The COVID Project
The record
- 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
- 2020-11-30 Nov. 30, 2020
- Effective
- Para. 1 (indoor sports pause) 6:00 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 5, 2020, terminating Jan. 2, 2021; paras. 4-6 (outdoor 25) 6:00 a.m. Monday, Dec. 7, 2020; paras. 2 and 7 immediately (read as 2020-12-05)
- End
- Indoor sports pause expired Jan. 2, 2021; outdoor 25-person limit rescinded by EO 230 (50 persons, Mar. 19, 2021) (read as 2021-01-02)
- In force
- Dec. 5, 2020 to Jan. 2, 2021
- Quarters
- 2020 Q42021 Q1
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
- Limitation types
- Business closureGathering capEvents and venues
- Addressees
- organized, group and competitive sports (all risk levels) indoors
- every outdoor gathering
- addiction support group meetings
- Functions reached
- SP indoor sports facilities, rinks, leagues and tournaments closed to organized sports Dec. 5, 2020 - Jan. 2, 2021
- EV outdoor events capped at 25 (Dec. 7, 2020 - Mar. 19, 2021)
- Collection
- New Jersey NJ
Operative words
Para. 1: "Practices and competitions for organized, group, and/or competitive sports defined as 'Low Risk', 'Medium Risk', and 'High Risk' by DOH's 'Guidance for Sports Activities' are prohibited in indoor settings." Para. 4: "the number of individuals at outdoor gatherings shall be limited to 25 persons or fewer... An outdoor gathering that is a religious service or celebration, political activity, wedding ceremony, funeral, or memorial service is not required to comply with the numerical limit on persons." Para. 12: "Paragraph 1 of this Order shall take effect at 6:00 a.m. on Saturday, December 5, 2020, and shall terminate on January 2, 2021".
Enforcement
Para. 11: N.J.S.A. App. A:9-49 and -50
Notes
The trough of the winter re-tightening: indoor gatherings 10, outdoor 25, indoor sports paused, indoor dining closed nightly at 10:00 p.m.
Retrieval noteRead from nj.gov in full.