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The District of Columbia file holds 81 instruments from the State's governor, health authorities, courts and agencies, 81 of them with the exhibit file held by The COVID Project. 154 records in the Library resolve to District of Columbia in all, counting its metros, the agency clusters and the standing duties.

Code DCFirst closure or stay-at-home order Mar. 13, 2020 Ex. DC-083End of general restrictions May 21, 2021Orders reaching 2021 Q3 19Primary source read 81 Confirmed from a secondary source 0
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The record in brief

The District of Columbia governed the pandemic through a single chain of Mayor's Orders issued under section 422 of the Home Rule Act, the District of Columbia Public Emergency Act of 1980 (D.C. Official Code 7-2304 and 7-2304.01) and the Communicable and Preventable Diseases Act (D.C. Official Code 7-131 et seq.), with the Council of the District of Columbia enacting successive emergency acts that authorized each extension of the public emergency and the public health emergency beyond the fifteen days the Mayor may declare alone. Mayor's Orders 2020-045 and 2020-046 (March 11, 2020) declared a public emergency and a public health emergency; Mayor's Order 2020-048 (March 16) prohibited mass gatherings of fifty or more, suspended table seating at every licensed restaurant and tavern from 10:00 p.m. that night and closed nightclubs, health clubs and theatres; Mayor's Order 2020-051 (March 20) re-issued those prohibitions through April 24; Mayor's Order 2020-053 (March 24) ordered every business with a facility in the District, other than an Essential Business, to cease all activities at those facilities except Minimum Basic Operations by 10:00 p.m. on March 25, prohibited gatherings of ten or more and required essential and non-essential businesses alike to take all reasonable steps necessary for employees to work remotely; Mayor's Order 2020-054 (March 30) ordered all individuals living in the District to stay at their place of residence from 12:01 a.m. on April 1, on pain of a $5,000 fine and ninety days' imprisonment. Mayor's Orders 2020-063 (April 15), 2020-066 (May 13) and 2020-067 (May 27) extended the emergencies and the stay-at-home regime through May 15, June 8 and, for the emergencies, July 24, 2020. 2020 Q2 therefore opened under a stay-at-home order and a non-essential business closure and closed under Phase Two. Phase One (Mayor's Order 2020-067, effective May 29, 2020) repealed the stay-at-home sections but kept the ten-person gathering prohibition, confined non-essential retail to curbside and delivery, allowed barbershops and salons by appointment only, allowed outdoor dining only and listed by name the businesses that remained closed (gyms, theatres, bars and nightclubs, clothing and jewelry stores, museums, travel agencies, professional services other than those provided to essential businesses). Phase Two (Mayor's Order 2020-075, effective June 22, 2020) replaced the ten-person limit with a prohibition on mass gatherings of more than fifty, opened non-essential retail at fifty percent of occupancy, opened indoor dining at fifty percent with seated service only and no bar seating, capped worship at fifty percent or one hundred persons, capped gyms at five persons per thousand square feet, kept bars, nightclubs, theatres, cinemas and entertainment venues closed absent a waiver, ordered residents of nursing homes and assisted living to stay at home, and ordered that businesses 'shall continue to have employees telework to the greatest extent consistent with their business operations.' Phase Two, as modified, governed the District from June 22, 2020 until May 21, 2021. 2020 Q3 added the universal mask order (Mayor's Order 2020-080, July 22, 2020: businesses shall post signage and exclude persons not wearing masks; employers shall provide masks; fines of up to $1,000) and the travel self-quarantine order (Mayor's Order 2020-081, effective July 27, 2020: fourteen days after non-essential travel from any State with ten or more new daily cases per 100,000), and extended the emergencies through October 9, 2020 (Mayor's Order 2020-079). 2020 Q4 extended the emergencies through December 31 and re-wrote the telework clause to 'Businesses shall have employees and contractors telework to the extent that is consistent with their current business operations' (Mayor's Order 2020-103, October 7); replaced the quarantine with a pre- and post-arrival testing regime (Mayor's Order 2020-110, effective November 9); and then re-tightened for the winter: alcohol sales ended at 10:00 p.m., indoor dining fell to twenty-five percent from December 14, indoor gatherings fell to ten, outdoor gatherings to twenty-five, indoor group fitness classes were suspended and telework was again 'strongly encourage[d]' (Mayor's Order 2020-119, effective November 25); high-contact sports were prohibited (Mayor's Order 2020-123, effective December 11); a twenty-five percent or 250-person cap was imposed on worship, gyms, food retailers, restaurants and libraries (Mayor's Order 2020-126, effective December 17); and a holiday pause (Mayor's Order 2020-127) closed indoor dining, museums and libraries and 'required' non-essential businesses to telework from 10:00 p.m. on December 23, 2020, extended to 5:00 a.m. on January 22, 2021 by Mayor's Order 2021-004. 2021 Q1 opened under that pause and continued under the twenty-five percent regime; Mayor's Order 2021-038 (March 17, 2021, effective March 22) extended the emergencies through May 20, 2021, raised outdoor gatherings to fifty, removed the telework encouragement and directed businesses to 'implement plans to safely increase the presence of on-site employees,' and kept retail, restaurants, gyms, worship and recreation at twenty-five percent or 250, bars and nightclubs closed, indoor gatherings at ten and the travel-testing rule in force. 2021 Q2 saw the easing of May 1 (retail fifty percent; venues twenty-five percent; worship forty percent) and Mayor's Order 2021-069 (May 17, 2021), which lifted capacity, activity and time restrictions on most public and commercial activity at 5:00 a.m. on May 21, 2021 and on nightclubs and large venues on June 11, 2021, while extending the public health emergency to July 25, 2021 and keeping mask requirements for unvaccinated persons and in transit, health care, school, child care and District government settings. 2021 Q3 opened under the continuing public health emergency, the modified mask rules and the Superior Court's and Court of Appeals' operating orders; Mayor's Order 2021-096 (July 24) ended the public health emergency at 12:01 a.m. on July 25, 2021 but extended the public emergency to October 8, 2021 and reserved the authority to 'establish mask requirements' and 'establish vaccination requirements'; Mayor's Order 2021-097 (July 29) re-imposed a universal indoor mask requirement from 5:00 a.m. on July 31, 2021 ('All persons must wear masks indoors as prescribed by DC Health guidance'), made DC Health's compulsory guidance 'lawful regulations,' delegated school and child-care masking to OSSE and DC Health and carried a $1,000 fine and license suspension; the Mayor then required every District government employee to be vaccinated by September 19, 2021 (announced August 10), every health care worker to receive a first dose by September 30, 2021 (announced with DC Health August 16), and every adult regularly in a school or child care facility to be vaccinated by November 1, 2021 (Mayor's Order of September 20, 2021). The indoor mask mandate ran to November 22, 2021 and the public emergency to January 7, 2022 (Mayor's Order 2021-119, October 7, 2021). The District of Columbia Courts suspended non-priority matters and tolled every statutory and rule-based deadline from March 18, 2020, required masks in every court building from June 26, 2020, kept the Court of Appeals' courthouse closed to the public until July 12, 2021, and kept deadlines tolled until at least November 21, 2021.

The six quarters

What the record shows in force in District of Columbia on the first day and the last day of each quarter. Every exhibit named here opens its record. The orders of March 13 to 31, 2020 belong to the second quarter of 2020, because wages paid after March 12, 2020 fall in that quarter.

QuarterFirst dayLast day
2020 Q2Second quarter of 2020The quarter nationally →April 1, 2020: Mayor's Order 2020-054 stay-at-home order effective 12:01 a.m. (Ex. DC-006); Mayor's Order 2020-053 non-essential business closure and ten-person gathering prohibition in force since 10:00 p.m. March 25 (Ex. DC-005); Mayor's Order 2020-051 mass-gathering and restaurant takeout-only rules (Ex. DC-004); public emergency and public health emergency extended through April 24 by Mayor's Order 2020-050 (Exs. DC-001, DC-002, DC-018); Superior Court general order of March 18, 2020 tolling deadlines and rescheduling non-priority matters (Exs. DC-030, DC-032); Court of Appeals order of March 16 (Ex. DC-033); OSSE child care closure guidance (Ex. DC-083).June 30, 2020: Phase Two under Mayor's Order 2020-075 effective June 22 (Ex. DC-079): mass gatherings over fifty prohibited; retail at fifty percent; indoor dining at fifty percent, seated only, no bar seating; worship at fifty percent or one hundred; gyms at five per thousand square feet; bars, nightclubs, theatres, cinemas and entertainment venues closed absent waiver; telework 'to the greatest extent consistent with their business operations'; masks under Mayor's Order 2020-066 secs. III-IV (Ex. DC-019); DC Health Phase Two sector guidance incorporated by the order (Exs. DC-063 to DC-070); emergencies extended through July 24 (Ex. DC-029); courts under the Joint Committee mask order of June 26 (Ex. DC-023) and the Court of Appeals order of May 21 (Ex. DC-035).
2020 Q3Third quarter of 2020The quarter nationally →July 1, 2020: Phase Two (Ex. DC-079) and Mayor's Order 2020-066 mask rules (Ex. DC-019) in force; emergencies through July 24 (Ex. DC-029); Superior Court and Court of Appeals operating orders (Exs. DC-023, DC-035).September 30, 2020: Phase Two (Ex. DC-079); Mayor's Order 2020-080 mask order (Ex. DC-010); Mayor's Order 2020-081 fourteen-day self-quarantine after non-essential travel from high-risk States (Ex. DC-081); emergencies extended through October 9 (Ex. DC-009); DC Health elective surgery guidance of September 29 (Ex. DC-038); Court of Appeals order of August 27 governing operations through November 30 (Ex. DC-034).
2020 Q4Fourth quarter of 2020The quarter nationally →October 1, 2020: Phase Two (Ex. DC-079), mask order (Ex. DC-010), travel self-quarantine (Ex. DC-081), emergencies through October 9 (Ex. DC-009), Court of Appeals order (Ex. DC-034).December 31, 2020: holiday pause under Mayor's Order 2020-127 (Ex. DC-015): no indoor dining, museums closed, libraries pickup only, non-essential businesses required to telework; twenty-five percent or 250-person caps under Mayor's Order 2020-126 (Ex. DC-014); indoor gatherings ten, outdoor twenty-five, alcohol sales end 10:00 p.m., indoor group fitness suspended under Mayor's Order 2020-119 (Ex. DC-013); high-contact sports prohibited (Ex. DC-080); travel testing regime under Mayor's Order 2020-110 (Ex. DC-012); mask order (Ex. DC-010); emergencies extended through March 31, 2021 by Mayor's Order 2020-127 sec. V (later conformed to March 17, 2021 by Mayor's Order 2021-004); Court of Appeals order of November 23 through January 31, 2021 (Ex. DC-036); Superior Court Clerk's remote operations (Ex. DC-024).
2021 Q1First quarter of 2021The quarter nationally →January 1, 2021: holiday pause (Ex. DC-015) and every December 31 instrument above in force.March 31, 2021: Mayor's Order 2021-038 effective March 22 (Ex. DC-016): emergencies through May 20, 2021; outdoor gatherings fifty, indoor ten; retail twenty-five percent or 250; restaurants twenty-five percent or 250, seated, alcohol to midnight, bar seating prohibited; bars and nightclubs closed; gyms twenty-five percent or 250 with indoor classes of ten; worship twenty-five percent or 250; museums 250 per floor; movie theatres twenty-five per auditorium; personal services by appointment only; telework encouragement removed; travel testing continued with a vaccinated exemption; mask order carried forward in full (secs. II.2); Superior Court amended general order of March 30 tolling deadlines until at least May 20, 2021 (Ex. DC-025); Court of Appeals courthouse closed to the public through June 30, 2021 (Ex. DC-027).
2021 Q2Second quarter of 2021The quarter nationally →April 1, 2021: Mayor's Order 2021-038 regime (Ex. DC-016) and the court orders (Exs. DC-025, DC-027) in force.June 30, 2021: public health emergency through July 25, 2021 and public emergency under Mayor's Order 2021-069 (Exs. DC-073, DC-021 recital); capacity, activity and time restrictions lifted May 21 and June 11; masks required for persons not fully vaccinated and for all persons on transit, in health care settings, schools, child care, District government facilities and wherever an establishment requires (Ex. DC-073); Superior Court amended general order of May 19 tolling deadlines until at least July 15, 2021 and keeping hearings remote (Ex. DC-026); Court of Appeals order of June 25 keeping the courthouse closed to the public until July 12 (Ex. DC-028).
2021 Q3Third quarter of 2021The quarter nationally →July 1, 2021: public health emergency (to July 25) and public emergency in force (Mayor's Order 2021-069; Ex. DC-021 recital); mask rules for unvaccinated persons and required settings (Ex. DC-073); Joint Committee mask order for court buildings (Ex. DC-023); Superior Court order of May 19 (Ex. DC-026); Court of Appeals order of June 25 (Ex. DC-028); DC Health quarantine guidance (Ex. DC-049).September 30, 2021: public emergency extended to October 8, 2021 by Mayor's Order 2021-096 (Ex. DC-021); universal indoor mask requirement under Mayor's Order 2021-097 and DC Health's July 30 mandatory mask guidance (Exs. DC-057, DC-077); vaccination requirement for District government employees (deadline September 19, 2021; Ex. DC-076), for all licensed, certified, registered and unlicensed health care workers and EMS providers (first dose by September 30, 2021; Ex. DC-075) and for all adults regularly in schools and child care facilities (by November 1, 2021; Ex. DC-076); school masking, isolation and quarantine rules for the 2021-22 year (Exs. DC-074, DC-076); Superior Court amended order of September 1/11 tolling deadlines until at least November 21, 2021 and keeping non-jury hearings remote (Ex. DC-060); Court of Appeals order of August 31 limiting occupancy to twenty-five percent, requiring masks regardless of vaccination and screening through December 31, 2021 (Ex. DC-061).

The end of general restrictions

The day the general business restrictions ended in District of Columbia, the instrument that ended them, and what the record shows still in force afterward. The end of the general orders is not the end of the record: sector rules, standing duties and the federal layer continue past it.

End of general restrictions

2021-05-21 (5:00 a.m.: capacity limits, activity-type limits and time restrictions on most public and commercial activity lifted); 2021-06-11 (nightclubs and large sports and entertainment venues resumed full operations)

Instrument Mayor's Order 2021-069 (May 17, 2021), as described in the Mayor's May 17, 2021 situational update (Ex. DC-073) and recited in Mayor's Orders 2021-096 and 2021-097 (Exs. DC-021, DC-057)

What remained in force

The public health emergency through July 25, 2021 and the public emergency through January 7, 2022 and beyond; mask requirements for persons not fully vaccinated and, for all persons, on public transit, in health care settings, in schools and child care facilities, in District government facilities with public contact and wherever an establishment required them (Ex. DC-073); the universal indoor mask requirement from July 31, 2021 (Ex. DC-057) with DC Health's mandatory mask guidance of July 30, 2021 (Ex. DC-077); the Superior Court's and Court of Appeals' operating orders (Exs. DC-026, DC-028, DC-059, DC-060, DC-061); DC Health quarantine and isolation guidance; and, from August and September 2021, the vaccination requirements for District employees, health care workers and school and child care personnel (Exs. DC-075, DC-076).

Preemption of local orders

Not applicable in form: the District of Columbia has no counties or municipalities, so the Mayor's Orders are simultaneously the State-level and the local layer, and no lower authority could issue a conflicting order. Two features substitute for a preemption analysis. First, the Council of the District of Columbia controlled the duration of every emergency: D.C. Official Code 7-2306 permits the Mayor to declare a public emergency for fifteen days, and each extension recited in the orders rests on a Council emergency act (D.C. Act 23-247, March 17, 2020; D.C. Act 23-286, April 2020; D.C. Act 23-326 and 23-328, May-June 2020; D.C. Act 23-335, July 7, 2020; D.C. Act 23-405, August 19, 2020; D.C. Act 23-411, October 5, 2020; D.C. Act 23-524, December 21, 2020; D.C. Act 24-30, March 17, 2021; D.C. Act 24-79, May 10, 2021; D.C. Act 24-125, July 24, 2021; D.C. Act 24-178, October 7, 2021), so the District's orders were the product of both the executive and the legislature. Second, the federal enclave: the orders exempt 'Gatherings on property within the District of Columbia owned by the federal government' (Mayor's Order 2020-053, sec. IV.3.b.iv; Mayor's Order 2020-075, sec. XV.1.b.iii) and provide that their enforcement provisions 'shall not apply to any employees of the federal government while they are on duty' (Mayor's Orders 2020-080, sec. IV.2; 2021-038, sec. XV.2; 2021-097, sec. V.4). every District employer whose customers, tenants or counterparties were federal agencies felt both layers at once.

Third quarter of 2021

July 1 through September 30, 2021, the last claimable quarter: the instruments the record shows in force in District of Columbia. An order in force on any day of the quarter is an order in force during it. The quarter nationally →

In force (14)

  • DC-021 Mayor's Order 2021-096 (public health emergency to July 25, 2021; public emergency to October 8, 2021; authority to establish mask and vaccination requirements retained)
  • DC-NR-02 Mayor's Order 2021-069 (May 17, 2021) as the operative emergency-extension and modified-mask order from July 1 to July 24, 2021 (recited in DC-021 and DC-057.
  • DC-057 Mayor's Order 2021-097 (universal indoor mask requirement from 5:00 a.m. July 31, 2021; DC Health compulsory guidance made regulation; OSSE school and child care masking authority; $1,000 fines)
  • DC-077 DC Health Mask Guidance for the General Public (July 30, 2021): everyone including fully vaccinated persons must wear masks in indoor public settings including office buildings, restaurants and bars when not eating or drinking, gyms, places of worship
  • DC-076 and the Mayor's August 10, 2021 announcement (the Mayor's Order itself: DC-NR-03; weekly testing for the unvaccinated thereafter)
  • DC-075: DC Health vaccination requirement for all health care workers, EMS providers and unlicensed health care staff (first dose by September 30, 2021)
  • DC-076 (the Mayor's Order itself: DC-NR-05.
  • DC-074 and DC-076: school-year 2021-22 rules (masks required for all indoors in schools; ten-day isolation of positive students; quarantine of close contacts)
  • DC-049 DC Health Guidance for Quarantine after COVID-19 Exposure (fourteen days, or ten days without symptoms; 'businesses located in DC must follow DC Health guidelines')
  • DC-023 Joint Committee order requiring face coverings in all court buildings (June 26, 2020; applied by the Court of Appeals 'regardless of vaccine status' through December 31, 2021 per DC-061)
  • DC-026 Superior Court amended general order of May 19, 2021 (through July 15, 2021), then DC-059 amended general order of July 14, 2021 (deadlines tolled until at least September 10, 2021; hearings other than jury trials remote), then DC-060 amended order of September 1/11, 2021 (deadlines tolled until at least November 21, 2021; case expansion through December 31, 2021)
  • DC-028 Court of Appeals order of June 25, 2021 (through August 31, 2021; public counters open July 12) and DC-061 order of August 31, 2021 (through December 31, 2021; twenty-five percent occupancy; masks and screening regardless of vaccination; remote oral arguments)
  • Verified from the Mayor's July 8, 2021 release)
  • Federal layer operating in the District (cross-reference FED-A and FED-B): CDC conveyance mask order and TSA security directives on Metro, buses, taxis and airports; OMB and agency telework and building-access directives for the federal workforce; Safer Federal Workforce Task Force rules

Sector chronology

How the orders reached each kind of business in District of Columbia, sector by sector, in the order the record gives. Open a sector to read its chronology; every exhibit named opens its record.

Restaurants and bars

Table seating suspended 10:00 p.m. March 16, 2020 (MO 2020-048); takeout, delivery and grab-and-go only from March 20 (MO 2020-051) and March 25 (MO 2020-053); outdoor dining only from May 29, 2020 (MO 2020-067); indoor dining at fifty percent, seated, six per table, no bar seating, from June 22, 2020 (MO 2020-075); bars and nightclubs closed except as licensed food establishments through June 11, 2021; alcohol sales ended 10:00 p.m. and indoor dining fell to twenty-five percent from November 25 and December 14, 2020 (MO 2020-119; ABRA guidance DC-078); indoor dining closed 10:00 p.m. December 23, 2020 to 5:00 a.m. January 22, 2021 (MO 2020-127, 2021-004); twenty-five percent or 250 with alcohol to midnight from March 22, 2021 (MO 2021-038); restrictions lifted May 21, 2021, nightclubs June 11, 2021 (MO 2021-069); indoor masks for staff and patrons not eating or drinking from July 31, 2021 (MO 2021-097; DC-077); ABC Board fines of $1,000 for violations (DC-052).

Retail

Non-essential retail closed 10:00 p.m. March 25, 2020 (MO 2020-053); curbside and delivery only from May 29, 2020 (MO 2020-067); indoor shopping at fifty percent from June 22, 2020 (MO 2020-075); food sellers under distancing protocols from April 9, 2020 (MO 2020-058); twenty-five percent or 250 cap from December 17, 2020 (MO 2020-126) through May 1, 2021 (fifty percent; DC-072); lifted May 21, 2021 (MO 2021-069); indoor masks required of customers July 22, 2020 to May 2021 and again from July 31, 2021 (MO 2020-080, 2021-097).

Personal care

Hair, nail and tanning salons, barbershops, spas, massage and tattoo establishments closed March 25, 2020 (MO 2020-053); barbershops and hair salons by appointment only, one customer per stylist, no waiting inside, from May 29, 2020 (MO 2020-067; DC-054); nail, waxing, tanning, tattoo and skin services on the same terms from June 22, 2020 (MO 2020-075); appointment-only and one employee per customer continued through March 2021 (MO 2021-038; DC-043); saunas, steam rooms and hot tubs closed throughout Phase Two; lifted May 21, 2021.

Fitness and entertainment

Health clubs, gyms, spas and theatres closed March 16, 2020 (MO 2020-048) and March 25 (MO 2020-053) through Phase One; gyms at five persons per thousand square feet and recreation facilities at fifty per room from June 22, 2020 (MO 2020-075); theatres, cinemas and entertainment venues closed absent an HSEMA waiver from June 22, 2020; live entertainment pilot September 2020, paused November 25, 2020 (MO 2020-119); indoor group classes suspended November 25, 2020; high-contact sports prohibited December 11, 2020 (MO 2020-123); twenty-five percent or 250 from December 17, 2020 (MO 2020-126; DC-044); movie theatres twenty-five per auditorium from March 22, 2021 (MO 2021-038); venues twenty-five percent up to 500 seated from May 1, 2021 (DC-072); lifted May 21, 2021, large venues June 11, 2021.

Hotels and short-term rentals

Hotels Essential Business only as residences; 'conference facilities, ballrooms, and dining-in facilities of their restaurants... are non-essential' (MO 2020-053 sec. IV.1.l); gatherings of ten and then fifty or more within hotels prohibited (MO 2020-053; MO 2020-075 sec. XV.1.b.v); hotel pools closed (MO 2020-075 sec. XI.5.d) until spring 2021 (MO 2021-038 sec. VIII.5.c); hotel employees masked from April 17, 2020 (MO 2020-063 sec. X.4-5); DC Health hotels guidance June 17 and December 14, 2020 (DC-046); travelers from high-risk States under fourteen-day quarantine from July 27, 2020 and testing from November 9, 2020 (DC-081, DC-012); special event permits not considered during the public health emergency (MO 2020-067 sec. VIII); Walter E. Washington Convention Center reopened August 3, 2021.

Offices and telework

March 24, 2020: 'Essential and non-Essential businesses shall take all reasonable steps necessary for employees to work remotely from their residences' and non-essential businesses may continue only telework and Minimum Basic Operations (MO 2020-053 secs. II-III); professional services other than those assisting essential businesses listed as closed through Phase One (MO 2020-067 sec. III.4); June 22, 2020: 'Businesses shall continue to have employees telework to the greatest extent consistent with their business operations' (MO 2020-075 sec. IV); October 7, 2020: 'Businesses shall have employees and contractors telework to the extent that is consistent with their current business operations' (MO 2020-103 sec. III.1); November 25, 2020: 'modified to strongly encourage continued telework' (MO 2020-119 sec. II); December 23, 2020 to January 22, 2021: 'Non-essential businesses are required to telework, except in person staff needed to' support minimum operations (MO 2020-127 sec. III.E; DC-042: 'must implement teleworking to the maximum extent'); March 22, 2021: encouragement removed and businesses directed to plan the return of on-site employees (MO 2021-038 sec. IV); masks in office buildings and common areas July 22, 2020 to May 2021 (MO 2020-080) and from July 31, 2021 (DC-077 lists office buildings); District government employees returned to workplaces July 12, 2021.

Manufacturing

Not listed as Essential Business unless within the CISA-referenced categories (food, medical supplies, energy, communications) (MO 2020-053 sec. IV.1); non-essential manufacturing facilities in the District ceased on-site activity March 25, 2020 except Minimum Basic Operations until Phase Two (June 22, 2020) reopened non-essential, non-retail businesses subject to the telework clause; masks and distancing under MO 2020-066, 2020-080; the District's manufacturing base is small and its inputs and customers sit in Maryland, Virginia and beyond (cross-reference MET-DCM and the ecosystem files).

Construction

Construction and building trades listed as Essential Business March 24, 2020 (MO 2020-053 sec. IV.1.k) subject to Social Distancing Requirements; Phase Two required 'site-specific plans to prevent and address COVID-19, including through the provision and mandated use of personal protective equipment' (MO 2020-075 sec. XII.2); DC Health construction guidance June 25, 2020 and January 5, 2021 (DC-070, DC-047); ground-breakings and openings capped at fifty outdoors and ten indoors through May 2021 (MO 2021-038 sec. XII); DCRA and DDOT permitting offices in-person only from July 12, 2021.

Real estate

Open houses prohibited by the ten-person gathering rule and the closure of non-essential in-person services March 25 to June 21, 2020; open houses and developer events allowed with no more than fifty persons indoors from June 22, 2020 (MO 2020-075 sec. XII.1); outdoor real estate events capped at twenty-five and indoor non-participants at ten from December 17, 2020 (MO 2020-126); ten indoors and fifty outdoors through May 2021 (MO 2021-038 sec. XII); evictions, foreclosures and debt-collection proceedings stayed by Superior Court order from March 18, 2020 and through the emergency (DC-032, DC-025, DC-059, DC-060); Recorder and DCRA counters remote until July 12, 2021.

Hospitals and long-term care

Congregate facilities ordered April 15, 2020 to exclude all visitors and non-essential personnel, screen everyone, cancel group activities and restrict communal dining (MO 2020-063 sec. V); residents of nursing homes, assisted living and community residence facilities ordered to stay at home and visitation restricted from June 22, 2020 (MO 2020-075 sec. XIII); DC Health long-term care phased guidance June 12, 2020 (DC-067) and Phase Two guidance December 24, 2020 (DC-048); staff in health care settings under fourteen-day quarantine rules (DC-049); vaccination of all health care workers by September 30, 2021 (DC-075).

Dental and elective health care

No District order suspended elective procedures; DC Health's Phase One guidance (May 25-26, 2020; DC-037, DC-039) conditioned resumption of 'elective medical and surgical care' and 'elective dental care' on prioritization by urgency, screening, PPE and, for dentistry, avoidance of aerosol-generating procedures absent a surgical mask and full-face shield; Phase One order allowed procedures 'that will not unduly burden hospital capacity' per DOH guidance (MO 2020-067 sec. IV); Phase Two dental guidance June 22, 2020 (DC-068) and July 29, 2020 (DC-040); elective surgery guidance June 17 and September 29, 2020 (DC-069, DC-038: facilities above conventional capacity 'must not resume normal elective surgery volumes'); masks in health care settings throughout; health care worker vaccination first dose by September 30, 2021 (DC-075).

Schools

DCPS closed from March 16, 2020 and distance learning continued through the 2019-20 year (Mayor's announcements March 13 and April 17, 2020; verified_secondary); schools and universities limited to distance learning and facility modification as Essential Business (MO 2020-053 sec. IV.1.i); DCPS all-virtual for Term One of 2020-21 (July 30, 2020 announcement); DC Health schools reopening guidance June 16, 2020 and March 1, 2021 (daily screening; masks at all times; cohorts) (DC-051); colleges and universities reopened only under plans accepted by the Office of Planning (MO 2020-075 sec. VI.5); 2021-22: masks required for all indoors, ten-day isolation of positives, close-contact quarantine (DC-074, DC-076); vaccination of all adults regularly in schools by November 1, 2021 (September 20, 2021 order; DC-076).

Child care

OSSE child care closure and subsidy guidance March 13, 2020 (DC-083); child care facilities Essential Business 'to the extent possible' prioritizing children of essential employees and complying with OSSE guidance (MO 2020-053 sec. IV.1.m); DC Health childcare reopening guidance May 25, 2020 (DC-053); child care centers resumed pre-pandemic ratios with enhanced distancing and hygiene 'as may be prescribed by OSSE or DOH' from June 22, 2020 (MO 2020-075 sec. VI.1), continued under OSSE and DC Health guidance (MO 2021-038 sec. IX.1); masks in child care facilities under MO 2021-097 and OSSE's delegated authority; vaccination of adults regularly in child care facilities by November 1, 2021 (DC-076).

Worship and gatherings

Gatherings of fifty or more prohibited March 16, 2020 (MO 2020-048); ten or more March 25, 2020 (MO 2020-053) through June 21, 2020; mass gatherings over fifty prohibited and worship capped at fifty percent or one hundred from June 22, 2020 (MO 2020-075); worship reduced to fifty persons, outdoor gatherings to twenty-five, indoor to ten from November 25, 2020 (MO 2020-119); worship at twenty-five percent or 250 from December 17, 2020 (MO 2020-126; DC-045); outdoor gatherings fifty from March 17, 2021 (MO 2021-038); worship forty percent from May 1, 2021 (DC-072); caps lifted May 21, 2021; special event permits not considered during the public health emergency (MO 2020-067 sec. VIII).

Courts and public offices

Superior Court adjusted operations March 15-16, 2020 (DC-031); Joint Committee declared the judicial emergency March 18, 2020 (DC-030); Superior Court general order of March 18, 2020 rescheduled all non-priority matters before May 15, 2020, tolled all statutory and rule-based deadlines including statutes of limitations and suspended evictions (DC-032), extended by orders of March 19, May 14, June 19, August 13, November 5, 2020, January 13, March 30, May 12/19, July 14 and September 1/11, 2021 (DC-025, DC-026, DC-059, DC-060: tolling until at least November 21, 2021); clerks' offices remote (DC-024); face coverings required in all court buildings from June 26, 2020 (DC-023); Court of Appeals cancelled oral arguments March 16, 2020, went remote May 21, 2020, kept its courthouse closed to the public until July 12, 2021 and required masks, screening and twenty-five percent occupancy through December 31, 2021 (DC-033, DC-035, DC-034, DC-036, DC-062, DC-027, DC-028, DC-061); DMV service centers appointment-only from June 23, 2020 (DC-082) to July 19-20, 2021; DHS, DDOT, DCRA and library in-person services resumed July 12, 2021.

Travel and quarantine

Essential Travel defined and all other travel barred by the stay-at-home order April 1 to May 29, 2020 (MO 2020-054 sec. IV.5); fourteen-day self-quarantine after non-essential travel from any State with ten or more daily cases per 100,000 from July 27, 2020 (MO 2020-081; Maryland and Virginia exempt); pre-arrival test within seventy-two hours for visitors and post-arrival test within three to five days for returning residents from November 9, 2020 (MO 2020-110; DC Health travel guidance December 14, 2020, DC-050); fully vaccinated travelers exempted March 17, 2021 (MO 2021-038 sec. XIII); mandate lifted with the May 21, 2021 easing; exposure quarantine of fourteen days (ten without symptoms) under DC Health guidance throughout (DC-049).

Face coverings

Masks for taxi and ride-share passengers and for food-seller, hotel and transport employees from April 9-17, 2020 (MO 2020-058, 2020-063); masks for all individuals when likely in the presence of others and for all Essential Business employees, with signage and exclusion of unmasked customers, from May 16, 2020 (MO 2020-066 secs. III-IV); consolidated universal order July 22, 2020 with $1,000 fines (MO 2020-080), carried forward in MO 2021-038 sec. II.2; modified May 17, 2021 to unvaccinated persons and required settings (MO 2021-069; DC-073); universal indoor requirement re-imposed 5:00 a.m. July 31, 2021 (MO 2021-097; DC-077) and lifted November 22, 2021; courts required face coverings in all court buildings from June 26, 2020 through 2021 (DC-023, DC-061).

Vaccination mandates

District government employees (agencies reporting to the Mayor, about 32,700 employees): fully vaccinated by September 19, 2021, announced August 10, 2021, with weekly testing thereafter for the unvaccinated (DC-076); all licensed, certified and registered health professionals, EMS providers and unlicensed health care workers: first dose by September 30, 2021, announced with DC Health August 16, 2021 (DC-075); all adults regularly in schools and child care facilities and student athletes twelve and over: by November 1, 2021, Mayor's Order of September 20, 2021 (DC-076); Mayor's Order 2021-119 (October 7, 2021) recites all three as in force (DC-022); vaccination-proof for entry to indoor establishments Mayor's Order 2021-148 (December 22, 2021; post-period; DC-058).

Standing duties

The statutes, codes and penalty provisions of District of Columbia that stood before March 2020 and ran through every claimable quarter. They are the reason nothing an employer did under the orders was voluntary. Read the District of Columbia duties →

The District of Columbia bound its employers by statute, not by exhortation. The Public Emergency Act empowers the Mayor to order measures protecting persons and property, to control the sale and distribution of goods and services and to direct any person conducting business to alter hours or observe a curfew (D.C. Code 7-2304(b)(3), (6), (7)); the public health emergency order adds detention, licensure and liability terms (7-2304.01); and 7-2307 makes every emergency executive order enforceable by a fine of not more than $1,000 for each violation and by a civil action in the name of the District. From March 17, 2020 the Council added, and renewed without interruption through 2021, two temporary paragraphs: the Mayor may revoke, suspend or limit the licence, permit or certificate of occupancy of any person or entity that violates an emergency executive order, and a violation of any rule, order or other issuance under an emergency order is a violation of the order itself. The Communicable and Preventable Diseases Act of 1939 (7-131 et seq.) supplies rulemaking power over restriction of movement, isolation and quarantine, removal and area-detention orders, a prohibition on obstructing or interfering with health enforcement, and criminal penalties of $5,000 and ninety days ($1,000 and thirty days for violating a rule). On the workplace, the District's own general-duty clause (32-1103) is marked Not Applicable because no State plan was ever approved, so 29 U.S.C. 654(a)(1) governs every District private employer directly; on top of it the Council enacted, effective August 20, 2020 and continuously renewed through the period, a statutory command that employers 'shall adopt and implement social distancing and worker protection policies... that adhere to the requirements of Mayor's Order 2020-080, or subsequent Mayor's Order' (from February 26, 2021, 'in accordance with the requirements of all applicable Mayor's Orders'), enforced by administrative penalties, Attorney General suits and a private right of action. The only liability exemption the District enacted for persons generally reaches actions taken 'to implement the provisions of the District of Columbia response plan and of' the communicable-disease law, except gross negligence, and solely during the public health emergency: protection turned on implementing the District's controls. Every reopening order made continued operation conditional on protocols stated with 'shall' and 'must', incorporated DC Health guidance by reference with 'must be followed', and in July 2021 declared that compulsory statements in DC Health guidance 'are to be treated as lawful regulations.' The District Court for the District of Columbia recorded that a congregation contravening the restrictions faced 'fines of $1,000 per violation, D.C. Code 7-2307', and the Attorney General sued gyms under the Emergency Act, obtaining consent terms and a $10,000 penalty. Nothing a District employer did to comply with these instruments was voluntary.

By character

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  • 2 Enforcement record
  • 2 Workplace duty
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  • 1 Liability shield condition
  • 1 Statutory duty

Exhibits

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On the calendar

Every dated instrument in the District of Columbia file across the nineteen months from March 2020 through September 2021, in the order it took effect. A bar takes the color of the instrument's first limitation type and runs from its effective month through its end month; a fading edge marks an instrument whose end the record does not date. Point at a bar for its dates; open the bar for the record.

Emergency declaration 15Stay-at-home 3Business closure 13Telework mandate 11Capacity limit 23Gathering cap 16Face-covering requirement 33Travel and quarantine 6Schools and child care 10Health care orders 12Curfew and hours 4Alcohol and bars 9Events and venues 13Courts and public offices 18Workplace rules 42Vaccination or testing 5Quarantine and isolation 10Other 1

All instruments

Every record in the District of Columbia file, in the order it took effect. Filter by quarter and by limitation type; sort by any column; open the exhibit ID for the record and the operative words, or the file where The COVID Project holds it.

Showing 81 of 81 instrumentsEvery record that resolves to District of Columbia in the Library (154) →
ExhibitInstrumentIssuerLevelEffectiveEndQuartersLimitationsSourceFile
Ex. DC-017Mayor's Order 2020-035District Government Preparations for the Coronavirus (COVID-19)Mayor Muriel BowserStateFeb. 28, 2020Mar. 11, 2020Emergency declarationPrimary source readPDF 1.3 MB
Ex. DC-001Mayor's Order 2020-045Declaration of Public Emergency: Coronavirus (COVID-19)Mayor Muriel BowserStateMar. 11, 2020Sept. 30, 20212020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Emergency declarationPrimary source readPDF 668 KB
Ex. DC-002Mayor's Order 2020-046Declaration of Public Health Emergency: Coronavirus (COVID-19)Mayor Muriel BowserStateMar. 11, 2020July 25, 20212020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Emergency declarationQuarantine and isolationPrimary source readPDF 272 KB
Ex. DC-083OSSE, Child Care Provider Closures and Public Funding (issued March 13, 2020)Child Care Provider Closures and Public FundingOffice of the State Superintendent of Education (OSSE)Sector regulatorMar. 13, 2020June 30, 20202020 Q2Business closureSchools and child carePrimary source readPDF 752 KB
Ex. DC-003Mayor's Order 2020-048Prohibition on Mass Gatherings During Public Health Emergency - Coronavirus (COVID-19)Mayor Muriel BowserStateMar. 16, 2020Mar. 31, 20202020 Q2Business closureGathering capAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesPrimary source readPDF 161 KB
Ex. DC-031Superior Court Order of March 16, 2020Order (declaration of impaired court functioning; adjusted operations)Superior Court of the District of Columbia, Chief Judge Robert E. MorinCourtMar. 16, 2020June 30, 20202020 Q2Courts and public officesPrimary source readPDF 88 KB
Ex. DC-033Court of Appeals Order (Filed March 16, 2020)Order regarding operations during the coronavirus emergencyDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals, Chief JudgeCourtMar. 16, 2020May 21, 20202020 Q2Courts and public officesPrimary source readPDF 96 KB
Ex. DC-030Joint Committee Order Regarding Operation of the DC Courts During the Coronavirus EmergencyOrder Regarding Operation of the DC Courts During the Coronavirus EmergencyJoint Committee on Judicial Administration for the District of Columbia CourtsCourtMar. 18, 2020May 29, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Courts and public officesPrimary source readPDF 789 KB
Ex. DC-032Superior Court General Order (Amended 3/18/20)Order adjusting operations and tolling deadlines through May 15, 2020Superior Court of the District of Columbia, Chief JudgeCourtMar. 18, 2020Nov. 5, 20202020 Q2Courts and public officesPrimary source readPDF 95 KB
Ex. DC-004Mayor's Order 2020-051Prohibition on Mass Gatherings During Public Health Emergency - Coronavirus (COVID-19)Mayor Muriel BowserStateMar. 20, 2020Apr. 24, 20202020 Q2Business closureGathering capAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesPrimary source readPDF 157 KB
Ex. DC-018Mayor's Order 2020-050Extensions of Public Emergency and Public Health Emergency: Coronavirus (COVID-19)Mayor Muriel BowserStateMar. 20, 2020Apr. 24, 20202020 Q2Emergency declarationPrimary source readPDF 107 KB
Ex. DC-005Mayor's Order 2020-053Closure of Non-Essential Businesses and Prohibition on Large Gatherings During Public Health Emergency for the…Mayor Muriel BowserStateMar. 24, 2020Apr. 24, 20202020 Q2Business closureTelework mandateGathering capSchools and child careEvents and venuesWorkplace rulesPrimary source readPDF 476 KB
Ex. DC-006Mayor's Order 2020-054Stay at Home OrderMayor Muriel BowserStateApr. 1, 2020Apr. 24, 20202020 Q2Stay-at-homeBusiness closureTelework mandateGathering capTravel and quarantineWorkplace rulesPrimary source readPDF 987 KB
Ex. DC-007Mayor's Order 2020-058Social Distancing Protocols Required for Food Sellers and Requirements for Farmers' and Fish Market to Operate…Mayor Muriel BowserStateApr. 9, 2020Apr. 24, 20202020 Q2Business closureCapacity limitFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesPrimary source readPDF 5.2 MB
Ex. DC-008Mayor's Order 2020-063Extensions of Public Emergency and Public Health Emergency and Measures to Protect Vulnerable Populations…Mayor Muriel BowserStateApr. 17, 2020May 15, 20202020 Q2Emergency declarationStay-at-homeBusiness closureGathering capFace-covering requirementHealth care ordersWorkplace rulesPrimary source readPDF 1.1 MB
Ex. DC-019Mayor's Order 2020-066Extensions of Public Emergency and Public Health Emergency and Preparation for Washington, DC ReopeningMayor Muriel BowserStateMay 16, 2020Sept. 30, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Emergency declarationStay-at-homeTelework mandateGathering capFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesPrimary source readPDF 8.4 MB
Ex. DC-035Court of Appeals Order (Filed May 21, 2020)Order re operations during coronavirus emergency through June 30, 2020District of Columbia Court of Appeals, Chief JudgeCourtMay 21, 2020June 30, 20202020 Q2Courts and public officesPrimary source readPDF 100 KB
Ex. DC-029Mayor's Order 2020-067Phase One of Washington, DC ReopeningMayor Muriel BowserStateMay 29, 2020June 22, 20202020 Q2Emergency declarationBusiness closureCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementHealth care ordersEvents and venuesWorkplace rulesPrimary source readPDF 4.1 MB
Ex. DC-037DC Health, Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) Guidance for Elective Surgery (Phase 1; last updated May 26, 2020)Guidance for Elective SurgeryDC HealthSector regulatorMay 29, 2020June 17, 20202020 Q2Health care ordersWorkplace rulesPrimary source readPDF 121 KB
Ex. DC-039DC Health, COVID-19 Guidance for Dental Care (Phase 1; last updated May 26, 2020; posted May 25, 2020)Guidance for Dental CareDC HealthSector regulatorMay 29, 2020June 22, 20202020 Q2Health care ordersWorkplace rulesPrimary source readPDF 85 KB
Ex. DC-053DC Health, COVID-19 Guidance for Childcare Reopening (May 25, 2020)Guidance for Childcare ReopeningDC HealthSector regulatorMay 29, 2020June 15, 20202020 Q2Schools and child careWorkplace rulesPrimary source readPDF 101 KB
Ex. DC-054DC Health, COVID-19 Guidance for Cosmetology and Barber Professionals, Phase 1 Reopening (May 28, 2020)Guidance for Cosmetology and Barber ProfessionalsDC HealthSector regulatorMay 29, 2020June 17, 20202020 Q2Capacity limitWorkplace rulesPrimary source readPDF 142 KB
Ex. DC-055DC Health, COVID-19 Guidance for Restaurants, Phase 1 Reopening (May 28, 2020)Guidance for Restaurants, Phase 1DC HealthSector regulatorMay 29, 2020June 18, 20202020 Q2Capacity limitWorkplace rulesPrimary source readPDF 165 KB
Ex. DC-067DC Health, Long-Term Care Phased Guidance (June 12, 2020)Long-Term Care Phased GuidanceDC HealthSector regulatorJune 12, 2020Dec. 24, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4Health care ordersWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolationPrimary source readPDF 215 KB
Ex. DC-063DC Health, COVID-19 Guidance for Office Building Reopening, Phase Two (posted June 15, 2020; last updated June 23, 2020)Guidance for Office Building ReopeningDC HealthSector regulatorJune 22, 2020Dec. 23, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4Telework mandateFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesPrimary source readPDF 185 KB
Ex. DC-064DC Health, Phase Two Guidance for Restaurants (June 18, 2020)Phase Two Guidance for RestaurantsDC HealthSector regulatorJune 22, 2020June 30, 20212020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Capacity limitFace-covering requirementAlcohol and barsWorkplace rulesPrimary source readPDF 212 KB
Ex. DC-065DC Health, COVID-19 Guidance for Retail, Phase Two (June 18, 2020)Guidance for RetailDC HealthSector regulatorJune 22, 2020Dec. 23, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4Capacity limitFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesPrimary source readPDF 207 KB
Ex. DC-066DC Health, Guidance for Mass Gatherings, Phase Two (June 17, 2020)Guidance for Mass GatheringsDC HealthSector regulatorJune 22, 2020Jan. 7, 20212020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4Gathering capEvents and venuesPrimary source readPDF 98 KB
Ex. DC-068DC Health, COVID-19 Guidance for Dental Settings, Phase 2 Reopening (June 22, 2020)Guidance for Dental Settings, Phase 2DC HealthSector regulatorJune 22, 2020July 29, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Health care ordersWorkplace rulesPrimary source readPDF 235 KB
Ex. DC-069DC Health, Phase Two Guidance for Elective Surgery (updated June 16-17, 2020)Phase Two Guidance for Elective SurgeryDC HealthSector regulatorJune 22, 2020Sept. 29, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Health care ordersWorkplace rulesPrimary source readPDF 110 KB
Ex. DC-079Mayor's Order 2020-075Phase Two of Washington, DC ReopeningMayor Muriel BowserStateJune 22, 2020Oct. 7, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Business closureTelework mandateCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementSchools and child careHealth care ordersEvents and venuesWorkplace rulesPrimary source readPDF 216 KB
Ex. DC-082DC DMV appointment-only notice (from June 23, 2020)DMV appointment-only operations notice and emergency closures pageDepartment of Motor Vehicles (DC DMV)Sector regulatorJune 23, 2020July 19, 20212020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Courts and public officesPrimary source readPDF 101 KB
Ex. DC-070DC Health, COVID-19 Guidance for Construction Sites, Phase 2 (June 25, 2020)Guidance for Construction Sites, Phase 2DC HealthSector regulatorJune 25, 2020Jan. 5, 20212020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4Face-covering requirementWorkplace rulesPrimary source readPDF 219 KB
Ex. DC-023Joint Committee Order Requiring Persons to Wear Cloth Face Coverings in Court Buildings During the COVID-19 PandemicOrder Requiring Persons to Wear Cloth Face Coverings in Court Buildings During the COVID-19 PandemicJoint Committee on Judicial Administration for the District of Columbia CourtsCourtJune 26, 2020Dec. 31, 20212020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Face-covering requirementCourts and public officesPrimary source readPDF 316 KB
Ex. DC-009Mayor's Order 2020-079Extensions of Public Emergency and Public Health Emergency and Delegations of Authority Authorized During…Mayor Muriel BowserStateJuly 22, 2020Oct. 9, 20202020 Q32020 Q4Emergency declarationPrimary source readPDF 5.6 MB
Ex. DC-010Mayor's Order 2020-080Wearing of Masks in the District of Columbia To Prevent the Spread of COVID-19Mayor Muriel BowserStateJuly 22, 2020June 30, 20212020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Face-covering requirementWorkplace rulesPrimary source readPDF 3.9 MB
Ex. DC-081Mayor's Order 2020-081Requirement to Self-Quarantine After Non-Essential Travel During the COVID-19 Public Health EmergencyMayor Muriel BowserStateJuly 27, 2020Oct. 9, 20202020 Q32020 Q4Travel and quarantineQuarantine and isolationPrimary source readPDF 117 KB
Ex. DC-040DC Health, COVID-19 Guidance for Dental Settings (July 29, 2020)Guidance for Dental SettingsDC HealthSector regulatorJuly 29, 2020June 30, 20212020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Face-covering requirementHealth care ordersWorkplace rulesPrimary source readPDF 177 KB
Ex. DC-034Court of Appeals Order (Filed August 27, 2020)Order addressing operations after August 30, 2020 (through November 30, 2020)District of Columbia Court of Appeals, Chief JudgeCourtAug. 30, 2020Nov. 30, 20202020 Q32020 Q4Face-covering requirementCourts and public officesPrimary source readPDF 780 KB
Ex. DC-038DC Health, COVID-19: Guidance for Elective Surgery (Phase Two; last updated September 29, 2020)Guidance for Elective SurgeryDC HealthSector regulatorSept. 29, 2020June 30, 20212020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Capacity limitFace-covering requirementHealth care ordersWorkplace rulesPrimary source readPDF 131 KB
Ex. DC-011Mayor's Order 2020-103Extensions of Public Emergency and Public Health Emergency and Additional Measures in Phase Two of Washington…Mayor Muriel BowserStateOct. 7, 2020Mar. 31, 20212020 Q42021 Q1Emergency declarationTelework mandateWorkplace rulesPrimary source readPDF 4.6 MB
Ex. DC-012Mayor's Order 2020-110Modified Requirements Regarding Self-Quarantines, Testing, and Travel During the COVID-19 Public Health…Mayor Muriel BowserStateNov. 9, 2020June 30, 20212020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Travel and quarantineWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolationPrimary source readPDF 5.4 MB
Ex. DC-024Notice of Clerk's Offices Operations (Revised August 2020; posted as the Clerk's November 19, 2020 order)Notice of Clerk's Offices OperationsSuperior Court of the District of Columbia, Clerk of the CourtCourtNov. 19, 2020July 12, 20212020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Courts and public officesPrimary source readPDF 306 KB
Ex. DC-036Court of Appeals Court Operations Order (Filed November 23, 2020)Order addressing court operations through January 31, 2021District of Columbia Court of Appeals, Chief JudgeCourtNov. 23, 2020Jan. 31, 20212020 Q42021 Q1Face-covering requirementCourts and public officesPrimary source readPDF 631 KB
Ex. DC-078ABRA, Phase Two New Modifications: Allowance and Prohibitions Overview (winter 2020-21 edition, posted through March 2021)Phase Two New Modifications - Allowance and Prohibitions OverviewAlcoholic Beverage Regulation Administration (ABRA)Sector regulatorNov. 24, 2020Mar. 22, 20212020 Q42021 Q1Capacity limitCurfew and hoursAlcohol and barsPrimary source readPDF 5.3 MB
Ex. DC-013Mayor's Order 2020-119Modified Requirements to Combat Escalation of COVID-19 Pandemic During Phase TwoMayor Muriel BowserStateNov. 25, 2020Mar. 31, 20212020 Q42021 Q1Telework mandateCapacity limitGathering capCurfew and hoursAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesWorkplace rulesPrimary source readPDF 3.9 MB
Ex. DC-049DC Health, Guidance for Quarantine after COVID-19 Exposure (last updated December 10, 2020)Guidance for Quarantine after COVID-19 ExposureDC HealthSector regulatorDec. 10, 2020Sept. 30, 20212020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Workplace rulesQuarantine and isolationPrimary source readPDF 65 KB
Ex. DC-080Mayor's Order 2020-123Modified Requirements Relating to Physical Activity to Combat Escalation of COVID-19 Pandemic During Phase TwoMayor Muriel BowserStateDec. 11, 2020May 21, 20212020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Gathering capSchools and child careEvents and venuesPrimary source readPDF 213 KB
Ex. DC-046DC Health, Phase Two Revised Hotels Guidance (December 14, 2020)Phase Two Revised Hotels GuidanceDC HealthSector regulatorDec. 14, 2020June 30, 20212020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Capacity limitFace-covering requirementTravel and quarantineWorkplace rulesPrimary source readPDF 203 KB
Ex. DC-050DC Health, COVID-19 Guidance for Travel (last updated December 14, 2020)Guidance for TravelDC HealthSector regulatorDec. 14, 2020Mar. 17, 20212020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Travel and quarantineQuarantine and isolationPrimary source readPDF 239 KB
Ex. DC-014Mayor's Order 2020-126Modifying Phase Two Limits on Large Gatherings: Confirming 25% Caps on Occupancy Caps for Constitutionally…Mayor Muriel BowserStateDec. 17, 2020June 30, 20212020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Capacity limitGathering capEvents and venuesWorkplace rulesPrimary source readPDF 6.3 MB
Ex. DC-044DC Health, Updated Phase 2 Gyms and Workout Studios Guidance (December 20, 2020)Updated Phase 2 Gyms and Workout Studios GuidanceDC HealthSector regulatorDec. 20, 2020June 30, 20212020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Capacity limitFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesPrimary source readPDF 237 KB
Ex. DC-015Mayor's Order 2020-127Extension of the Public Emergency and Public Health Emergency and Implementation of a Holiday Pause on Various…Mayor Muriel BowserStateDec. 23, 2020Jan. 15, 20212020 Q42021 Q1Emergency declarationBusiness closureTelework mandateCapacity limitEvents and venuesPrimary source readPDF 4.0 MB
Ex. DC-042DC Health, Update Phase 2 Office Buildings Guidance (December 23, 2020)Update Phase 2 Office Buildings GuidanceDC HealthSector regulatorDec. 23, 2020June 30, 20212020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Telework mandateFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesPrimary source readPDF 244 KB
Ex. DC-045DC Health, Updated Phase 2 Places of Worship Guidance (December 24, 2020)Updated Phase 2 Places of Worship GuidanceDC HealthSector regulatorDec. 24, 2020June 30, 20212020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesPrimary source readPDF 250 KB
Ex. DC-048DC Health, Phase 2 Long Term Care Guidance (December 24, 2020)Phase 2 Long Term Care GuidanceDC HealthSector regulatorDec. 24, 2020June 30, 20212020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Face-covering requirementHealth care ordersWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolationPrimary source readPDF 225 KB
Ex. DC-047DC Health, Updated Phase Two Construction Sites Guidance (January 5, 2021)Updated Phase Two Construction Sites GuidanceDC HealthSector regulatorJan. 5, 2021June 30, 20212021 Q12021 Q2Face-covering requirementWorkplace rulesPrimary source readPDF 176 KB
Ex. DC-020Mayor's Order 2021-004Extension of Paused Activities and Clarification of Duration of Public Emergency and Public Health EmergencyMayor Muriel BowserStateJan. 11, 2021Jan. 22, 20212021 Q1Emergency declarationBusiness closureTelework mandateCapacity limitPrimary source readPDF 2.2 MB
Ex. DC-062Court of Appeals Court Operations Order (January 25, 2021)Order addressing court operations (through March 2021)District of Columbia Court of Appeals, Chief JudgeCourtJan. 25, 2021Mar. 22, 20212021 Q1Face-covering requirementCourts and public officesPrimary source readPDF 522 KB
Ex. DC-043DC Health, Phase 2 Personal Services Guidance (January 28, 2021)Phase 2 Personal Services GuidanceDC HealthSector regulatorJan. 28, 2021May 21, 20212021 Q12021 Q2Business closureCapacity limitFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesPrimary source readPDF 223 KB
Ex. DC-051DC Health, Phase 2 Schools Reopening Guidance (March 1, 2021)Phase 2 Schools Reopening GuidanceDC HealthSector regulatorMar. 1, 2021June 30, 20212021 Q12021 Q2Face-covering requirementSchools and child careWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolationPrimary source readPDF 226 KB
Ex. DC-052Phase 2 Violations list (posted March 2, 2021)COVID-19 Phase Two violations and enforcement actions, July 2020 - February 2021DC Health (with the ABC Board, DCRA and the Office of the Attorney General)Sector regulatorMar. 2, 2021Mar. 31, 20212020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1Capacity limitFace-covering requirementCurfew and hoursAlcohol and barsWorkplace rulesPrimary source readPDF 207 KB
Ex. DC-016Mayor's Order 2021-038Extension of the Public Emergency and Public Health Emergency and Modified Measures in Phase Two of…Mayor Muriel BowserStateMar. 22, 2021May 20, 20212021 Q12021 Q2Emergency declarationBusiness closureTelework mandateCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementTravel and quarantineCurfew and hoursAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolationPrimary source readPDF 1.6 MB
Ex. DC-027Court of Appeals Court Operations Order (March 22, 2021)Order addressing court operations through June 30, 2021District of Columbia Court of Appeals, Chief JudgeCourtMar. 22, 2021June 30, 20212021 Q12021 Q2Face-covering requirementCourts and public officesPrimary source readPDF 518 KB
Ex. DC-071Situational Update Presentation, March 15, 2021COVID-19 Situational Update (Phase Two modifications effective March 22, 2021)Mayor Muriel Bowser (Executive Office of the Mayor)StateMar. 22, 2021June 30, 20212021 Q12021 Q2Capacity limitGathering capSchools and child careAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesPrimary source readPDF 9.4 MB
Ex. DC-025Superior Court Amended General Order (Amended 3/30/21)Order re operations through May 20, 2021Superior Court of the District of Columbia, Chief JudgeCourtMar. 30, 2021May 20, 20212021 Q12021 Q2Courts and public officesPrimary source readPDF 216 KB
Ex. DC-072Situational Update Presentation, April 26, 2021COVID-19 Situational Update (modifications effective May 1, 2021)Mayor Muriel Bowser (Executive Office of the Mayor)StateMay 1, 2021May 21, 20212021 Q2Capacity limitGathering capAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesPrimary source readPDF 15 MB
Ex. DC-073Situational Update Presentation, May 17, 2021COVID-19 Situational Update (lifting of restrictions May 21 and June 11, 2021; updated mask guidance)Mayor Muriel Bowser (Executive Office of the Mayor)StateMay 17, 2021July 31, 20212021 Q22021 Q3Emergency declarationCapacity limitFace-covering requirementPrimary source readPDF 2.8 MB
Ex. DC-026Superior Court Amended General Order (Amended 5/19/21)Order re operations through July 15, 2021Superior Court of the District of Columbia, Chief JudgeCourtMay 19, 2021July 15, 20212021 Q22021 Q3Courts and public officesPrimary source readPDF 237 KB
Ex. DC-028Court of Appeals Order (Filed June 25, 2021)Order addressing court operations through August 31, 2021District of Columbia Court of Appeals, Chief JudgeCourtJune 25, 2021Aug. 31, 20212021 Q22021 Q3Face-covering requirementCourts and public officesPrimary source readPDF 252 KB
Ex. DC-059Superior Court Order by Chief Judge Josey-Herring (Amended 7/14/21)Order re operations through September 10, 2021Superior Court of the District of Columbia, Chief Judge Anita Josey-HerringCourtJuly 15, 2021Sept. 10, 20212021 Q3Courts and public officesPrimary source readPDF 277 KB
Ex. DC-021Mayor's Order 2021-096End of Public Health Emergency and Extension of Public EmergencyMayor Muriel BowserStateJuly 25, 2021Oct. 8, 20212021 Q3Emergency declarationPrimary source readPDF 3.7 MB
Ex. DC-057Mayor's Order 2021-097Resumption of Mask Requirements and Delegations of Authority to the Department of Health and the Office of the…Mayor Muriel BowserStateJuly 31, 2021Nov. 22, 20212021 Q3Face-covering requirementSchools and child careWorkplace rulesPrimary source readPDF 3.5 MB
Ex. DC-074COVID Situational Update Presentation, July 29, 2021COVID-19 Situational Update (indoor mask resumption; school-year 2021-22 rules)Mayor Muriel Bowser (Executive Office of the Mayor)StateJuly 31, 2021Sept. 30, 20212021 Q3Face-covering requirementSchools and child careVaccination or testingPrimary source readPDF 11 MB
Ex. DC-077DC Health, Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19): Mask Guidance for the General Public (last updated July 30, 2021)Mask Guidance for the General PublicDC Health (Department of Health)Sector regulatorJuly 31, 2021Nov. 22, 20212021 Q3Face-covering requirementWorkplace rulesPrimary source readPDF 297 KB
Ex. DC-061Court of Appeals Court Operations Order (August 31, 2021)Order addressing court operations through December 31, 2021District of Columbia Court of Appeals, Chief JudgeCourtSept. 1, 2021Dec. 31, 20212021 Q3Capacity limitFace-covering requirementCourts and public officesWorkplace rulesPrimary source readPDF 361 KB
Ex. DC-060Superior Court Order by Chief Judge Josey-Herring (Amended 9/11/21; posted Sept. 1, 2021)Order re operations through December 31, 2021; deadlines tolled until at least November 21, 2021Superior Court of the District of Columbia, Chief Judge Anita Josey-HerringCourtSept. 11, 2021Nov. 21, 20212021 Q3Courts and public officesPrimary source readPDF 761 KB
Ex. DC-076COVID-19 Situational Update Presentation, September 20, 2021COVID-19 Situational Update (vaccination requirements for school and child care personnel and student…Mayor Muriel Bowser (Executive Office of the Mayor)StateSept. 19, 2021Sept. 30, 20212021 Q3Schools and child careWorkplace rulesVaccination or testingQuarantine and isolationPrimary source readPDF 3.2 MB
Ex. DC-075COVID Situational Update Presentation, August 16, 2021COVID-19 Situational Update (vaccination requirements for District health professionals)Mayor Muriel Bowser and DC HealthSector regulatorSept. 30, 2021Sept. 30, 20212021 Q3Health care ordersWorkplace rulesVaccination or testingPrimary source readPDF 3.0 MB
Ex. DC-022Mayor's Order 2021-119Extension of Public EmergencyMayor Muriel BowserStateOct. 8, 2021Jan. 7, 2022Emergency declarationVaccination or testingPrimary source readPDF 192 KB
Ex. DC-058Mayor's Order 2021-148Vaccination Requirement for Entrance into Certain Indoor Establishments and FacilitiesMayor Muriel BowserStateDec. 22, 2021not datedVaccination or testingOtherPrimary source readPDF 5.4 MB

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