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Third Revision to the Twenty-Seventh Modification (Omnibus Modification)

Third Revision to the Twenty-Seventh Modification (indoor gatherings at businesses limited to the lesser of 30 percent or 50; private indoor gatherings 10; restaurants 30 percent; bar seating parties of two; masks at all times in gyms; houses of worship 30 percent up to 100; outdoor gatherings 50; out-of-state youth sports barred Dec. 1)

Governor John C. Carney · Delaware (State)

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Jurisdiction
Delaware
Level
State
Authority
20 Del. C. ch. 31
Issued
2020-11-20 Nov. 20, 2020
Effective
2020-11-23 8:00 a.m. E.D.T. (youth-sports travel ban 2020-12-01 8:00 a.m.) (issued Nov. 20, 2020 at 3:45 p.m.) (read as 2020-11-23)
End
Restaurant cap raised to 50 percent Feb. 12, 2021 (DE-058); gathering limits revised Feb. 19, 2021 (DE-059); struck May 21, 2021 (DE-037) (read as 2021-02-12)
In force
Nov. 23, 2020 to Feb. 12, 2021
Quarters
2020 Q42021 Q1
Limitation types
Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementTravel and quarantineAlcohol and barsEvents and venues
Addressees
  • all businesses and indoor spaces open to the public
  • private residences
  • food and drink establishments
  • exercise facilities
  • houses of worship
  • youth sports organizations
Functions reached
  • DR dining cut to 30 percent; BA bar parties of two
  • GATH/MK/EV indoor events capped at the lesser of 30 percent or 50; private gatherings 10; outdoor 50
  • FC gyms masked at all times
  • WS worship 30 percent to 100
  • SP youth sports travel barred
Collection
Delaware DE

Operative words

'Sections E, H, I, M, N and O are hereby modified, effective Monday, November 23, 2020 at 8:00 a.m.' § H: 'an indoor gathering of more than 10 people who do not reside at that property shall [be prohibited]'; 'Face coverings are required... at all times while indoors at an exercise facility.' § N.2: 'Indoor gatherings or events at any business or indoor space open to the public of up to the lesser of thirty percent (30%) stated fire occupancy [or fifty (50) people]... and private indoor gatherings or events of up to ten (10) persons (e.g. dinner parties...)'; § N (Food and Drink): 'the total number of guests within an establishment... shall not exceed thirty percent (30%) of stated fire occupancy'; bar seating 'limited to parties of two.' § N.3: outdoor gatherings over fifty prohibited absent a DPH-approved plan for up to 250. Recital: 'social gatherings and events of fifty (50) or more persons' and gatherings 'in private residences' are drivers of transmission.

Enforcement

Omnibus § P.2 (force and effect of law; criminal offense)

Notes

The first winter re-tightening. Governor's release: news.delaware.gov/2020/11/20/governor-carney-issues-third-revision-to-omnibus-covid-19-emergency-order/.

Retrieval note

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