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Public Health Order 31-2020

Public Health Order 31-2020 - general regime continued: masks; social gatherings 50; events 250 or 25%; restaurants, bars and nightclubs 50% indoor / 100% outdoor; midnight-to-5 AM closure; workplaces six feet

MCPHD, Virginia A. Caine, M.D. · Marion County, Indiana (County)

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Jurisdiction
Marion County, Indiana · Indianapolis · Indiana
Level
County
Authority
Ind. Code 16-20-1-24; HHC Code Ch. 7, Art. 5
Issued
2020-09-25 Sept. 25, 2020
Effective
2020-09-28 00:00 (until superseded or rescinded) (read as 2020-09-28)
End
2020-10-02 (superseded by PHO 33-2020) (read as 2020-10-02)
In force
Sept. 28, 2020 to Oct. 2, 2020
Quarters
2020 Q32020 Q4
Limitation types
Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementHealth care ordersCurfew and hoursAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesWorkplace rules
Addressees
  • All individuals
  • all businesses and public accommodations
  • restaurants, bars and nightclubs
  • retail
  • all workplaces including manufacturing
  • hospitals and nursing homes
Functions reached
  • on-premises dining and drinking (50% indoor cap, table service only, nightly closure)
  • gatherings and events (numeric and percentage caps; MCPHD pre-approval above 250)
  • workplace spacing for all employers including manufacturing
  • indoor operations of all public-facing businesses (mask enforcement)
  • hospital and nursing-home visitation
Collection
Indianapolis MET-IND

Operative words

Restaurants, bars, nightclubs, and retail food establishments may be open at 50% indoor capacity and 100% outdoor capacity, subject to the restrictions listed below.... All restaurants, bars, nightclubs, and retail food establishments must be closed and cleared of all customers between the hours of 12:00 AM and 5:00 AM nightly.... Table service is required for indoor dining or drink service. No bar service or bar-top seating is permitted.... All workplaces that remain open or that reopen, including manufacturing and industrial businesses, should maintain six (6) feet between employees and visitors. All such workplaces must adhere to CDC and OSHA guidelines.... Unless otherwise specified in this Public Health Order 29-2020 [sic], the restrictions imposed by Governor Holcomb's Executive Order 20-43 apply.

Enforcement

Ind. Code 16-20-1; HHC Code; 410 IAC 7-24-109

Notes

Kept Marion County at 50% indoor dining and 25%-of-venue events while the State moved to Stage 5 (EO 20-43, September 26, 2020) with no statewide capacity limits.

Retrieval note

9 pages; Issue Date September 25, 2020 on page 9; verbatim from pages 1, 3, 5 and 9.

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