Florida Governor Issues Stay-at-home Executive Order
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, has issued an executive order (https://www.flgov.com/wp-content/uploads/orders/2020/EO_20-91.pdf) which states:
A. Senior citizens and individuals with a significant underlying medical condition (such as chronic lung disease, moderate-to-severe asthma, serious heart conditions, immunocompromised status, cancer, diabetes, severe obesity, renal failure and liver disease) shall stay at home and take all measures to limit the risk of exposure to COVID-19.
B. In concert with the efforts of President Trump and the White House Corona virus Task Force to fight COVID-19, and based on guidance provided by Florida Surgeon General and State Health Officer, Dr. Scott Rivkees, all persons in Florida shall limit their movements and personal interactions outside of their home to only those necessary to obtain or provide essential services or conduct essential activities.
There is no guidance as to whether in person registration is an “essential activity”, so absent express instructions from law enforcement to the contrary, we are advising all individuals who are not senior citizens or who have a significant underlying medical condition to continue reporting in person.
At least for now, we are also advising senior citizens or those with significant underlying medical conditions to contact the Governor’s office or the Florida Department of Law Enforcement for further guidance. While the personal risk to violating the stay at home order is clear (health risks, including death), the penalty is unclear, where the risk of violating the in person registration requirement is clear (a felony).
We are still consulting with attorneys and civil rights organizations for next steps and will share more information as it comes to us. Now that a stay at home executive order has been issued, the situation has once again changed.
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A. Senior citizens and individuals with a significant underlying medical condition (such as chronic lung disease, moderate-to-severe asthma, serious heart conditions, immunocompromised status, cancer, diabetes, severe obesity, renal failure and liver disease) shall stay at home and take all measures to limit the risk of exposure to COVID-19.
{EXCEPT SEX OFFENDERS}
My son is on probation at this time. He calls in to the group therapy and pays for it via phone. Also his probation officer has him call him vs going in to the office for his monthly visit.
I just registered in Hillsborough County. They are still open. They treated me very friendly. No issues. Told me to call before coming next time becuase they may be completely closed down and will do registration over the phone or online if the virus situation did not improve.