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The record
- Jurisdiction
- North Dakota
- Level
- State
- Authority
- N.D. Const. art. V, § 1; N.D.C.C. ch. 37-17.1
- Issued
- 2020-03-19 Mar. 19, 2020
- Effective
- 2020-03-20 12:00 p.m. (closures); immediately (Capitol access) (read as 2020-03-20)
- End
- Closures extended by EO 2020-06.2 (to Apr. 20) and 2020-06.3 (through Apr. 30, 2020); reopening conditions from May 1 under EO 2020-06.4; terminated by EO 2020-44 (Dec. 18, 2020) (read as 2020-04-30)
- In force
- Mar. 20, 2020 to Apr. 30, 2020
- Quarters
- 2020 Q2
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
- Limitation types
- Business closureTelework mandateAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesCourts and public offices
- Addressees
- all restaurants, bars, breweries, cafes and similar on-site dining establishments
- all recreational facilities, health clubs, athletic facilities and theaters, including movie theaters and music or entertainment venues
- all state agencies and offices
- the public seeking access to State facilities
- Functions reached
- DR dining room
- BA bar and alcohol service (on-sale prohibited; off-sale permitted)
- FC fitness facilities
- PE theaters and live venues
- OF State offices (telework mandate)
- CB customers of closed venues
- CRT public access to State offices
- Collection
- North Dakota ND
Operative words
1. Effective at 12:00 p.m., Friday March 20, all restaurants, bars, breweries, cafes and similar on-site dining establishments are closed to on-sale/on-site patrons; take-out, delivery, curbside, drive-through or off-sale services may continue; this requirement will continue through Monday, April 6, 2020. 2. Effective at 12:00 p.m., Friday March 20, all recreational facilities, health clubs, athletic facilities and theaters, including movie theater and music or entertainment venues are directed to close and cease operations... 3. All state agencies and offices are directed to accelerate the transition of non-essential staff members to remote, in-home worksite... 4. Access to the North Dakota Capitol will be limited to by-appointment only, effective immediately... Access to all other state facilities will be limited to by-appointment only effective Friday, March 20, 2020
Enforcement
N.D.C.C. § 37-17.1-05(2) (force and effect of law); enforcement clause added by EO 2020-06.1: violations 'an infraction and subject to a one-thousand dollar fine'; 'All local, county and state law enforcement officers are authorized and directed to enforce'
Notes
The State's own telework mandate: 'accelerate the transition of non-essential staff members to remote, in-home worksite.' Alcohol: off-sale continued; on-sale prohibited. This is the operative closure order for Q2 2020.
Retrieval noteThe bundled row's 'EO 2020-06... amendments 06.1 (Mar. 27/28), 06.2 (Apr. 3), 06.3 (Apr. 15/16), 06.4 (Apr. 29/30)' is corrected from the texts: 06.1 executed Mar. 27 (salon closures effective Mar. 28); 06.2 executed Apr. 1; 06.3 Apr. 15; 06.4 Apr. 29 (effective May 1).