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Ex. MET-MIA-088 Order Primary source read

City of Miami Beach 'Safer at Home' Emergency Order (issued Mar. 23, 2020, 3:00 p.m.)

All persons living in Miami Beach ordered to remain in their homes; all gatherings outside a residence and all travel prohibited, subject to enumerated exceptions (essential retail and commercial activities under Miami-Dade EO 07-20, outdoor recreation, worship at ten, personal support, work in support of essential activities, government and emergency personnel)

City Manager Jimmy L. Morales · City of Miami Beach, Florida (City)

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Jurisdiction
City of Miami Beach, Florida · Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach · Florida
Level
City
Authority
Miami Beach Code ss. 26-31, 26-33(a)(1); Declaration of Mar. 12, 2020 as extended through Mar. 26, 2020; Res. 2020-31219; Miami-Dade EO 07-20 (attached)
Issued
2020-03-23 Mar. 23, 2020
Effective
2020-03-24 12:01 a.m. (read as 2020-03-24)
End
Through Mar. 26, 2020 unless extended; extended by the Commission and City Manager; superseded by the Phase 1 Reopening Order (May 20-22, 2020) and softened to 'strongly encouraged' in the Modified Phase 2 Order (July 16, 2020) s. H (read as 2020-06-30)
In force
Mar. 24, 2020 to June 30, 2020
Quarters
2020 Q2
Limitation types
Stay-at-homeBusiness closureGathering capTravel and quarantine
Addressees
  • all persons living within the City of Miami Beach; visitors
  • essential retail and commercial businesses (permitted)
  • religious institutions (ten persons)
Functions reached
  • CB customer base ordered home
  • WF workforce (travel to work only for essential activities)
  • SF premises (non-essential closed via EO 07-20)
  • OF offices (only in support of essential activities)
  • GATH all gatherings outside a residence prohibited
  • WS worship at ten
Collection
Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach MET-MIA

Operative words

1. Subject only to the exceptions outlined in Paragraph 4 below, all persons living within the City of Miami Beach are hereby ordered to remain in their homes. 2. All public and private gatherings of any number of people occurring outside a residence are prohibited, except as to those exempted activities described in this Paragraph and Paragraph 4.... 3. All travel, including, without limitation, travel on foot, bicycle, scooter, motorcycle, automobile, or use of public transit is prohibited, subject to the exceptions in Paragraph 4. 4. Exceptions.... a) Essential Retail and Commercial Activities. Residents and visitors may engage in essential retail and commercial activities, including, without limitation, travel to or from essential retail and commercial businesses, as defined in Miami-Dade County Emergency Order 07-20... These essential retail and commercial activities include grocery stores;... restaurants (for take-out and delivery only...);... certain professional services;... e) Work in Support of Essential Activities. Residents and visitors in the City may continue to perform work in support of essential activities... Travel by personnel of essential retail and commercial businesses shall be permitted...

Enforcement

Arrest and criminal prosecution (Miami Beach Code ss. 26-36, 1-14)

Notes

The strictest stay-home instrument in the metro: a mandatory order, not an urging

Retrieval note

Text layer read in full (Miami-Dade EO 07-20 attached).

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