The COVID Project
The record
- Jurisdiction
- District of Columbia
- Level
- State
- Authority
- D.C. Home Rule Act sec. 422; Coronavirus Support Emergency Amendment Act of 2020, D.C. Act 23-326; D.C. Official Code 7-2304, 7-2304.01, 7-131 et seq.
- Issued
- 2020-05-27 May 27, 2020
- Effective
- 2020-05-29 12:01 a.m. (read as 2020-05-29)
- End
- 2020-06-22 (superseded by Mayor's Order 2020-075, Phase Two); emergencies extended to July 24, 2020 (read as 2020-06-22)
- In force
- May 29, 2020 to June 22, 2020
- Quarters
- 2020 Q2
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
- Limitation types
- Emergency declarationBusiness closureCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementHealth care ordersEvents and venuesWorkplace rules
- Addressees
- the public
- nonessential retail businesses
- barbershops and hair salons
- restaurants and licensed food establishments
- health care providers
- farmers markets
- event organizers
- all businesses named as remaining closed
- Functions reached
- SF indoor shopping prohibited (curbside only)
- SL salons by appointment, one customer per stylist
- DR indoor dining prohibited; outdoor seated only, six per table
- FC gyms closed
- PE theatres, cinemas, museums closed
- BA bars and nightclubs closed
- OF professional services closed except to essential businesses
- SX elective procedures resumed only per DOH guidance
- MK special event permits not considered
- GATH ten
- Collection
- District of Columbia DC
Operative words
During Phase One, individuals living in, working in, and visiting Washington, DC are no longer ordered to stay at their residences.... Paragraphs 1 through 6 of Section II of Mayor's Order 2020-054 ordering persons to stay at home are repealed.... Large gatherings of more than ten (10) individuals continue to be prohibited... Nonessential retail businesses may open to customers for: a. Outdoor pickup... b. Delivery... c. Indoor shopping and indoor pickup of items continues to be prohibited... Barbershops and hair salons may operate... by appointment only... Restaurants and other licensed food establishments may open for outdoor dining... nonessential businesses that remain closed except for minimum business operations, curbside pickup or delivery, or home-based services include: fitness establishments...; theaters, cinemas and auditoriums; museums and galleries; bars, nightclubs, mixed-use facilities and private social clubs...; travel agencies; test preparation/tutoring centers; and professional services other than those provided to essential businesses and grantmaking.... Healthcare providers may continue to offer, or resume offering, services, including outpatient or other surgical procedures in the District that will not unduly burden hospital capacity... the Mayor's Special Events Task Group (MSETG) shall not consider any special event permit requests for events during the public health emergency
Enforcement
D.C. Official Code 7-2307 penalties including civil fines or summary suspension or revocation of licenses (sec. XI); official guidance on coronavirus.dc.gov/phaseone 'may be relied upon' (sec. XI.3)
Notes
Lists closed businesses by category, including clothing, jewelry, cosmetics, mattress, party-supply, book, toy and home-goods stores, photography studios, party venues, tasting rooms and travel agencies; requires every operating business to inform employees of leave provisions and to create a COVID-19 plan; incorporates DC Health Phase One guidance (Exs. DC-037, DC-039, DC-053, DC-054, DC-055)
Retrieval noteText-layer PDF (8 pp.); quoted from the text layer.