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The record
- Jurisdiction
- Florida
- Level
- State
- Authority
- Fla. Const. art. III; Fla. Stat. ch. 252, pt. I
- Issued
- 2020-07-01 July 1, 2020
- Effective
- In force throughout 2020 Q2 through 2021 Q3; recited in EOs 20-82 (Ex. FL-012), 20-112, 20-123 and 20-139 (Exs. FL-022, FL-027, FL-034) (read as 2020-07-01)
- End
- standing (read as 2021-09-30)
- In force
- Standing since July 1, 2020 (a statutory duty; in force throughout the six quarters)
- Quarters
- 2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
- Limitation types
- Emergency declarationStanding duty
- Addressees
- persons generally ('Any person'); employers and businesses as addressees of the orders
- Character
- order penalty
- Collection
- Standing duties: Florida DUT-FL
Operative words
Any person violating any provision of ss. 252.31-252.90 or any rule or order made pursuant to ss. 252.31-252.90 is guilty of a misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.
Penalty
Second-degree misdemeanor: imprisonment up to 60 days (s. 775.082(4)(b)) and fine up to $500 (s. 775.083(1)(e)); EO 20-244 § 4 (Ex. FL-047) suspended collection of COVID-19 fines and penalties 'enforced upon individuals' from Sept. 25, 2020, and EO 21-102 (Ex. FL-060) suspended local mandates from May 3, 2021
What it required
Every person, including every business operator, was bound to obey every executive order, Division order and county or municipal emergency order made under the Act on pain of criminal conviction; EO 20-139 § 7 restates the penalty as 'imprisonment not to exceed 60 days, a fine not to exceed $500, or both.'
Retrieval noteEO 20-112 § 7 (Ex. FL-022): 'This order shall be enforced under section 252.47, Florida Statutes. Violation of this order is a second-degree misdemeanor pursuant to section 252.50, Florida Statutes.' The Governor's FAQ (Ex. DUT-FL-017): 'Violation of the Governor's Executive Order is a second-degree misdemeanor.'.