requirementSchools and child careWorkplace rules
- Addressees
- any individuals gathering for any purpose, including visitors, patrons, employees, or owners of businesses
- restaurants
- Department of Education
- Functions reached
- EMP masks for all employees and patrons
- DR enforcement and closure penalty
- SCH school calendar suspended
- Collection
- Territorial governments AGY-TERRITORIES
Operative words
restaurants are put on notice that [violations of the Guidance will be enforced]. Any violators will be subject to closure for a period of thirty (30) days and imposition [of fines]... SECTION 4... A. Any individuals gathering for any purpose, including but not limited to visitors, patrons, employees, or owners of businesses, public or private, are required to wear a face mask or [facial covering]... SECTION 5. The provisions of Title 17 of the Virgin Islands Code, Chapter 7, Section 61a establishing the school calendar and Chapter 9, Section 101... are hereby suspended
Enforcement
closure of a violating restaurant for thirty days and fines; Department of Licensing and Consumer Affairs
Notes
Mask mandate with penalties (Aug. 10, 2020)
Retrieval noteSigned August 10, 2020 (OCR).