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Ex. MET-ORL-004 Order Primary source read

Emergency Executive Order No. 2020-04

Regarding COVID-19: Non-Essential Travel and Safety Measures and Non-Essential Businesses and Essential Businesses

Mayor Jerry L. Demings, as Director of Emergency Management · Orange County, Florida (County)

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Jurisdiction
Orange County, Florida · Orlando · Florida
Level
County
Authority
Fla. Stat. ch. 252; Orange County Code ch. 2, art. IX
Issued
2020-03-24 Mar. 24, 2020
Effective
2020-03-26 11:00 p.m. (read as 2020-03-26)
End
2020-04-09 11:00 p.m. by its terms (sec. 7(b)); superseded in operation by State EO 20-91 effective Apr. 3, 2020, which adopted the same structure and ran to May 4, 2020 (read as 2020-04-09)
In force
Mar. 26, 2020 to Apr. 9, 2020
Quarters
2020 Q2
Limitation types
Stay-at-homeBusiness closureGathering capTravel and quarantineSchools and child care
Addressees
  • all individuals
  • all non-essential retail and commercial businesses
  • child care facilities
  • religious and funeral services (urged)
Functions reached
  • CB customer base under stay-home
  • SF sales floors closed
  • PE/AM theme parks, theaters, venues closed
  • DR dining rooms (takeout only, sec. 2(b)(13))
  • EC child care in groups of ten (sec. 2(b)(22))
  • WS worship urged to ten persons (sec. 2(e))
  • OF offices closed except essential
  • TRAV travel limited to enumerated purposes
Collection
Orlando MET-ORL

Operative words

Section 1.... individuals are ordered not to leave the premises of their primary residence or domicile except to conduct certain necessary activities... Section 2. (a) All non-essential retail and commercial businesses are hereby ordered temporarily closed, including but not limited to, whether indoors or outdoors, locations with amusement rides, carnivals, water parks, pools, zoos, museums, arcades, fairs, children's play centers, playgrounds, theme parks, bowling alleys, pool halls, movie and other theaters, concert and music halls, country clubs, social clubs and fraternal organizations.

Enforcement

Sec. 5: 'a fine not exceeding the sum of Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00), or imprisonment in the County jail for a period not exceeding sixty (60) days, or by both'

Notes

Thirty-five essential categories including health care, grocery, construction 'irrespective of the type of building', factories, logistics, hotels, legal and accounting services, landscape and pool care, and CISA critical-infrastructure workers; sec. 3 minimum standards allow municipalities to be stricter; sec. 2(c) does not limit the County, municipalities or the School District.

Retrieval note

Signed March 24, 2020 at 5:54 p.m. (handwritten). Bundled row (03b_research_counties_cities.json) upgraded from verified_secondary.