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- Jurisdiction
- Broward County, Florida · Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach · Florida
- Level
- County
- Authority
- Broward County Code of Ordinances s. 8-53; Fla. EO 20-52; ch. 252, Fla. Stat.; Board of County Commissioners authorization of Mar. 10, 2020; Broward County Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan
- Issued
- 2020-03-22 Mar. 22, 2020
- Effective
- 2020-03-23 12:01 a.m. (read as 2020-03-23)
- End
- Amended by EO 20-02 (Mar. 24, 2020); amended and restated as a Safer at Home order by EO 20-03 (Mar. 26, 2020); replaced in its entirety by EO 20-06 (Apr. 10, 2020) (read as 2020-03-24)
- In force
- Mar. 23, 2020 to Mar. 24, 2020
- Quarters
- 2020 Q2
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
- Limitation types
- Business closureTelework mandateWorkplace rules
- Addressees
- all nonessential retail and commercial business locations in incorporated and unincorporated Broward County
- essential businesses (distancing conditions)
- Functions reached
- SF sales floor / premises closed
- OF offices reduced to Minimum Basic Operations (payroll, remote work)
- SL personal services closed
- WF workforce
- CB customer base
- SC supply chain
- Collection
- Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach MET-MIA
Operative words
Section 2. All nonessential retail and commercial business locations (meaning all that are not expressly deemed essential as stated in Section 3 below) are ordered closed except to the extent necessary to perform Minimum Basic Operations. "Minimum Basic Operations" means the minimum activities necessary to maintain the value of inventory, preserve plant and equipment condition, ensure security, process payroll and employee benefits, and facilitate employees working remotely, provided such businesses shall practice, and ensure persons interacting with and within such businesses practice, social distancing and all other measures as advised by the CDC. Section 3. The following retail and commercial businesses are deemed essential and existing retail and commercial business locations of these businesses may remain open, but shall practice, and ensure persons interacting with and within such businesses practice, social distancing and all other measures as advised by the CDC: a. Except to the extent precluded by the Governor's Executive Order 20-72 or any subsequent Executive Order, healthcare providers and public health operations... Section 9. Effective Date; Duration. This order shall be effective as of 12:01 a.m. on Monday, March 23, 2020.
Enforcement
Broward County Code s. 8-53 (recited); later orders pin s. 8-56 penalties
Notes
Recital: 'the tri-county area of South Florida, comprised of Miami-Dade County, Broward County, and Palm Beach County, is a contiguous community with both commercial and cultural continuities'
Retrieval noteScanned image, no text layer; pages 1-3 and 10 read visually (recitals, ss. 1-3(a), s. 9); pages 4-9 (balance of the essential list) not read. Filed with the Records, Taxes and Treasury Division Mar. 22, 2020.