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Ex. NJ-034 Order Primary source read

Executive Order No. 183 (2020)

Indoor dining at 25 percent from September 4, 2020; movie theaters, performing arts centers and concert venues at 25 percent, never more than 150; indoor gatherings 25 percent, never more than 25 (religious and civic 150); face coverings at indoor gatherings

Governor Philip D. Murphy · New Jersey (State)

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Jurisdiction
New Jersey
Level
State
Authority
N.J.S.A. App. A:9-33 et seq.; N.J.S.A. 26:13-1 et seq.
Issued
2020-09-01 Sept. 1, 2020
Effective
2020-09-04 at 6:00 a.m. (read as 2020-09-04)
End
Dining capacity raised to 35 percent Feb. 5, 2021 (EO 219), 50 percent Mar. 19, 2021 (EO 230); percentage cap removed May 19, 2021 (EO 239 para. 1); six-foot table rule rescinded May 28, 2021 (EO 242 para. 4); theaters 35 percent/150 Feb. 5, 2021, 250 May 19, 2021; indoor gathering rule replaced by EO 196 (10 persons, Nov. 17, 2020) (read as 2021-02-05)
In force
Sept. 4, 2020 to Feb. 5, 2021
Quarters
2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2
Limitation types
Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesWorkplace rules
Addressees
  • food or beverage establishments
  • entertainment centers where performances are viewed or given
  • every indoor gathering
Functions reached
  • DR dining rooms reopened at 25 percent, seated service only
  • BA bars seated only
  • PE theaters and concert venues 25 percent, maximum 150
  • EV/BQ indoor events capped at 25
  • WS worship 25 percent, maximum 150
Collection
New Jersey NJ

Operative words

Para. 1: "Effective at 6:00 a.m. on Friday, September 4, 2020, restaurants, cafeterias, dining establishments, and food courts, with or without a liquor license, bars, and all other holders of a liquor license with retail consumption privileges... are permitted to offer in-person service at indoor areas, provided that the establishment complies with the following requirements: a. Limit the number of patrons in indoor areas to 25 percent of the food or beverage establishment's indoor capacity... b. Ensure that tables where individuals or groups are seated are six feet apart in all directions... d. Food or beverage establishments shall only allow patrons to place orders for indoor table service when they are seated at a table or bar... e. Patrons may only consume food or beverages while seated". Para. 2: theaters and concert venues "may open their indoor spaces to the public" at "25 percent of the stated maximum capacity... such limit shall never be larger than 150 persons". Para. 4: indoor gatherings "limited to 25 percent of the capacity of the room... never be larger than 25 persons"; religious, political, weddings, funerals "never be larger than 150 persons".

Enforcement

Para. 11: N.J.S.A. App. A:9-49 and -50; DOH standards (ED 20-030) incorporated by para. 1(f)

Notes

Restaurants and theaters: the end of the indoor closure was a 25 percent cap that lasted five months (to Feb. 5, 2021).

Retrieval note

Read from nj.gov in full. Signed Sept. 1, 2020 ("1st day of September"); DOH Executive Directive 20-030 recites the order as issued August 31, 2020.

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