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Executive Order 68 and Order of Public Health Emergency Eight

Additional Restrictions on the Eastern Region Due to Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Governor Ralph S. Northam and State Health Commissioner M. Norman Oliver · Virginia (Eastern Region: Virginia Beach, Chesapeake, Norfolk, Suffolk, Portsmouth, Hampton, Williamsburg, Newport News, Poquoson, James City County, York County) (State)

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Jurisdiction
Virginia (Eastern Region: Virginia Beach, Chesapeake, Norfolk, Suffolk, Portsmouth, Hampton, Williamsburg, Newport News, Poquoson, James City County, York County) · Virginia
Level
State
Authority
Va. Code §§ 44-146.17, 32.1-13, 32.1-20, 35.1-10
Issued
2020-07-28 July 28, 2020
Effective
2020-07-31 12:00 a.m. (read as 2020-07-31)
End
Lifted by Third Amended EO 67 (Sept. 10, 2020) (read as 2020-09-10)
In force
July 31, 2020 to Sept. 10, 2020
Quarters
2020 Q3
Limitation types
Capacity limitGathering capCurfew and hoursAlcohol and barsEvents and venues
Addressees
  • restaurants and beverage establishments in the Eastern Region
  • the public in the Eastern Region
  • religious services
Functions reached
  • BA
  • DR
  • GATH
  • BQ banquets
  • WS
Collection
Virginia VA

Operative words

a. No alcoholic beverage shall be sold, consumed, or possessed on premises after 10 p.m. in any restaurant, dining establishment, food court, brewery, microbrewery, distillery, winery, or tasting room.... b. All restaurants... must close no later than 12 a.m. c. Indoor dining... may not exceed 50% of the lowest occupancy load on the certificate of occupancy. d. All parties, whether seated together or across multiple tables, must be limited to 50 patrons or less.... 2. All public and private in-person gatherings of more than 50 individuals are prohibited.

Enforcement

ABC and VDH enforce ¶ 1 (Class 1 misdemeanor under § 32.1-27; injunctive relief); ¶ 2 violations Class 1 misdemeanor under § 44-146.17

Notes

Register Vol. 36, Iss. 26 (Aug. 17, 2020) text; regional re-tightening within Phase Three.