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Order of the Health Officer and Emergency Regulations (signed Apr. 24, 2020; effective Apr. 27, 2020)

Order of the Health Officer and Emergency Regulations (Effective April 27, 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
Issued
2020-04-24 Apr. 24, 2020
Effective
2020-04-27 12:00 a.m. (read as 2020-04-27)
End
2020-05-01 (superseded by Ex. MET-SAN-006) (read as 2020-05-01)
In force
Apr. 27, 2020 to May 1, 2020
Quarters
2020 Q2
Limitation types
Stay-at-homeBusiness closureGathering capFace-covering requirementWorkplace rules
Addressees
  • all persons
  • non-essential businesses
  • essential businesses
  • employees of grocery, pharmacy, convenience, gas station, bank and public transportation businesses
  • public parks and beaches
Functions reached
  • MASK bank and transit employees
  • outdoor recreation partly reopened (swimming, surfing, paddle boarding permitted; parking lots closed)
  • STAY/CLOSE continued
Collection
San Diego MET-SAN

Operative words

11. Effective 12:00 a.m. on Thursday, April 9, 2020, all employees who may have contact with the public in any grocery store, pharmacy/drug store, convenience store or gas station shall wear a cloth face covering... Effective 12:00 am on Tuesday, April 14, 2020, all employees who may have contact with the public in banks, or public transportation, shall wear a cloth face covering... 12. All public parks and recreation areas, including public beaches, shall comply with section 10, above. Parking lots at such facilities shall be closed.

Enforcement

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

Notes

The version that reopened beaches and bays for active individual use from Apr. 27, 2020 (County News Center, Apr. 24, 2020), while keeping parking lots closed and gatherings prohibited.

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