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Executive Order 2020-69 FAQs (No longer effective)

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Executive Order, 2020-69

Temporary restrictions on the use of places of public accommodation

Rescission of Executive Order 2020-43

 

Q: Whether Executive Order 2020-69 applies to cigar bars and hookah lounges such that they cannot permit on-site consumption of tobacco products by patrons

A: The Executive Order specifically prohibits on-site consumption at hookah bars, cigar bars, and vaping lounges per section 1(c).

 

Q: Does this Executive Order prohibit drive-in movie theatres from being open?

A: The Executive Order prohibits all theatres from being open, including drive-in movie theatres.

 

Q: Are all libraries closed?

A: All libraries are closed including college and university libraries.

 

Q: Can gyms that offer service by private appointment remain open?

A: All gyms are included in the definition of public accommodation under this Executive Order and are closed to ingress, egress, use, and occupancy by members of the public, including for private appointments.

 

Q: Are transit employees, truck drivers, first responders, mail carriers, and sanitation workers considered members of the public under Executive Order 2020-69?

A: For purposes of Executive Order 2020-69, transit employees, truck drivers transporting for critical infrastructure purposes, police officers, fire fighters, emergency medical technicians, mail carriers, and sanitation workers entering an open place of public accommodation are not “members of the public” if they are on duty and entering solely for the purpose of using restroom facilities.