The COVID Project
The record
- Jurisdiction
- Maryland
- Level
- State
- Authority
- Md. Code, Pub. Safety Title 14
- Issued
- 2020-03-30 Mar. 30, 2020
- Effective
- 2020-03-30 8:00 p.m. (read as 2020-03-30)
- End
- Restated May 6, 2020 (MD-009, stay-at-home continued); stay-at-home lifted 5:00 p.m. May 15, 2020 by 20-05-13-01 (MD-010) (read as 2020-05-06)
- In force
- Mar. 30, 2020 to May 6, 2020
- Quarters
- 2020 Q2
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
- Limitation types
- Stay-at-homeBusiness closureTelework mandateGathering capTravel and quarantineEvents and venues
- Addressees
- all persons living in the State of Maryland
- all Non-Essential Businesses
- restaurants and bars, fitness centers, theaters, malls, recreational establishments, senior centers
- Functions reached
- CB customer base under stay-home
- WF workforce confined to home
- SF sales floor closed
- OF office closed (telework)
- PF non-critical production
- DR dining room
- GATH
- MK events
- TR travel
- Collection
- Maryland MD
Operative words
II.a. All persons living in the State of Maryland are hereby ordered, effective as of 8:00 p.m. on March 30, 2020, to stay in their homes or places of residences ("Homes") except: i. to conduct or participate in Essential Activities (defined below); ii. staff and owners of businesses and organizations that are not required to close pursuant to paragraph IV or paragraph V below may travel: 1. between their Homes and those businesses and organizations; and 2. to and from customers for the purpose of delivering goods or performing services; and iii. staff and owners of Non-Essential Businesses (defined below) may travel: 1. between their Homes and those Non-Essential Businesses for the purpose of engaging in Minimal Operations; and 2. to and from customers for the purpose of delivering goods.... III.a. Social, community, spiritual, religious, recreational, leisure, and sporting gatherings and events ("large gatherings and events") of more than 10 people are hereby prohibited at all locations and venues... IV.b. Subject to paragraph IV.c, all Non-Essential Businesses shall remain closed to the general public. IV.c. Staff and owners may continue to be on-site at Non-Essential Businesses for only the following purposes ("Minimal Operations"): i. Facilitating remote working (a/k/a/ telework) by other staff; ii. Maintaining essential property; iii. Preventing loss of, or damage to property...; iv. Performing essential administrative functions, including without limitation, picking up mail and processing payroll; v. Caring for live animals; and vi. In the case of Non-Essential Businesses that are retail establishments, continuing to sell retail products on a delivery basis.
Enforcement
Each law enforcement officer of the State or a political subdivision shall execute and enforce this Order; a person who knowingly and willfully violates this Order is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding one year or a fine not exceeding $5,000 or both
Notes
The paradigm 'order... limiting commerce, travel, or group meetings' for Maryland: it forbade the public to leave home except for enumerated purposes, forbade travel except as listed, closed every non-critical workplace to the public and capped meetings at ten
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