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Mayor's Order 2020-123

Modified Requirements Relating to Physical Activity to Combat Escalation of COVID-19 Pandemic During Phase Two

Mayor Muriel Bowser · District of Columbia (State)

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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; D.C. Official Code 7-2304, 7-2304.01
Issued
2020-12-07 Dec. 7, 2020
Effective
2020-12-11 12:01 a.m. (read as 2020-12-11)
End
Carried forward by MO 2021-038 sec. VIII.4 (high-contact sports prohibited); lifted May 21, 2021 (read as 2021-05-21)
In force
Dec. 11, 2020 to May 21, 2021
Quarters
2020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2
Limitation types
Gathering capSchools and child careEvents and venues
Addressees
  • sports leagues and clubs
  • high schools
  • recreation centers and sports clubs
  • Department of Parks and Recreation permittees
Functions reached
  • SP sports leagues and tournaments
  • FC recreation facilities
  • AC school athletics
Collection
District of Columbia DC

Operative words

High-contact sports as defined by the Department of Health (DOH or DC Health) [basketball, boxing, football, hockey, lacrosse, martial arts, rugby, soccer, wrestling] are prohibited in the District of Columbia, with the exception [of universities and professional leagues under approved plans]... High school extra-curricular youth sports activities and competitions are suspended... Recreation centers and sports clubs shall also suspend sports and organized athletic [activities]... DPR shall suspend the issuance of new permits for organized sports and team play

Enforcement

D.C. Official Code 7-2307 penalties

Notes

Middle school drills limited to twelve athletes without contact (per the Mayor's release of Dec. 7, 2020)

Retrieval note

Scanned PDF; read by OCR; bracketed text paraphrases lines the OCR broke.