The COVID Project
The record
- Jurisdiction
- Indiana
- Level
- State
- Authority
- Ind. Code ch. 10-14-3 (Emergency Disaster Law); Ind. Code ch. 16-19-3 (ISDH); IOSHA authority under Ind. Code ch. 22-8-1.1; with the concurrence of the ISDH Commissioner
- Issued
- 2020-04-06 Apr. 6, 2020
- Effective
- 2020-04-06 11:59 p.m. (retail restriction and campground closure at 11:59 p.m. Apr. 7, 2020) (read as 2020-04-06)
- End
- 2020-04-20 11:59 p.m.; extended by EO 20-22 to 11:59 p.m. May 1, 2020 (read as 2020-04-20)
- In force
- Apr. 6, 2020 to Apr. 20, 2020
- Quarters
- 2020 Q2
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
- Limitation types
- Stay-at-homeBusiness closureTelework mandateCapacity limitGathering capTravel and quarantineEvents and venuesWorkplace rules
- Addressees
- all individuals
- all businesses and operations
- retail businesses
- campgrounds
- all employers (IOSHA)
- local units of government
- Functions reached
- CB customer base
- SF sales floor (curbside only for non-necessity retail)
- OF office and telework
- WF
- GATH
- LG lodging (campgrounds)
- SC
- HR
- Collection
- Indiana IN
Operative words
This Executive Order, upon taking effect, replaces Executive Order 20-08.... all individuals currently living in the State of Indiana are ordered to stay at home or their place of residence, except as allowed in this Executive Order.... All businesses and operations in the State of Indiana, except for Essential Businesses and Operations (as defined in ¶ 14) are hereby required to cease all activities within the State, except, however, for Minimum Basic Operations (as defined in ¶ 15).... All public and private gatherings, whether governmental, social, philanthropic, religious, spiritual or otherwise, of any number of people that occur outside of a single household or living unit, are prohibited unless such gathering is of ten (10) or less people who engage in social distancing and other sanitation measures.... Campgrounds throughout Indiana are directed to close as of 11:59 p.m. on April 7, 2020... Retail businesses providing the necessities of life as described above may remain open to the public under the following conditions and restrictions: i) Such businesses should limit the number of customers in their facility at any given time to achieve the CDC's required social distancing; ii) Such businesses should limit their hours of operation... As of 11:59 p.m. on April 7, 2020, all other retail businesses not included above as selling the necessities of life may remain open only for online or call-in ordering with delivery or curbside pickup.... Professional services, such as legal services, accounting services, insurance services, and real estate services (including appraisal and title services) should be conducted virtually or by telephone whenever reasonably possible and any professional services requiring face-to-face encounters should be postponed unless the failure to meet in-person will have a significant adverse impact on the client's financial or legal position.... All employers, whether manufacturers, distributors, professional offices, retailers or other, must comply with safety and health standards established and enforced by IOSHA.... All businesses and employers, whether deemed to be essential under this Executive Order, are ordered to take the following actions: a. Allow as many employees as possible to work from home by implementing policies in areas such as teleworking and video conferencing.
Enforcement
¶ 19: IOSHA administrative and enforcement actions; an Enforcement Response Team of State law enforcement led by the Chairman of the Alcohol and Tobacco Commission; ISDH cease orders, closure orders, reports to the Secretary of State and licensing boards for revocation proceedings, referral to prosecutors; 'Penalty: A knowing violation of an Executive Order issued pursuant to Indiana's Emergency Disaster Law is a class B misdemeanor, punishable up to 180 days incarceration and a fine of up to $1,000'
Notes
Gyms, spas, salons, barber shops and tattoo parlors 'shall close' (¶ 9). Local orders may be more restrictive but no local travel restriction above Travel Watch status (¶ 22).
Retrieval noteTwelve pages; text layer present and OCR cross-checked.