Skip to content
The COVID Project
  1. Library
  2. Maine
  3. ME-051

Ex. ME-051 Order Primary source read

Executive Order 31 FY 20/21

An Order Amending Indoor Gathering Limits

Governor Janet T. Mills · Maine (State)

The COVID Project

The record

Jurisdiction
Maine
Level
State
Authority
37-B M.R.S. §§ 741(3)(H), 742(1)(C)(2), (8), (12)
Issued
2021-02-12 Feb. 12, 2021
Effective
2021-02-12
End
§ I(A)(1) superseded Mar. 26, 2021 (EO 35); expired June 30, 2021 (read as 2021-03-26)
In force
Feb. 12, 2021 to Mar. 26, 2021
Quarters
2021 Q1
Limitation types
Gathering capEvents and venues
Addressees
  • houses of worship
  • all indoor gatherings
Functions reached
  • WS worship services
  • GATH
  • RE religious education
Collection
Maine ME

Operative words

1. Houses of worship. The indoor gathering limit applicable to houses of worship is 5 persons per 1,000 square feet of functionally available space, or 50 persons, whichever is greater.... 3. Additional requirements. All indoor gatherings are subject to applicable location and activity-specific requirements issued by the Commissioner of the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) and the Commissioner of Economic and Community Development (DECD).

Enforcement

All available methods

Notes

Issued after the Supreme Court's worship-capacity decisions; the 50-person indoor cap otherwise remained.