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Ex. DUT-DE-00716 DE Admin. Code 4202, Control of Communicable and Other Disease Conditions (current codification, with amendment history)16 DE Admin. Code 4202: Control of Communicable and Other Disease ConditionsDepartment of Health and Social Services, Division of Public Health (regulation)DelawareStateFeb. 1, 20062020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutySchools and child careHealth care ordersQuarantine and isolationStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-DE-019Final Order, 23 DE Reg. 665 (Feb. 1, 2020), adopting the amended 16 DE Admin. Code 4202, Control of Communicable and Other Disease Conditions, with the full regulation text as adoptedDelaware Register of Regulations, 23 DE Reg. 665 (Feb. 1, 2020): Final Order, 4202 Control of Communicable and Other Disease ConditionsSecretary of Health and Social Services (Kara Odom Walker, M.D.) and the Division of Public Health (final order adopting amended regulation)DelawareStateFeb. 1, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutySchools and child careHealth care ordersQuarantine and isolationStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. DE-002First Modification of the Declaration of a State of EmergencyFirst Modification of the Declaration of a State of Emergency for the State of Delaware Due to a Public Health Threat (restaurants, taverns…Governor John C. CarneyDelawareStateMar. 16, 20202020 Q2Emergency declarationBusiness closureGathering capAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. DE-067Governor's directive closing Delaware public schools March 16-27, 2020Governor Carney Directs Two-Week Closure of Delaware Public SchoolsGovernor John C. Carney (with the Department of Education)DelawareStateMar. 13, 20202020 Q2Schools and child carePrimary source read
Ex. DE-070Governor's release announcing the First Modification of the Declaration of a State of EmergencyGovernor Carney Limits Restaurants to Take-Out and Delivery (restaurants, taverns and bars take-out and delivery only from 8:00 p.m. March…Governor John C. CarneyDelawareStateMar. 16, 20202020 Q2Business closureGathering capAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-085DelDOT operational changes, Mar. 17, 2020: Biden Welcome Center closed to the public from 6:00 p.m. Mar. 17, 2020 (fuel and convenience-store restrooms remain; Starbucks drive-through only); DMV Wednesday evening hours eliminated from Mar. 18, 2020 for two weeks; the same day, Delaware's toll plazas ceased cash collection (Ex. 088)DelDOT Operational Changes Update for March 17, 2020Delaware Department of Transportation (DelDOT)Delaware (Biden Welcome Center, I-95 Newark; four DMV locations)StateMar. 17, 20202020 Q2Context (guidance or announcement)Business closureGathering capCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. DE-003Second Modification of the Declaration of a State of EmergencySecond Modification of the Declaration of a State of Emergency (take-out alcohol; closure of bowling alleys, movie theaters, fitness…Governor John C. CarneyDelawareStateMar. 18, 20202020 Q2Business closureGathering capHealth care ordersAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesOtherConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. DE-004Third Modification of the Declaration of a State of EmergencyThird Modification of the Declaration of a State of Emergency (closure of all Delaware beaches except for exercise and dog walking)Governor John C. CarneyDelawareStateMar. 21, 20202020 Q2Business closureTravel and quarantineEvents and venuesPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-024Administrative Order No. 3: Statewide Judiciary Restricted Operations and the Temporary Suspension of Statutes of Limitations, Filing Deadlines and Notarization Requirements in All CourtsAll courthouses and administrative offices closed to the public from March 23 to April 15, 2020; essential matters only, remotely where…Supreme Court of Delaware (Chief Justice Collins J. Seitz, Jr.)Supreme Court of the State of Delaware (statewide)CourtMar. 22, 20202020 Q2Business closureTelework mandateCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. DE-068Governor's order closing Delaware schools through May 15, 2020Governor Carney Closes Delaware Schools Through May 15Governor John C. CarneyDelawareStateMar. 23, 20202020 Q2Schools and child carePrimary source read
Ex. DE-005Fourth Modification of the Declaration of a State of EmergencyFourth Modification of the Declaration of a State of Emergency (designation of Essential and Non-Essential Businesses; closure of…Governor John C. CarneyDelawareStateMar. 22, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Business closureTelework mandateCapacity limitWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. DE-006Fifth Modification of the Declaration of a State of EmergencyFifth Modification of the Declaration of a State of Emergency (shelter in place; prohibited and permitted travel; Essential Activities…Governor John C. CarneyDelawareStateMar. 22, 20202020 Q2Stay-at-homeBusiness closureGathering capTravel and quarantinePrimary source read
Ex. DE-011Eighth Modification of the Declaration of a State of EmergencyEighth Modification of the Declaration of a State of Emergency (Emergency Childcare Sites; closure of other child care; screening and…Governor John C. CarneyDelawareStateMar. 30, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Business closureSchools and child careHealth care ordersWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-017Amended Standing Order No. 4 Concerning COVID-19 Precautionary MeasuresCivil jury trials suspended through May 29, 2020; non-essential civil and criminal matters postponed; essential matters by video and…Superior Court of the State of Delaware (President Judge Jan R. Jurden)Superior Court of the State of Delaware (statewide)CourtMar. 30, 20202020 Q2Business closureCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. DE-013Tenth Modification of the Declaration of a State of EmergencyTenth Modification of the Declaration of a State of Emergency (expanded Non-Essential Business list; no curbside for non-essential…Governor John C. CarneyDelawareStateApr. 6, 20202020 Q2Business closureCapacity limitTravel and quarantineHealth care ordersEvents and venuesPrimary source read
Ex. SEC-06-016Tenth Modification of the Declaration of a State of Emergency for the State of Delaware Due to a Public Health ThreatTenth Modification (commercial lodging closed to leisure guests; short-term rentals; retail restrictions)Governor John C. CarneyDelawareStateApr. 6, 20202020 Q2Business closureCapacity limitTravel and quarantineHealth care ordersEvents and venuesPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-025Release: Judicial Emergency and closure of all Delaware Court facilities to the public extended to May 14, 2020 (Administrative Order No. 4)Release announcing the first 30-day extension of the judicial emergency and of the closure of all court facilities to the public, to May 14…Delaware Judiciary, for Chief Justice SeitzDelaware Judiciary (statewide)CourtApr. 14, 20202020 Q2Emergency declarationBusiness closureCourts and public officesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. DE-069Governor's decision closing Delaware schools for the remainder of the 2019-20 academic yearDelaware Schools Closed through Academic YearGovernor John C. Carney (with the Department of Education)DelawareStateApr. 24, 20202020 Q2Schools and child carePrimary source read
Ex. DE-019Fifteenth Modification of the Declaration of a State of EmergencyFifteenth Modification of the Declaration of a State of Emergency (presidential primary rescheduled to July 7; school-board elections July…Governor John C. CarneyDelawareStateMay 7, 20202020 Q2Business closureCapacity limitWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. DE-020Sixteenth Modification of the Declaration of a State of EmergencySixteenth Modification of the Declaration of a State of Emergency (educator evaluations, professional development and assessments suspended…Governor John C. CarneyDelawareStateMay 10, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Schools and child carePrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-026Release: Chief Justice Collins J. Seitz, Jr. extends Judicial Emergency to June 13, 2020 (Administrative Order No. 6)Release announcing the second 30-day extension; court facilities to remain closed to the public at least through June 13, 2020; Court…Delaware Judiciary, for Chief Justice SeitzDelaware Judiciary (statewide)CourtMay 14, 20202020 Q2Emergency declarationBusiness closureCourts and public officesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. DE-021Seventeenth Modification of the Declaration of a State of EmergencySeventeenth Modification of the Declaration of a State of Emergency (beaches, boardwalks and swimming facilities reopened May 22 with masks…Governor John C. CarneyDelawareStateMay 14, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Business closureCapacity limitFace-covering requirementEvents and venuesPrimary source read
Ex. DE-025Twenty-First Modification of the Declaration of a State of EmergencyTwenty-First Modification of the Declaration of a State of Emergency (Phase 2 Reopen Plan: 60 percent of fire occupancy; gatherings; child…Governor John C. CarneyDelawareStateJune 14, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Telework mandateCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementSchools and child careEvents and venuesWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. DE-027Twenty-Third Modification of the Declaration of a State of EmergencyTwenty-Third Modification of the Declaration of a State of Emergency (Phase 2 temporary business restrictions on taprooms and bar service in…Governor John C. CarneyDelawareStateJune 30, 20202020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Business closureCapacity limitSchools and child careAlcohol and barsCourts and public officesOtherPrimary source read
Ex. ECO-B-144Twenty-Fifth Modification of the Declaration of a State of Emergency (Aug. 25, 2020)Face coverings required for students in kindergarten and above inside schools; parental notification of positive casesGovernor John CarneyDelawareStateAug. 25, 20202020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Face-covering requirementSchools and child careConfirmed from a secondary source

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