Emergency Regulation Governing the Control and Prevention of COVID-19 Pertaining to Fines and Penalties

The record

Jurisdiction

City of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (Board of Health) · Philadelphia · Pennsylvania

Level

City

Authority

Disease Prevention and Control Law of 1955, 35 P.S. section 521.1 et seq.; Philadelphia Code chapter 6-200; Mayor's Declaration of Extraordinary Circumstance (Mar. 11, 2020)

Issued

2020-04-29 Apr. 29, 2020

Effective

2020-04-30

End

In force through Sept. 30, 2021 and beyond (confirmed unaffected by the Board Aug. 13, 2021, Ex. MET-PHL-020) (read as 2021-09-30)

In force

Apr. 30, 2020 to Sept. 30, 2021

Quarters

2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3

2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3

Limitation types

Other

Addressees

• every business and individual subject to a City COVID-19 order or regulation

Functions reached

• OP compliance exposure for every operating business

Collection

Philadelphia MET-PHL

Operative words

Recitals: 'on March 26, 2020, the Board of Health approved an Emergency Regulation Governing the Control and Prevention of COVID-19, effective March 27, 2020, which adopted the Mayor and the Health Commissioner's March 22, 2020 Emergency Order and expressly authorized the Health Commissioner to issue such additional orders as the Commissioner determines are necessary or appropriate...; on April 8, 2020, the Commissioner issued an Emergency Order Concerning Operation of Long-Term Care Facilities..., and on April 23, 2020, the Board of Health adopted that order by regulation (effective April 23, 2020);... on April 29, 2020, the Mayor and the Health Commissioner issued an Order that authorized the resumption of certain construction activity in Philadelphia'. Operative: fines of up to $2,000 per violation for businesses and $500 per violation for individuals (as recited verbatim in every later order: 'providing for fines of up to $2,000 per violation for businesses and $500 per violation for individuals').

Enforcement

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