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Executive Order 2020-73

Temporary Statewide COVID-19 Restrictions

Governor Gary R. Herbert · Utah (State)

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Jurisdiction
Utah
Level
State
Authority
Utah Code 53-2a-209(1) ('full force and effect of law'); 53-2a-204(1)(a), (1)(b)
Issued
2020-11-08 Nov. 8, 2020
Effective
2020-11-09
End
2020-11-23 (amended by EO 2020-74 (Nov. 9) and 2020-75 (Nov. 12, through Nov. 23); mask mandate continued by UPHO 2020-25 and successors) (read as 2020-11-23)
In force
Nov. 9, 2020 to Nov. 23, 2020
Quarters
2020 Q4
Limitation types
Gathering capFace-covering requirementSchools and child careCurfew and hoursAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesWorkplace rulesVaccination or testing
Addressees
  • every individual
  • every event host (amusement parks, arenas, cinemas, convention centers, concert halls, fairs, museums, stadiums, theaters, zoos and others)
  • every business including bars and restaurants
  • public and private institutions of higher education
  • schools and LEAs
Functions reached
  • MASK universal
  • GATH social gatherings outside the household barred except hosted
  • BA bars closed 10:00 p.m.
  • DR party spacing
  • SF household-group spacing
  • EV event hosts
  • SP/AC athletics and extracurriculars paused
  • CP campus testing
  • OF employee and contractor masks
  • WF
Collection
Utah UT

Operative words

2. Restrictions. The following restrictions apply statewide: a. Individuals. An individual: i. shall wear a face mask while within six feet of any individual from a separate household; ii. may not eat or drink within six feet of an individual from a separate household while at a bar or restaurant; and iii. may not attend a social gathering unless: A. the social gathering has an event host or occurs at a business, including a bar or restaurant; B. the individual complies with all face mask and physical distancing requirements. b. Event hosts. An event host of a social gathering shall: i. require each individual attending the social gathering to wear a face mask...; ii. require at least six feet of physical distance between individuals from separate households...; iv. complete and implement the Event Management Template provided by the Department. c. Businesses. i. A business, including a bar or restaurant, whether or not acting as an event host, shall: A. require each employee and contractor to wear a face mask while at work; B. require each patron that enters the premises of the business to wear a face mask...; C. require at least six feet of physical distance... between each: 1. separate household group at a business other than a bar or restaurant; or 2. separate party at a bar or restaurant; and D. post conspicuous signage... iii. A bar shall close no later than 10:00 p.m. each day. d. Athletic and Extracurricular Social Gatherings. i.... a person may not participate in or be an event host for a social gathering that is an organized athletic or sporting event or extracurricular activity.... e. Institutions of Higher Education. Beginning as soon as possible, but no later than January 1, 2021, a public or private institution of higher education... shall require each individual who is enrolled as a student... and who lives in on-campus housing or attends at least one in-person class... to obtain a diagnostic test... each week.

Enforcement

Utah Code 53-2a-209(1); Governor's release: businesses failing to comply 'will be subject to fines'

Notes

The winter 2020 hard reset; concurrent UDOH orders UPHO 2020-21 (Nov. 8), -22 (Nov. 9), -23 (Nov. 10), -24 (Nov. 12) carry the same text under 26-1-30.

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