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
- 2020-08-27 Aug. 27, 2020
- Effective
- 2020-09-01 6:00 a.m. (read as 2020-09-01)
- End
- 2021-05-28 (EO 242 para. 5) (read as 2021-05-28)
- In force
- Sept. 1, 2020 to May 28, 2021
- Quarters
- 2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
- Limitation types
- Business closureCapacity limitFace-covering requirementWorkplace rules
- Addressees
- health clubs, gyms and fitness centers
- amusement and water parks
- Functions reached
- Collection
- Fitness, Arts, Entertainment and Sports SEC-17
Operative words
'Health clubs,' as defined by N.J.S.A. 56:8-39, which include gyms and fitness centers, as well as amusement and water parks, can open their indoor premises as of 6:00 a.m. on Tuesday, September 1, 2020, provided that such businesses adopt policies that include, at minimum, the following requirements: [25 percent capacity, masks, distancing, sanitization, reservation and other conditions]
Enforcement
N.J.S.A. App. A:9-49, -50 (disorderly persons offense; fines and imprisonment), recited in the order
Notes
Recites that EO 107 'closed all recreational and entertainment businesses' on March 21, 2020; DOH Executive Directive 20-028 supplied the health and safety standards
Retrieval notePara. 1 read; the 25 percent figure and the list of conditions are in paras. 1.a onward (confirm the exact sub-paragraph before pinning).