Nevada

Dine-in prohibited 11:59 p.m. Mar. 20, 2020 (Directive 003 s. 3; take-out, drive-through, curbside, delivery only); 50 percent seating, bar tops closed, 6-foot spacing from May 9 (Directive 018 s. 17); bar-area tables and spaced bar tops from May 29, breweries and wineries at 50 percent (Directive 021 ss. 25-26); bars closed and parties capped at six in Clark, Washoe and other elevated-transmission counties 11:59 p.m. July 10 to Aug. 20, 2020 (Directive 027 ss. 4-6; Directive 030 s. 11), with Task Force county closures thereafter; 50 percent and parties of six from Oct. 1 (Directive 033 s. 12); 25 percent, reservations required, parties of four from Nov. 24 (Directive 035 s. 16); 35 percent Feb. 15 and 50 percent Mar. 15, 2021 (Directive 037 s. 13); county Local Plans May 1; no county capacity limits from June 1, 2021 (GCB 2021-48); masks for staff and patrons throughout, universal indoor masks again from July 30, 2021 (Directive 047); buffets closed Mar. 20, 2020 to Feb. 15, 2021.

Non-essential retail unable to ship or deliver closed Mar. 20, 2020 (NAC 414 emergency reg. s. 2(d); Directive 003); showrooms of essential businesses closed Apr. 8 (Directive 013 s. 3); curbside and home delivery from May 1 (Directive 016 s. 2); 50 percent occupancy from May 9, indoor malls curbside only (Directive 018 s. 13); indoor malls open May 29 (Directive 021 s. 18); large stores over 50,000 square feet to station employees at entrances from Nov. 24 (Directive 035 s. 11); capacity signage from Oct. 5, 2020 (Directive 033 s. 8); county management May 1, 2021; no limits June 1, 2021; masks required of patrons and employees June 26, 2020 to May 13, 2021 and, for unvaccinated persons, through Q3 2021, universal again from July 30, 2021.

Beauty shops, barber shops, nail, tanning and wax salons, massage and spas closed 11:59 p.m. Mar. 20, 2020 (Directive 003 s. 2; NAC 414 reg. s. 2(i)-(j)); in-home beauty services prohibited Apr. 8 (Directive 013 s. 7); hair and nail salons and barbers reopened May 9 by appointment only, one client per station, face coverings, Board sanitation rules (Directive 018 s. 16); estheticians, tattoo, piercing and massage from May 29 at 50 percent by appointment (Directive 021 ss. 24, 31, 34), steam rooms, saunas and hot tubs closed; Phase One salon conditions continued through 2020 (Directive 021 s. 23); Pause conditions Nov. 24, 2020; body-art capacity provision lifted Feb. 15, 2021 (Directive 037 s. 8); county Local Plans May 1, 2021.

Gyms, fitness facilities, recreation centers, theaters, bowling, arcades, sporting venues closed Mar. 20, 2020 (Directive 003; NAC 414 reg. s. 2(a)); golf, tennis and courts closed Apr. 8 (Directive 013 s. 2), golf, tennis and pickleball resumed May 1 (Directive 016 s. 9); gyms, theaters, bowling, arcades, pools, museums reopened May 29 at 50 percent (movie theaters the lesser of 50 percent or fifty) with locker rooms, saunas and gym child care closed (Directive 021 ss. 20, 21, 28-30); live events closed to the public May 29 to Oct. 1, 2020 (Directive 021 s. 22; Directive 033 s. 11: venues over 2,500 at 10 percent under approved plans, smaller venues the lesser of 250 or 50 percent, seated, 25 feet from performers); 25 percent and the lesser of 50 attendees or 25 percent from Nov. 24, tournaments prohibited (Directive 035 ss. 10, 14, 18, 19); 35 percent Feb. 15 and 50 percent Mar. 15, 2021, large venues 20 percent under approved plans and no large gatherings before Mar. 1, 2021 (Directive 037 ss. 5, 10, 12, 14); performer distance 6/12 feet Mar. 5, 2021 (Directive 040); county management May 1, no capacity June 1, 2021; vaccination-proof condition for mask-free events of 4,000 or more from Aug. 16, 2021 (Directives 049, 050).

Hotels, motels, short-term rentals and commercial lodging were essential (NAC 414 reg. s. 1(aa)) but gaming licensees offering hotel accommodations could 'remain open if needed to avoid guest displacement or for essential or emergency purposes' only (Directive 002 s. 2); casinos closed Mar. 17 to June 4, 2020; pools at 50 percent from May 29 (Directive 021 s. 29), hot tubs, saunas and spas closed; gaming floors at 25 percent Nov. 24, 2020 to Feb. 15, 2021, 35 percent to Mar. 15, 50 percent to Apr. 30, county limits (Clark 80 percent) May 1 to May 31, none from June 1, 2021 (GCB 2020-108, 2021-41, 2021-48); SB 4 (Aug. 11, 2020) and NAC ch. 447E (Aug. 31, 2020, amended Apr. 30, 2021): mandatory cleaning standards, daily housekeeping not to be discouraged, six-foot protocols, employee testing on return to work, daily temperature screening, written response plans and health-authority inspection in Clark and Washoe Counties for the life of the emergency; conventions closed to the public until Oct. 1, 2020, capped at 1,000 to Nov. 24, at the lesser of 50 or 25 percent to Mar. 15, 2021, at 1,000 under approved plans to May 1, 2021; universal indoor masks in casinos from July 30, 2021 (GCB 2021-71); vaccination-proof convention option from Sept. 2, 2021 (Directive 050).

Professional and technical services (legal, accounting, tax, payroll, real estate, property management) listed as Essential Licensed Businesses subject to the Stay at Home Order's limits on leaving home (NAC 414 reg. s. 1(w); Directive 010 s. 5); Directive 016 s. 2: 'All businesses are encouraged to permit their employees to work from home to the maximum extent practicable'; Directive 018 s. 10 and Directive 021 s. 13 repeat the words for all businesses, and Directive 021 s. 4: 'Businesses performing non-retail services, including without limitation, legal services, accounting services, or real estate services, are encouraged to conduct business telephonically or virtually to the greatest extent practicable'; employers 'shall require employees who interact with the public to wear face coverings' and 'must adopt measures that meet or exceed the standards promulgated by NV OSHA' (Directive 018 ss. 9-10; Directive 021 ss. 12-13); Directive 035 (Nov. 24, 2020) 'Nevadans are strongly encouraged to stay home'; Directive 048 s. 2 (Aug. 4, 2021) defines 'indoor public setting' to include 'office buildings, breakrooms, hallways, cafeterias, meeting rooms'; FFCRA leave mandatory on request for covered employers for the life of the emergency (Directive 018 s. 12; Directive 021 s. 16).

Manufacturing and food processing were Essential Infrastructure operations (NAC 414 reg. s. 1(b)) subject to the six-foot workforce separation and minimum-public-contact mandate of Directive 003 s. 7 and NAC 414 reg. s. 3(d)(1), the NV OSHA standards made mandatory by Directives 016, 018 and 021, the face-covering mandates of Directives 024, 045 and 047, the stay-home limits on customers and workforce (Directive 010), and, in Clark and Washoe Counties, the SB 4 civil-liability safe harbor conditioned on compliance with controlling health standards.

Construction, mining, manufacturing and infrastructure were Essential Infrastructure operations permitted to continue but required to 'maintain strict social distancing practices to facilitate a minimum of six feet of separation between workers, and to adopt policies and practices that ensure minimum contact between the workforce and the general public' and to comply with Department of Business and Industry mitigation policies (Directive 003 s. 7; NAC 414 reg. s. 3(d)(1)); NV OSHA enforcement of all guidance (Directive 016 s. 12; Directive 018 s. 10); face coverings of employees interacting with the public from May 9, 2020 and of all persons in public indoor spaces from June 26, 2020 to May 13, 2021 and again from July 30, 2021 in substantial- and high-transmission counties.

Real estate and property management were Essential Licensed Businesses (NAC 414 reg. s. 1(w)); Directive 013 s. 6 (Apr. 8, 2020): 'Open house showings, and in-person showings of single family and multi-family residences currently occupied by renters of real estate on the market for sale, are hereby prohibited,' with virtual tours permitted; Directive 021 s. 4 (May 29, 2020) encouraged real estate services to operate 'telephonically or virtually to the greatest extent practicable'; residential and commercial eviction and foreclosure moratorium Mar. 29, 2020 (Directive 008), commercial evictions and foreclosures resumed June 30, 2020 and residential nonpayment actions Sept. 1, 2020 (Directive 025), nonpayment summary evictions prohibited again Aug. 31 to Oct. 14, 2020 (Directive 031), residential moratorium for Covered Persons Dec. 15, 2020 to May 31, 2021 (Directives 036, 043); Directive 009 tolled limitation periods to July 31, 2020.

Directive 011 (Apr. 1, 2020): licensing waivers, out-of-state and retired providers, students supervised, Crisis Standards of Care approved by the Chief Medical Officer, NRS 414.110 immunities, in force through the emergency and re-set by Directive 046 (July 20, 2021); hospitals ceased non-urgent procedures in March-April 2020 and resumed under a phased plan announced Apr. 28, 2020 (Ex. NV-059); residential facilities for seniors were essential businesses (NAC 414 reg. s. 1(y)); Board of Health emergency regulation of Sept. 10, 2021 requiring vaccination of State employees and contractors in State-operated licensed health-care settings and detention facilities by Nov. 1, 2021 (Exs. NV-056, NV-057); NV OSHA adopted the COVID-19 Healthcare ETS effective July 1, 2021 (Ex. NV-060).

Dentists and orthodontists were Essential Healthcare operations (NAC 414 reg. s. 1(a)) bound by Directive 003 s. 4's risk-mitigation mandate; the Board of Dental Examiners directed practitioners to Directive 010 and 'supports the postponement of elective dental procedures until at least April 30, 2020 per the prior mandate given to all essential businesses in Directive 003' (Ex. NV-058, Apr. 7, 2020); the Governor announced the phased resumption of limited medical and dental procedures on Apr. 28, 2020 under Medical Advisory Team guidelines (Ex. NV-059), stating that hospitals and dental offices 'proactively paused medically necessary services'; Directive 011 (Apr. 1, 2020) waived licensing rules, authorized practice outside specialty and adopted Crisis Standards of Care, amended July 20, 2021 by Directive 046; face coverings in patient settings from June 26, 2020 (Directive 024 s. 6 'patients'); NV OSHA Healthcare ETS effective July 1, 2021 (Ex. NV-060).

All schools closed from Mar. 16, 2020 (Directive 001, Mar. 15, announced; Directive 005, Mar. 20: reopen 'no earlier than April 16, 2020, and only upon the approval of the Chief Medical Officer', emergency distance education by Mar. 23); Directive 014 (Apr. 14): no earlier than Apr. 30; Directive 015 (Apr. 28): 'All kindergarten through 12th grade school buildings shall remain closed for onsite education for the remainder of the 2019-2020 school year'; Directive 022 (June 9): buildings may reopen from June 10 at the lesser of 50 percent or fifty persons per space, reopening plans required; Directive 028 (July 28): masks for all K-12 students and staff, 3-foot and 6-foot distancing, hybrid models; Directive 038 (Feb. 17, 2021): 75 percent or 250 per space after 20 days of in-person instruction, buses at 66 percent; Directive 044 (Apr. 19, 2021): distancing and capacity delegated to School Leaders May 1, distance-education option required through the emergency; Directive 045 (May 3, 2021) terminated Directive 028 s. 4; Directive 048 (Aug. 4, 2021): masks in all school buildings in counties of 100,000 or more (Clark, Washoe), all staff statewide, weekly testing of unvaccinated students and staff in inter-county activities, NIAA testing plan, outbreak masking; Directive 052 (Feb. 10, 2022) ended the school mandate subject to local health authority plans.

Child care facilities were Essential Licensed Businesses (NAC 414 reg. s. 1(x); Governor's Mar. 19, 2020 statement that child care is essential) and operated under Division of Public and Behavioral Health protocols; child care in gyms closed May 29 to Nov. 2020 (Directive 021 s. 28(8)) and reopened under DHHS protocols (Directive 035 s. 18(8)); Directive 018 s. 12 and Directive 021 s. 16 directed employers to accommodate workers whose 'school or place of care is closed, or childcare provider is unavailable' and made FFCRA leave mandatory on request; Nevada Ready! Pre-K providers authorized to modify schedules (Directive 028 s. 9).

Gatherings of ten or more prohibited Mar. 24, 2020 (Directive 007 s. 1, penalties NRS 199.280, 202.450); in-person worship of ten or more prohibited Apr. 8 (Directive 013 s. 4), drive-in services May 1 (Directive 016 s. 10); gatherings of ten May 9 (Directive 018 s. 7); fifty and worship at fifty persons May 29 (Directive 021 ss. 10-11; Calvary Chapel Dayton Valley v. Sisolak, 140 S. Ct. 2603 (July 24, 2020), refusing injunctive relief); the lesser of 250 or 50 percent Oct. 1 (Directive 033 ss. 7, 9); the lesser of 50 or 25 percent, private gatherings ten from two households, Nov. 24 (Directive 035 ss. 7-9); worship 50 percent, gatherings the lesser of 100 or 35 percent Feb. 15 and the lesser of 250 or 50 percent Mar. 15, 2021, indoor private gatherings ten and outdoor 25 (Directive 037 ss. 2-4); outdoor spaces without fire-code capacity capped at 250 (Directive 041 s. 8); delegated to counties May 1, 2021; large gatherings over 250 under Local Plans from June 1.

Eighth Judicial District Court AO 20-01 (Mar. 13, 2020, co-signed by the Chief Justice): non-essential hearings by video or on the papers, all jury trials suspended Mar. 16 to Apr. 17, 2020 and extended by later orders (Ex. NV-062; metro LAS covers the series); DMV offices closed Mar. 16, 2020 'until at least April 16' (Directive 004 s. 1), reopened by appointment June 15, 2020 (secondary), credential expirations extended to Sept. 13 and then Nov. 12, 2020 (Directives 026 s. 2, 032 s. 2); Directive 009 revised tolled every statutory limitation period from Apr. 1, 2020 and extended every State and local license and permit 90 days (ended June 30/July 31, 2020 by Directive 026 s. 5); Open Meeting Law suspended in part by Directive 006 (Mar. 22, 2020) and kept as a baseline measure through the emergency (Directive 044 s. 7); Supreme Court ADKT 567 eviction mediation program effective Oct. 15, 2020 (recited in Directive 043).

No mandatory traveler quarantine; the Governor's Mar. 31, 2020 travel advisory asked visitors to self-quarantine 14 days and was 'not enforceable by law' (secondary); Directive 021 s. 8 'Nevadans are urged to avoid travel to the greatest extent practicable'; persons testing positive 'shall stay at home and self-quarantine for a minimum of two weeks' and contacts 'must quarantine and stay at home for two weeks, or until a negative test result has been received' under NRS 441A.180 (Directive 018 s. 6; Directive 021 s. 9); schools must enforce local isolation and quarantine instructions (Directive 028 s. 5); casino resorts and conventions, the State's travel demand, were closed Mar. 17 to June 4, 2020 and capacity-limited to June 1, 2021 as above.

Employees interacting with the public from May 9, 2020 (Directive 018 s. 9); all persons in public spaces from 11:59 p.m. June 25, 2020, businesses to refuse entry (Directive 024 ss. 5-6, penalties NRS 199.280, 202.450, board discipline, NV OSHA enforcement); K-12 students and staff from July 28, 2020 (Directive 028 s. 4); at private gatherings from Nov. 24, 2020 (Directive 035 s. 9); Directive 045 (May 3, 2021) tied the requirement to CDC guidance (fully vaccinated persons exempt indoors from May 13, 2021; unvaccinated persons still required) and kept the business duty (s. 5); Directive 047 (July 27, effective 12:01 a.m. July 30, 2021): all persons in counties of substantial or high transmission indoors, 12 of 17 counties on July 30 and 16 of 17 by Aug. 24, 2021; Directive 048 (Aug. 4, 2021) county-level mechanics and school masks; Directives 049 and 050 vaccination-proof alternative for large events; terminated Feb. 10, 2022 (Directive 052).

State Board of Health emergency regulation amending NAC 441A.755 (Aug. 20, 2021; Governor's signature the same day): 'a person shall not enroll in courses at a university, community college, or state college on or after November 1, 2021, unless the person submits to the institution proof of a completed COVID-19 vaccination series' (Ex. NV-055); Directives 049 (Aug. 16) and 050 (Sept. 2, 2021): proof of at least one dose for every attendee as the condition of mask-free large events and conventions of 4,000 or more; the federal CMS and OSHA rules of Nov. 2021 post-date the period.