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Ex. ND-021 Order Primary source read

State Health Officer Confinement Order 2020-02.1 (cross-reference to the existing library exhibit)

Fourteen-day quarantine of any person entering North Dakota from another state or country who is not merely passing through; hotels as places of confinement; essential critical infrastructure workers exempt

State Health Officer Mylynn Tufte, North Dakota Department of Health · North Dakota (State)

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Jurisdiction
North Dakota
Level
State
Authority
N.D.C.C. 23-01-05(12); Executive Order 2020-14
Issued
2020-04-08 Apr. 8, 2020
Effective
2020-04-08
End
Superseded by Orders 2020-02.2 and 02.3; travel quarantine revoked by Order 2020-02.4 (Sept. 21, 2020; Ex. ND-056) (read as 2020-09-21)
In force
Apr. 8, 2020 to Sept. 21, 2020
Quarters
2020 Q22020 Q3
Limitation types
Travel and quarantineQuarantine and isolationStanding duty
Addressees
  • any person who enters North Dakota traveling from another state or country
Functions reached
  • TV travel demand (visitors, business travelers, out-of-state customers)
  • LG lodging (place of confinement includes hotels and motels)
  • MC meetings and conventions
  • CB out-of-state customer base
  • TR sales and service travel
Collection
Standing duties: North Dakota DUT-ND

Operative words

ANY PERSON WHO ENTERS NORTH DAKOTA TRAVELING FROM ANOTHER STATE OR COUNTRY, AND WHO IS NOT MERELY PASSING THROUGH, IS SUBJECT TO IMMEDIATE QUARANTINE FOR A PERIOD OF FOURTEEN (14) DAYS FROM THE TIME OF ENTRY INTO NORTH DAKOTA OR FOR THE DURATION OF THE PERSON'S PRESENCE IN NORTH DAKOTA, WHICHEVER PERIOD IS SHORTER.... THE FOLLOWING PEOPLE ARE EXEMPT FROM THIS ORDER: PEOPLE COMMUTING TO AND FROM NORTH DAKOTA FOR WORK OR FOR ESSENTIAL SUPPLIES AND SERVICES.... ESSENTIAL CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE WORKERS, AS DEFINED BY THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY, ARE EXEMPT FROM THIS ORDER.

Enforcement

'a person is guilty of a class B misdemeanor if that person fails to cooperate with this order to quarantine. N.D.C.C. § 23-07.6-02(3).... a person is guilty of an infraction if that person violates or fails to obey any order issued by the State Health Officer. N.D.C.C. § 23-07-21 (1).'

Notes

Every out-of-state visitor, buyer, contractor, trade-show attendee and non-exempt worker entering the State was confined for fourteen days or for the duration of the visit. This is the State's stay-home-on-arrival order for the entire inbound travel economy.

Retrieval note

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