Second Amended Executive Order No. 2020-04

The record

Jurisdiction

Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands - Governor

Level

Territorial

Authority

"pursuant to the authority vested in me as Governor of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands by Article III, sec. 10 of the Commonwealth Constitution, the Homeland Security and Emergency Management Act of 2013, 1 CMC sec. 20144, and the CNMI Emergency Health Powers Act of 2003, 3 CMC [secs. 2181-2195]"

Issued

2020-03-19 Mar. 19, 2020

Effective

2020-03-19

End

thirty days unless renewed; renewed by EO 2020-06 (Apr. 15, 2020) and monthly thereafter (read as 2020-04-15)

In force

Mar. 19, 2020 to Apr. 15, 2020

Quarters

2020 Q2

2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3

Limitation types

Emergency declarationBusiness closureTelework mandateCapacity limitGathering capTravel and quarantineSchools and child careCurfew and hoursAlcohol and barsQuarantine and isolation

Addressees

• Commonwealth Healthcare Corporation, Homeland Security and Emergency Management, all agencies
• all persons entering the CNMI
• all businesses open to the public
• restaurants and bars
• gaming and amusement businesses
• the public (gatherings; curfew)

Functions reached

• SF hours 6 a.m.-6 p.m. and 50% occupancy
• DR and BA no on-premises consumption
• AM gaming and amusement closed
• GATH over ten prohibited
• CB curfew 7 p.m.-6 a.m.
• TV fourteen-day quarantine of every arrival
• OP government offices shut
• SCH (Directive 15 added Mar. 27)
• WF

Collection

Territorial governments AGY-TERRITORIES

Operative words

I HEREBY ORDER THAT: Through the CNMI COVID-19 Task Force, and in partnership with the Commonwealth Healthcare Corporation, all matters pertaining to the State of Significant Emergency and response, quarantine, and preventive containment measures concerning the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (now known as COVID-19) in the CNMI shall be coordinated by means of these Emergency Directives... DIRECTIVE 7: All government offices and all non-essential government functions are shut down until further notice... DIRECTIVE 8: (a) All persons who are traveling into the CNMI, including CNMI residents, who originate from a country with an identified COVID-19 outbreak, inclusive of Guam, Hawaii, and the Continental United States, must exercise self-quarantine for 14 consecutive days... effective March 23, 2020, at 8:00 a.m., all persons who are traveling into the CNMI... shall be quarantined [at a designated facility]... DIRECTIVE 10: Gatherings of more than 10 people in a single room or single space are prohibited... DIRECTIVE 14: (a) As authorized under 1 CMC sec. 2191(d)(2) and NMIAC 140-10.3-340... all businesses that have facilities open to the general public shall only be open to the public from 6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.... Businesses covered by this section shall also limit the number of customers within their stores at any time to 50% of their permitted occupancy... (1) All businesses that offer food or beverages for on premises consumption, including restaurants and bars, must suspend services and may not permit on premises consumption... (6) All businesses engaged in gaming, including the casino, video poker establishments and e-gaming facilities, are hereby closed to the public. (7) All businesses engaged in recreational or amusement type activities are hereby closed to the public.... DIRECTIVE 16: CURFEW. [No person], adult or minor, shall loiter or be present in, on or about any public streets, highways, roads, alleys, parks, public buildings, places of amusement and entertainment, or vacant lots and places within the islands of Saipan, Tinian and Rota between the hours of 7:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m.

Enforcement

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