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- Jurisdiction
- Los Angeles County Public Health Jurisdiction · Los Angeles · California
- Level
- County
- Authority
- Cal. Health & Safety Code secs. 101040, 101085, 120175; Cal. Penal Code secs. 69, 148(a)(1) recited for enforcement
- Issued
- 2020-04-10 Apr. 10, 2020
- Effective
- 2020-04-10 (immediately); Social Distancing Protocol and employee face coverings required by 11:59 p.m. Apr. 15, 2020 (read as 2020-04-10)
- End
- 2020-05-15 11:59 p.m. by its terms; superseded May 13, 2020 (Ex. MET-LA-005) (read as 2020-05-15)
- In force
- Apr. 10, 2020 to May 15, 2020
- Quarters
- 2020 Q2
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
- Limitation types
- Stay-at-homeBusiness closureGathering capFace-covering requirementWorkplace rules
- Addressees
- all persons
- all non-essential businesses
- Essential Businesses (written Social Distancing Protocol, employee and customer face coverings)
- Functions reached
- CB
- SF
- OF
- WF
- HR screening
- EMP written protocol
- GATH
- Collection
- Los Angeles MET-LA
Operative words
1) Effective immediately on April 10, 2020 and continuing through May 15, 2020, all persons are to remain in their homes or at their place of residence, except to travel to and from Essential Businesses, to work at or provide service to a Healthcare Operation or Essential Infrastructure, to engage in Essential Activities... The Health Officer now requires Essential Businesses to implement by no later than 11:59 p.m. on April 15, 2020, a Social Distancing Protocol, which includes a requirement to provide all of their employees whose duties require contact with other employees and/or the public with a cloth face covering to wear while performing duties that involve contact with others.... g) Requiring that members of the public who enter the facility wear a face covering during their time in the facility.... 24) This Order shall become effective immediately on April 10, 2020 and will continue to be in effect until 11:59 p.m. on May 15, 2020, or until it is extended, rescinded, superseded, or amended in writing by the Health Officer.
Enforcement
Crime punishable by fine, imprisonment, or both (Cal. Health & Safety Code sec. 120295; Cal. Penal Code secs. 69, 148(a)(1); L.A. County Code sec. 11.02.080)
Notes
Supersedes orders of Mar. 16, 19, 21, 27 and 31; Appendix A Social Distancing Protocol; food samples prohibited; playgrounds, beaches and trails remain closed
Retrieval noteLive copy on the County's covid19.lacounty.gov site.