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Executive Order 20-91

Essential Services and Activities During COVID-19 Emergency (Safer At Home)

Governor Ron DeSantis · Florida (State)

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Jurisdiction
Florida
Level
State
Authority
Art. IV, s. 1(a), Fla. Const.; ch. 252, Fla. Stat.
Issued
2020-04-01 Apr. 1, 2020
Effective
2020-04-03 12:01 a.m. (read as 2020-04-03)
End
Apr. 30, 2020; extended by EO 20-111 to 12:01 a.m. May 4, 2020; superseded by EO 20-112 (Phase 1) and, for business activity, by EO 20-139 s. 4 (read as 2020-04-30)
In force
Apr. 3, 2020 to Apr. 30, 2020
Quarters
2020 Q2
Limitation types
Stay-at-homeBusiness closureTelework mandateGathering cap
Addressees
  • all persons in Florida
  • senior citizens and persons with significant underlying conditions
  • all businesses
  • local jurisdictions
Functions reached
  • CB customer base confined to essential trips
  • SF sales floors of non-essential businesses closed to in-person service
  • OF offices (work from home 'encouraged'; movement outside home limited to essential services)
  • GATH public gatherings over ten barred
  • WS worship permitted as essential activity
  • MK events cancelled
  • SC suppliers outside the CISA list closed
Collection
Florida FL

Operative words

Section 1.A. Senior citizens and individuals with a significant underlying medical condition... shall stay at home and take all measures to limit the risk of exposure to COVID-19. B.... all persons in Florida shall limit their movements and personal interactions outside of their home to only those necessary to obtain or provide essential services or conduct essential activities. Section 2.A. For purposes of this Order and the conduct it limits, 'essential services' means and encompasses the list detailed by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security in its Guidance on the Essential Critical Infrastructure Workforce, v. 2 (March 28, 2020) (attached) and any subsequent lists published. B. Essential services also include those businesses and activities designated by Executive Order 20-89 and its attachment which consists of a list propounded by Miami-Dade County in multiple orders.... D. Nothing in this order prohibits individuals from working from home; indeed, this Order encourages individuals to work from home. E. All businesses or organizations are encouraged to provide delivery, carry-out or curbside service... Section 3.A.... 'essential activities' means... i. Attending religious services conducted in churches, synagogues and houses of worship; and ii. Participating in recreational activities (consistent with social distancing guidelines)... C. A social gathering in a public space is not an essential activity. Local jurisdictions shall ensure that groups of people greater than ten are not permitted to congregate in any public space. Section 4. This Order shall supersede any conflicting official action or order issued by local officials in response to COVID-19 but only to the extent that such action or order allows essential services or essential activities prohibited by this Executive Order.... Section 6. This Order is effective 12:01 am on April 3, 2020. This Order shall expire on April 30, 2020 unless extended by subsequent order. Executive Order 20-68 (bars, restaurants) and Executive Order 20-71 (alcohol sales, restaurants) shall remain in effect through the duration of Executive Order 20-52, including any extensions.

Enforcement

s. 252.47 (law enforcement to enforce); s. 252.50 second-degree misdemeanor (60 days; $500)

Notes

The CISA v. 2 list (Mar. 28, 2020) and Miami-Dade EO 07-20 list are attached to and incorporated in the order (the exhibit is 9 MB and includes the attachments). Amended Apr. 1 by EO 20-92 (FL-018) to supersede every conflicting local order.

Retrieval note

The bundled description ('golf not named') is consistent with the text.