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Ex. MET-MIA-012 Order Primary source read

Miami-Dade County Emergency Order 27-20

Countywide curfew 10 p.m. to 6 a.m.

County Mayor Carlos A. Gimenez · Miami-Dade County, Florida (County)

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Jurisdiction
Miami-Dade County, Florida · Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach · Florida
Level
County
Authority
s. 252.38(3)(a), Fla. Stat.; Code of Miami-Dade County ss. 8B-7(2)(e), (o) (curfew power)
Issued
2020-07-02 July 2, 2020
Effective
2020-07-03 10:00 p.m. (read as 2020-07-03)
End
Amended: No. 1 (Sept. 10, 2020, travel to sporting events and religious services), No. 2 (Sept. 14, 2020, curfew to 11 p.m.), No. 3 (Oct. 12, 2020, curfew to midnight), No. 4 (Dec. 18, 2020, holiday exceptions), No. 5 (Apr. 7, 2021): 'the countywide curfew shall expire and be of no further force and effect on April 12, 2021 at 12:01 a.m.' (read as 2020-09-10)
In force
July 3, 2020 to Sept. 10, 2020
Quarters
2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2
Limitation types
Stay-at-homeTravel and quarantineCurfew and hours
Addressees
  • all persons in incorporated and unincorporated Miami-Dade County
  • essential establishments listed on Exhibit A (exceptions)
  • municipalities (minimum standards)
Functions reached
  • DR dining room (closed during curfew)
  • BA bars and nightlife
  • TR travel and commuting
  • WF workforce (shift work outside exceptions)
  • CB customer base
  • SG security and venues
Collection
Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach MET-MIA

Operative words

1. Commencing on July 3, 2020, a curfew is hereby imposed for all of Miami-Dade County, including incorporated and unincorporated areas, effective from 10 p.m. each night through 6 a.m the next morning, until cancelled or revised. During the period of such curfew, no person shall make use of any street or sidewalk for any purpose, except police, fire rescue, first responder, medical, health care, media, and utility repair service personnel. In addition, the curfew shall not apply to persons: a. Working at essential establishments listed in attached exhibit A; b. Returning directly to their homes from work at essential establishments or going directly to work at essential establishments from their homes; c. Making deliveries from essential establishments; and d. Walking their dogs within 250 feet of their residences.

Enforcement

Code of Miami-Dade County ch. 8B; restaurants required to close on-premises dining during curfew hours by EO 28-20 s. 1(d), EO 30-20 s. 3(d) and EO 33-20 s. 3(d); government facilities closed to the public during curfew by EO 33-20 s. 7

Notes

Upheld against challenge as recited in Miami Beach EO 2021-01-SB (7020 Entertainment, LLC v. Miami-Dade County, No. 20-25138 (S.D. Fla.), citing Smith v. Avino, 91 F.3d 105 (11th Cir. 1996))

Retrieval note

Text layer read in full; amendment dates and terms from the County index (MET-MIA-018).

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