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Ex. MET-MIA-038 Order Primary source read

Broward County Administrator's Emergency Order 20-30 (amending CEO ch. 6)

Countywide curfew midnight-5 a.m., Dec. 25, 2020 through Jan. 4, 2021 (1 a.m. start on Dec. 25 and Jan. 1)

County Administrator Bertha Henry · Broward County, Florida (County)

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Jurisdiction
Broward County, Florida · Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach · Florida
Level
County
Authority
Broward County Code ss. 8-53, 8-56; Fla. EO 20-52, 20-244 (recited); ch. 252, Fla. Stat.
Issued
2020-12-23 Dec. 23, 2020
Effective
2020-12-23 (immediately); curfew from Dec. 25, 2020 (read as 2020-12-23)
End
2021-01-04
In force
Dec. 23, 2020 to Jan. 4, 2021
Quarters
2020 Q42021 Q1
Limitation types
Travel and quarantineCurfew and hours
Addressees
  • all persons in Broward County
Functions reached
  • BA bars and nightlife (holiday nights)
  • DR dining room
  • TR travel
  • WF workforce (shift commuting outside exceptions)
Collection
Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach MET-MIA

Operative words

Section 6.A. Curfew Imposed. A countywide curfew is hereby imposed for all of Broward County from midnight to 5 a.m. daily starting on Friday, December 25, 2020, and continuing each day through Monday, January 4, 2021, with the following exceptions: On Christmas Day, December 25, the curfew will start one hour later and be in effect only from 1 a.m. until 5 a.m. on December 25; and On New Year's Day, January 1, the curfew will start one hour later... During the period of such curfew, no person shall make use of any street or sidewalk in Broward County for any purpose, except as stated immediately below. Section 6.B. Curfew Exceptions. The curfew shall not apply to active-duty police, fire rescue, and first responders; news media; delivery and transportation drivers; government employees and government officials; persons seeking emergency medical care; medical, health care, and utility service personnel; persons going from their homes directly to their place of employment or returning directly to their homes from their place of employment;... persons traveling to/from any professional sporting event; persons returning directly to their homes after commercial travel ending at an airport or seaport or after one-way vehicular travel of more than 100 miles; or persons traveling to/from any religious service.

Enforcement

CEO ch. 9; Broward County Code s. 8-56

Notes

Recitals: all 133 Memorial Healthcare System ICU beds occupied Dec. 22, 2020; 940,000 passengers expected through Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport Dec. 21, 2020-Jan. 3, 2021; Miami-Dade's midnight curfew expected to push celebrations into Broward

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