Mayor's Order 2020-127

The record

Jurisdiction

District of Columbia

Level

State

Authority

D.C. Home Rule Act sec. 422; D.C. Acts 23-405 and 23-411; Coronavirus Support Temporary Amendment Act of 2020 (eff. Oct. 9, 2020); D.C. Official Code 7-2304, 7-2304.01, 7-131 et seq.

Issued

2020-12-18 Dec. 18, 2020

Effective

Pause effective 2020-12-23 10:00 p.m.; retail cap adjustment effective immediately (read as 2020-12-23)

End

Pause 'until 5 a.m. on Friday, January 15, 2021', extended to 5:00 a.m. Jan. 22, 2021 by MO 2021-004; emergencies extended through Mar. 31, 2021 (conformed to Mar. 17, 2021 by MO 2021-004) (read as 2021-01-15)

In force

Dec. 23, 2020 to Jan. 15, 2021

Quarters

2020 Q42021 Q1

2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3

Limitation types

Emergency declarationBusiness closureTelework mandateCapacity limitEvents and venues

Addressees

• restaurants
• museums
• libraries
• non-essential businesses
• Department of Parks and Recreation
• retail food sellers and big-box stores

Functions reached

• DR indoor dining closed Dec. 23 - Jan. 22
• OF telework required at non-essential businesses
• PE museums closed
• SF retail food sellers and big-box stores exempted from the 250-person cap

Collection

District of Columbia DC

Operative words

This Order pauses various activities from 10:00 p.m. on Wednesday, December 23, 2020, until 5:00 a.m. on Friday, January 15, 2021... A. Restaurants shall return to having no indoor dining. They may continue outdoor dining... B. Museums shall be closed... C. Libraries shall close indoor service to patrons... E. Non-essential businesses are required to telework, except in person staff needed to [support minimum operations]... F. The DC Circulator National Mall route is suspended.... By this Order, the Public Emergency and Public Health Emergency... are further extended through March 31, 2021.

Enforcement

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