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Order of the Health Officer and Emergency Regulations (signed Apr. 8, 2020; effective Apr. 9, 2020)

Order of the Health Officer and Emergency Regulations (Effective April 9, 2020)

Wilma J. Wooten, M.D., M.P.H., Public Health Officer; Emergency Regulations by the Director of Emergency Services · San Diego County, California (County)

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Jurisdiction
San Diego County, California · San Diego · California
Level
County
Authority
Cal. Health & Safety Code §§ 101040, 120175, 120175.5(b); Gov't Code § 8634; County Code § 31.103
Issued
2020-04-08 Apr. 8, 2020
Effective
2020-04-09 12:00 a.m. (read as 2020-04-09)
End
2020-04-30 stated; superseded by the Orders effective Apr. 10, Apr. 24 and Apr. 27, 2020 (Ex. MET-SAN-005) (read as 2020-04-30)
In force
Apr. 9, 2020 to Apr. 30, 2020
Quarters
2020 Q2
Limitation types
Stay-at-homeBusiness closureTelework mandateGathering capFace-covering requirementTravel and quarantineSchools and child careHealth care ordersWorkplace rules
Addressees
  • all persons
  • all non-essential businesses
  • all essential businesses open to the public
  • public-facing employees
  • childcare providers
  • hospitals and long-term care facilities
Functions reached
  • CB customer base confined to homes
  • SF/CL all non-essential premises closed
  • OP telework as the only lawful mode for non-essential businesses
  • EMP mandatory written protocol for every essential business
  • MASK public-facing employees
  • GATH any gathering of more than one household
  • WF child care restricted
  • VS hospital access
Collection
San Diego MET-SAN

Operative words

1. All persons are to remain in their homes or at their place of residence, except for employees or customers travelling to and from essential businesses or activities as defined in section 17a... 2. All public or private 'gatherings,' as defined in section 17b below, are prohibited. 3. All businesses not meeting the definition of essential business in section 17 are referred to in this Order as 'non-essential businesses' and shall be and remain closed for the duration of this Order.... Notwithstanding the foregoing, a non-essential business may remain open if its employees and owners can provide its services from home... 10. All essential businesses that allow members of the public to enter a facility must prepare and post by no later than 12:00 a.m. on April 7, 2020 a 'Social Distancing and Sanitation Protocol'... Any business that fails to prepare and successfully implement a Social Distancing and Sanitation Protocol shall immediately close.

Enforcement

Health & Safety Code § 120295; Gov't Code § 8665 (Emergency Regulations); Sheriff and chiefs of police

Notes

'Essential business' defined by the State Public Health Officer's Essential Critical Infrastructure Workers list referenced in EO N-33-20 (sec. 17a). 'Gathering' defined as 'any event or convening that brings together more than one person in a single room or single space' outside a household (sec. 17b).

Retrieval note

The Apr. 10, 2020 version (executed Apr. 10) made minor changes and is on the County archive; not saved.

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