Text of governor’s order to stay at home

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EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT STATE OF CALIFORNIA

EXECUTIVE ORDER N-33-20

 

WHEREAS on March 4, 2020, I proclaimed a State of Emergency to exist in California as a result of the threat of COVID-19; and

 

WHEREAS in a short period of time, COVID-19 has rapidly spread throughout California, necessitating updated and more stringent guidance from federal, state, and local public health officials; and

 

WHEREAS for the preservation of public health and safety throughout the entire State of California, I find it necessary for all Californians to heed the State public health directives from the Department of Public Health.

 

NOW,  THEREFORE, I, GAVIN NEWSOM, Governor of the State of California, in accordance with the authority vested in me by the State Constitution and statutes of the State of California, and in particular, Government Code sections 8567, 8627, and 8665 do hereby issue the following Order to become effective immediately:

 

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT:

 

1)  To preserve the public health and safety, and to ensure the healthcare delivery system is capable of serving all, and prioritizing those at the highest risk and vulnerability, all residents are directed to immediately heed the current State public health directives, which I ordered the Department of Public Health to develop for the current statewide status of COVID-19. Those directives are consistent with the March 19, 2020, Memorandum on Identification of Essential Critical Infrastructure Workers During COVID-19 Response, found at: https://covid19.ca.gov/. Those directives follow:

 

ORDER OF  THE STATE  PUBLIC HEALTH  OFFICER March 19, 2020

 

To protect public health, I as State Public Health Officer and Director of the California Department of Public Health order all individuals living in the State of California to stay home or at their place of residence except as needed to maintain continuity of operations of the federal critical infrastructure sectors, as outlined at https://www.cisa.gov/identifying-critical-infrastructure-during-covid-19. In addition, and in consultation with the Director of the Governor’s Office of Emergency Services, I may designate additional sectors as critical in order to protect the health and well-being of all Californians.

 

Pursuant to the authority under the Health and Safety Code 120125, 120140, 131080, 120130(c), 120135, 120145, 120175 and 120150, this order is to go into effect immediately and shall stay in effect until further notice.

 

The federal government has identified 16 critical infrastructure sectors whose assets, systems, and networks, whether physical or virtual, are considered so vital to the United States that their incapacitation or destruction would have a debilitating effect on security, economic security, public health or  safety, or  any combination thereof. I   order that Californians working in these 16 critical infrastructure sectors may continue their work because of the importance of these sectors to Californians’ health and well-being.

 

This Order is being issued to protect the public health of Californians. The California Department of Public Health looks to establish consistency across the state in order to ensure that we mitigate the impact of COVID-19. Our goal is simple, we want to bend the curve, and disrupt the spread of the virus.

 

The supply chain must continue, and  Californians must have access to such necessities as food, prescriptions, and health care. When people need to leave their homes or  places of residence, whether to obtain or  perform the functions above, or  to otherwise facilitate authorized necessary activities, they should at all times practice social distancing.

 

2)   The healthcare delivery system shall prioritize services to serving those who are the sickest and shall prioritize resources, including personal protective equipment, for  the providers providing direct care to them.

 

3)   The Office of Emergency Services is directed to take necessary steps to ensure compliance with this  Order.

 

4)   This Order shall be enforceable pursuant to California law, including, but not limited to, Government Code section 8665.

 

IT  IS  FURTHER ORDERED  that as soon as hereafter possible, this  Order be filed in the Office of the Secretary of State and that widespread publicity and notice be given of this  Order.

 

This Order is not intended to, and does not, create any rights or  benefits, substantive or  procedural, enforceable at law or  in equity, against the State of California, its agencies, departments, entities, officers, employees, or  any other person.

 

IN  WITNESS WHEREOF I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Great Seal of the  state of California to be affixed this  19th day of March 2020.

 

ATTEST:

 

ALEX  PADILLA Secretary of State