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Emergency Order #40 (Stay at Home 2.0)

An order extending and modifying Emergency Order #17 (Closure of non-essential businesses and requiring Granite Staters to stay at home)

Governor Christopher T. Sununu · New Hampshire (State)

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The record

Jurisdiction
New Hampshire
Level
State
Authority
Executive Order 2020-04 sec. 18 as extended by Executive Orders 2020-05 and 2020-08
Issued
2020-05-01 May 1, 2020
Effective
2020-05-01
End
2020-05-31 by its terms; extended through June 15, 2020 by EO #49; terminated when EO #52 took effect June 16, 2020 (EO #52 para. 9) (read as 2020-05-31)
In force
May 1, 2020 to May 31, 2020
Quarters
2020 Q2
Limitation types
Stay-at-homeBusiness closureTelework mandateCapacity limitGathering capAlcohol and barsWorkplace rules
Addressees
  • all businesses and organizations
  • New Hampshire citizens
  • Essential Services providers
  • sectors scheduled to reopen (Exhibit D)
Functions reached
  • SF sales floor (retail 50 percent from May 11)
  • SL salons by appointment from May 11
  • DR outdoor dining only from May 18
  • PF manufacturing under guidance from May 4
  • OF offices closed unless essential; Universal Guidelines telework
  • CB customers confined
  • EMP screening and sanitation duties
  • GATH
Collection
New Hampshire NH

Operative words

2. All businesses and other organizations not addressed in paragraph 5 of this Order and that do not provide Essential Services shall continue to close their physical workplaces and facilities to workers, customers and the public, and shall continue to cease all in-person operations until 12:01 a.m. on May 31, 2020. 3. All businesses or other organizations providing Essential Services or who are otherwise permitted to resume certain operations pursuant to this Order shall comply with the Universal Business Guidelines attached hereto as Exhibit B and any other industry-specific guidelines issued by the State of New Hampshire pursuant to or subsequent to this Order.... 5.... certain businesses and organizations may resume operations (or select portions of their operations) according to the schedule and guidelines attached to this Order as Exhibit D.... 6. New Hampshire citizens shall continue to stay at home or in their place of residence with the following exceptions... 10. Emergency Order #2 is hereby extended and shall remain in effect until May 31, 2020... 11. Emergency Orders #6, #16 and #27 are hereby extended and shall remain in effect until May 31, 2020. 12.... Emergency Order #17 and all exhibits thereto are hereby terminated. 13. The Division of Public Health and State or local police shall have the authority to enforce this Order.

Enforcement

Division of Public Health and State or local police (para. 13); RSA 21-P:47

Notes

May 4 select health care (time-sensitive procedures, dental); May 11 drive-in theaters, golf, retail, barbers and salons; May 18 dine-in restaurants outdoors. Exhibit B Universal Guidelines (Ex. NH-045 is the May 2020 text); Exhibit C industry guidelines for continuing operations (Ex. NH-018). The saved PDF is 22.4 MB and includes the exhibits.

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