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Executive Order No. 7

Protection of Public Health and Safety During COVID-19 Pandemic and Response

Governor Ned Lamont · Connecticut (State)

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Jurisdiction
Connecticut
Level
State
Authority
Conn. Gen. Stat. sections 19a-131a and 28-9; declarations of Mar. 10, 2020
Issued
2020-03-12 Mar. 12, 2020
Effective
2020-03-12 (immediately) (read as 2020-03-12)
End
Gathering ban through Apr. 30, 2020 as modified by EO 7D (Mar. 16) and 7N (Mar. 26); order otherwise for the duration (read as 2020-04-30)
In force
Mar. 12, 2020 to Apr. 30, 2020
Quarters
2020 Q2
Limitation types
Gathering capSchools and child careHealth care ordersEvents and venuesCourts and public offices
Addressees
  • the public
  • event organizers
  • nursing homes
  • schools
  • DMV
Functions reached
  • MK/EVT conventions, festivals, performances
  • GATH
  • VS nursing-home visitation (para. 2 authorizes DPH restrictions)
  • WF (180-day school year waived, para. 3)
  • DMV deadlines (para. 4)
Collection
Connecticut CT

Operative words

Throughout the State, gatherings of 250 people or more for social and recreational activities including, but not limited to, community, civic, leisure, or sporting events; parades; concerts; festivals; movie screenings; plays or performances; conventions; and similar activities; are prohibited. Such prohibition shall remain in effect until midnight on April 30, 2020, unless modified by a future Executive Order. Nothing in this order shall prohibit any spiritual gathering or worship service. Violators of this order may be subject to criminal penalties pursuant to Section 28-22 of the Connecticut General Statutes.

Enforcement

Conn. Gen. Stat. section 28-22 (criminal penalties), recited in paragraph 1

Notes

Paragraph 2 modifies Conn. Gen. Stat. 19a-550(b)(12) to let the DPH Commissioner restrict nursing-home visitors; paragraph 4 authorizes DMV orders under section 14-5c.