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Ex. SEC-07-015 Order Confirmed from a secondary source

Executive Order 53 (2020)

Temporary Restrictions on Restaurants, Recreational, Entertainment, Gatherings, Non-Essential Retail Businesses, and Closure of K-12 Schools Due to Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Governor Ralph S. Northam · Virginia (State)

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The record

Jurisdiction
Virginia
Level
State
Authority
Va. Code 44-146.17
Issued
2020-03-23 Mar. 23, 2020
Effective
2020-03-24 11:59 p.m. (read as 2020-03-24)
End
2020-05-14 (Phase One EO 61 from May 15, 2020) (read as 2020-05-14)
In force
Mar. 24, 2020 to May 14, 2020
Quarters
2020 Q2
Limitation types
Business closureCapacity limitGathering capSchools and child care
Addressees
  • brick-and-mortar retail not on the essential list
Functions reached
  • SF
  • CU
  • WF
  • CB
Collection
Retail Trade SEC-07

Operative words

(as read in VA-004) any brick and mortar retail business not listed... may continue to operate but must limit all in-person shopping to no more than 10 patrons per establishment... If any such business cannot adhere to the 10 patron limit with proper social distancing requirements, it must close

Enforcement

Va. Code 44-146.17 (Class 1 misdemeanor)

Notes

The ten-patron rule is the paradigm 'one-customer' order.

Retrieval note

Held as VA-004 (verified_primary) in States/VA; cite that exhibit.