Executive Order 20-086 STATE OF FLORIDA
OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
EXECUTIVE ORDER NUMBER 20-86
(Emergency Management - COVID-19—Additional Requirements of Certain Individuals
• Traveling to Florida)
WHEREAS,Novel Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a severe acute respiratory
illness that can spread among humans through respiratory transmission and presents with
symptoms similar to those of influenza; and
WHEREAS, on March 1, 2020, I issued Executive Order number 20-51 directing the
Florida Department of Health to issue a Public Health Emergency; and
WHEREAS, on March 1, 2020, the State Surgeon General and State Health Officer
declared a Public Health Emergency exists in the State of Florida as a result of COVID-19; and
WHEREAS, on March 9,2020, I issued Executive Order 20-52 declaring a state of
emergency for the entire State of Florida as a.result of COVID-19; and
WHEREAS, on March 24, 2020, issued Executive Order number 20-82 directing all
persons from an area with substantial community spread who enter the State of Florida to isolate
or quarantine for a period of 14 days; and
WHEREAS, as Governor, I am responsible for meeting the.dangers presented to this
state and its people by this emergency.
NOW,THEREFORE,I, RON DESANTIS, as Governor of Florida,.by virtue of the
authority vested in me by Article IV, Section (1)(a) of the Florida Constitution, Chapter 252,
Florida Statutes, and all other applicable laws,promulgate the following Executive Order to take
immediate effect:
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Section 1.
A. I hereby.direct all persons who enter the State of Florida from an area with
substantial community spread, to include the State of Louisiana, inclusive of those entering the
State of Florida by roadways,to isolate or quarantine for a period of 14 days from the time.of
entry into the State of Florida or the duration of the person's presence in the State of Florida,
whichever'is shorter. This section shall not apply to persons performing military, emergency,
health or infrastructure response, orpersons involved in any commercial activity. This Order
shall take effect immediately and apply retroactively to all persons who have entered Florida
after being in any area with substantial community spread. All persons isolating or quarantining
under this Section shall be responsible for all costs associated with their isolation or quarantine,
including transportation, lodging, food, medical care and any other expenses to sustain the
person during the period of isolation or quarantine.
B. I hereby direct all persons covered under Section 1(A) of this Order to inform any
individual in Florida with whom they have had direct physical contact in the past 21 days that
they traveled from an area with substantial community spread.
C. I direct the establishment of appropriate checkpoints on the roadways for those
persons and vehicles entering the State of Florida and to require those persons to provide
information, including in a written form, regarding the origin of their travel and on the address of
their location of isolation or quarantine for a period of 14 days. I further direct the Florida
Department of Transportation to facilitate locations for appropriate checkpoints, including at
welcome centers and rest stops, and to facilitate the placement of road signs and advisories to
provide information on this Order and to direct traffic to the appropriate checkpoint.
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D. Pursuant to sections 252.36(5)(b) and 252.47, Florida Statutes, the Florida
Highway Patrol and County Sheriffs are directed to assist with the establishment of appropriate
checkpoints, the flow of traffic to those checkpoints and any enforcement actions.
Section 2. Failure to follow Section 1 of this Order is a second-degree misdemeanor
pursuant to section 252.50, Florida Statutes, and is punishable by imprisonment not to exceed 60
days,a fine not to exceed $500, or both.
Section 3.
A. Pursuant to section 252.47, Florida Statutes, I hereby direct all state, county and
local law enforcement authorities to enforce this Order. Any law enforcement authority that
interacts with a person in violation of Section 1(A) of this Order shall immediately report the
individual, along with personal identifying and contact information,to the Florida Department of
Health.
B. Pursuant to section 381.0012(5), Florida Statutes, "it shall be the duty of every
state and county attorney, sheriff, police officer, and other appropriate city and county officials
upon the request to assist the Department of Health" in enforcing any isolation or quarantine,
state health law and order of the Department of 1-Iealth issued pursuant to this Order.
Section 4. To the extent necessary, the exceptions of this Executive Order are applicable
to Executive Order 20-80, Section 1(A) and 20-82, Section 1(A).
Section 5. This Executive Order shall expire upon the expiration of Executive Order
20-52, including any extensions, or upon an Executive Order lifting the isolation or quarantine
after advice from the State Health Officer and Surgeon General.
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IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, .I have hereunto set
Fr' my hand and caused the Great Seal of the State of
%�� 0t, Florida to be affixed, at Tallahassee, this 27th day of
March.
RON DES A N TIS, •VE'.
ATTEST:
C TARY OF STATE
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