The COVID Project
The record
- Jurisdiction
- New Jersey
- Level
- State
- Authority
- N.J.S.A. App. A:9-33 et seq. (Civilian Defense and Disaster Control Act); N.J.S.A. 26:13-1 et seq. (Emergency Health Powers Act)
- Issued
- 2020-03-16 Mar. 16, 2020
- Effective
- 2020-03-16 (immediately; facility closures at 8:00 p.m.) (read as 2020-03-16)
- End
- Operative paragraphs superseded in full by EO 107 para. 1, effective 9:00 p.m. Mar. 21, 2020 (NJ-004); casinos closed until 6:00 a.m. July 2, 2020 (EO 157, SEC-06-027) (read as 2020-03-21)
- In force
- Mar. 16, 2020 to Mar. 21, 2020
- Quarters
- 2020 Q2
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
- Limitation types
- Business closureGathering capSchools and child careCurfew and hoursAlcohol and barsEvents and venues
- Addressees
- all persons
- casino licensees and racetracks
- restaurants, bars, gyms, theaters
- schools
- Functions reached
- AM casino floors and showrooms closed
- MC gatherings over 50 cancelled
- FB restaurants takeout only
- LG Atlantic City casino hotels
- CB
- Collection
- Hotels, Travel and Tourism SEC-06
Operative words
1. All gatherings of persons in the State of New Jersey shall [be limited to 50 persons]... [Para. 2, effective 8:00 p.m. on Monday, March 16, 2020:] a. Casino gaming floors, including retail sports wagering lounges, and casino concert and entertainment venues... [closed to the public]; b. Racetracks, including stabling facilities and retail sports wagering lounges... [closed to the public]... [Para. 3:] All... entertainment businesses must cease daily operations from 8:00 p.m. until 5:00 a.m.
Enforcement
N.J.S.A. App. A:9-49, -50 (disorderly persons offense)
Notes
The Governor's order behind the DGE suspension order (AGY-ST-GAMING-RACING-080); Atlantic City's nine casino hotels closed for 108 days.
Retrieval noteSame instrument as NJ-002. The bracketed words summarize text on later pages; quote from the exhibit at pp. 6-8 when citing.