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Executive Order 2020-12

Executive Order directing individuals, employers and enclosed retail businesses to implement COVID-19 measures

Governor Kristi Noem · South Dakota (State)

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Jurisdiction
South Dakota
Level
State
Authority
SDCL 34-48A
Issued
2020-04-06 Apr. 6, 2020
Effective
2020-04-06
End
2020-04-28 (EO 2020-20, Back to Normal) (read as 2020-04-28)
In force
Apr. 6, 2020 to Apr. 28, 2020
Quarters
2020 Q2
Limitation types
Telework mandateSchools and child careWorkplace rules
Addressees
  • all employers, both for profit and not-for-profit
  • enclosed retail businesses that promote public gatherings
Functions reached
  • OP and HR nonprofit employers' workplace measures
  • WF telework
  • RE schools closed for the year
Collection
Religious Organizations and Nonprofits SEC-16

Operative words

All employers, both for profit and not-for-profit, within the State of South Dakota shall: 6. Implement the recommended CDC hygiene practices and other business strategies designed to reduce the likelihood of spreading the disease (staggering shifts, flexible schedules, employee screenings, etc.).... 9. Encourage staff to telework if possible, implement social distancing measures, limit unnecessary work gatherings, limit non-essential travel... Any 'enclosed retail business that promotes public gatherings' within the State of South Dakota shall: 11. Suspend or modify business practices as recommended by CDC guidance that involve ten or more people to be in an enclosed space where physical separation of at least six feet is not possible.

Enforcement

SDCL 34-48A-64

Notes

No worship restriction; South Dakota issued no stay-at-home order.

Retrieval note

Scanned; no text layer; paragraphs 6, 9 and 11 verified against rendered page 2 by the repair agent Sept. 27, 2026.