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The record
- Jurisdiction
- New York
- Level
- State
- Authority
- Executive Law 29-a; ch. 71 of the Laws of 2021
- Issued
- 2021-05-17 May 17, 2021
- Effective
- 2021-05-17 (outdoor curfew ends; DMV appointment-only ends); May 19, 2021 (percentage capacity limits and mask requirement for vaccinated persons end); May 31, 2021 (indoor curfew ends); continues through June 16, 2021 (read as 2021-05-17)
- End
- Series rescinded June 25, 2021 (EO 210) (read as 2021-06-25)
- In force
- May 17, 2021 to June 25, 2021
- Quarters
- 2021 Q2
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
- Limitation types
- Capacity limitFace-covering requirementCurfew and hoursEvents and venuesCourts and public offices
- Addressees
- houses of worship, places of amusement, indoor dining and food services, large venues
- SLA on-premises licensees
- every individual over two (mask directive)
- county DMV offices
- Functions reached
- DR
- BA
- WS
- AM
- PE
- DM motor-vehicle offices
- CB (mask relief for vaccinated only)
- Collection
- New York NY
Operative words
effective May 19, 2021, there shall no longer be capacity limits based on percentage of maximum occupancy on such entities, subject to adherence to Department of Health guidance... food and beverage establishments shall, effective May 17, 2021, no longer be required to cease all on premises outdoor service... at or before 12:00AM. Effective May 31, 2021, food and beverage establishments shall no longer be required to cease all on premises indoor service... The directive contained in Executive Order 202.17... is hereby extended and modified only insofar as to no longer require, effective May 19, 2021, individuals who are fully vaccinated to cover their noses or mouths with a mask or cloth face-covering while indoors except in certain settings as prescribed in Department of Health guidance... The directive contained in Executive Order 202.8, as modified by Executive Order 202.43, that permitted in-person transactions at county-operated Department of Motor Vehicles offices only if such transactions are conducted by appointment only shall no longer be in effect.
Enforcement
DOH guidance (six-foot distancing continued as the operative limit); Subpart 66-3 for unvaccinated persons
Notes
Large indoor event venues 'shall be permitted to operate at a capacity to be determined by the Department of Health'; recites EO 202.101, 202.102 and 202.105