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Executive Order No. 238 (2021)

Outdoor gatherings 500; indoor political, wedding, funeral and catered gatherings 50 percent, never more than 250; dance floors at catered events; indoor bar seating restored; self-service buffets; outdoor venues of 1,000 or more seats at 50 percent

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
2021-05-03 May 3, 2021
Effective
2021-05-07 at 6:00 a.m. (read as 2021-05-07)
End
Superseded by EO 239 (May 19, 2021) and EO 242 (May 28 and June 4, 2021) (read as 2021-05-19)
In force
May 7, 2021 to May 19, 2021
Quarters
2021 Q2
Limitation types
Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementAlcohol and barsEvents and venues
Addressees
  • every gathering
  • catering venues, restaurants and social clubs
  • food and beverage establishments
  • outdoor sports and entertainment venues
Functions reached
  • BQ catered events 50 percent/250 with masked dance floors
  • BA indoor bar seating restored after six months
  • EV outdoor 500
  • PE/SP outdoor venues 50 percent
Collection
New Jersey NJ

Operative words

Para. 1: "the number of individuals at outdoor gatherings shall be limited to 500 persons or fewer." Para. 6: indoor political, wedding, funeral and memorial gatherings "limited to 50 percent of the capacity of the room in which it takes place, but regardless of the capacity of the room, such limit shall never be larger than 250 persons or smaller than 25 persons". Para. 9: "Dance floors shall be permitted to open for indoor and outdoor celebrations or similar private catered events... All individuals using the dance floor must wear a face mask at all times". Para. 10: "Food and beverage establishments are permitted to seat patrons at indoor bar areas... Paragraph 2 of Executive Order No. 194 (2020) is hereby rescinded. In-person service to patrons standing in bar areas continues to be prohibited."

Enforcement

Para. 15: N.J.S.A. App. A:9-49 and -50

Notes

Bars: indoor bar seating was prohibited from Nov. 12, 2020 to May 7, 2021.

Retrieval note

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