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Public Order Under City of Los Angeles Emergency Authority, New City Measures to Address COVID-19 (Mar. 15, 2020)

Public Order Under City of Los Angeles Emergency Authority: New City Measures to Address COVID-19

Mayor Eric Garcetti · City of Los Angeles (City)

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Jurisdiction
City of Los Angeles · Los Angeles · California
Level
City
Authority
L.A. Admin. Code ch. 3, sec. 8.29 (emergency rules, regulations, orders and directives); Declaration of Local Emergency of Mar. 4, 2020
Issued
2020-03-15 Mar. 15, 2020
Effective
2020-03-15 11:59 p.m. (read as 2020-03-15)
End
2020-03-31 12:00 p.m. by its terms; subsumed in the Safer at Home order of Mar. 19, 2020 (read as 2020-03-31)
In force
Mar. 15, 2020 to Mar. 31, 2020
Quarters
2020 Q2
Limitation types
Business closureAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesOther
Addressees
  • bars and nightclubs
  • restaurants and retail food facilities
  • gyms and fitness centers
  • movie theaters, live performance venues, bowling alleys, arcades
  • residential landlords
Functions reached
  • DR
  • BA
  • FC
  • PE
  • PM evictions
  • CB
Collection
Los Angeles MET-LA

Operative words

I hereby order, effective at 11:59 p.m. tonight, until March 31, 2020 at 12:00 p.m., that: 1. All bars and nightclubs in the City of Los Angeles that do not serve food shall be closed to the public. 2.... Dine-in food service is prohibited. 3. All restaurants and retail food facilities in the City of Los Angeles shall be prohibited from serving food for consumption on premises.... 7. All gyms and fitness centers shall be closed to the public.... Finally, I hereby order that no landlord shall evict a residential tenant in the City of Los Angeles during this local emergency period if the tenant is able to show an inability to pay rent due to circumstances related to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Enforcement

Violations may be referred to the City Attorney (L.A. Admin. Code sec. 8.77: misdemeanor)

Notes

First City closure order; the City's residential eviction moratorium begins here