The COVID Project
The record
- Jurisdiction
- U.S. Virgin Islands (territory) - Governor
- Level
- Territorial
- Authority
- 23 V.I.C. sec. 1005 (recited)
- Issued
- 2020-09-08 Sept. 8, 2020
- Effective
- 2020-09-08, 6:00 a.m. (read as 2020-09-08)
- End
- consolidated into the Twenty-First Supplemental Order (Jan. 27, 2021) (read as 2021-01-27)
- In force
- Sept. 8, 2020 to Jan. 27, 2021
- Quarters
- 2020 Q32020 Q4
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
- Limitation types
- Telework mandateCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementTravel and quarantineAlcohol and barsWorkplace rules
- Addressees
- all individuals gathering for any purpose
- restaurants and bars
- private business offices
- travelers
- beachgoers
- Functions reached
- EMP masks
- GATH mass gatherings prohibited
- DR seated service conditions
- BA
- OP offices reopen
- TV travel screening portal (from Sept. 19)
- AM beaches
- Collection
- Territorial governments AGY-TERRITORIES
Operative words
SECTION 1. Effective September 8, 2020, at 6:00 a.m., and lasting until and unless earlier lifted, [the] U.S. Virgin Islands shall move to the SAFER-AT-HOME Phase of the State of Emergency... A. Masks: 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... C. Mass Gatherings: For purposes of the Safer-at-Home Phase, a "mass gathering" is [any event or convening that brings together more than fifty (50) persons]... 1) Mass gatherings shall be prohibited in the Territory of the U.S. Virgin Islands... E. Restaurants: All restaurants in the Territory of the U.S. Virgin Islands shall be allowed [seated service under the] RESTAURANTS, BARS AND NIGHTCLUBS [guidance]... 3) Patrons awaiting a take-out order must wait outside of the restaurant
Enforcement
fines of $50 for a first mask offense; up to $10,000 per incident for certain violations; 23 V.I.C. sec. 1005(g) administrative enforcement; DLCA administrative fines
Notes
The regime that governed Q4 2020 until consolidated in January 2021; leisure travel reopened Sept. 19, 2020 under the Travel Screening Portal
Retrieval noteSigned September 8, 2020 (OCR).