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CITY OF SANTA ANA EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 7-2020 AN EXECUTIVE ORDER OF THE DIRECTOR OF EMERGENCY SERVICES FOR THE CITY OF SANTA ANA DECLARING A CURFEW BEGINNING AT 10:OOPM SATURDAY, JUNE 6, 2020 AND CONTINUING UNTIL SUNDAY JUNE 7, 2020 AT 5:OOAM IN RESPONSE TO THREATS OF CIVIL UNREST RESULTING FROM PROTESTS A. On May 31, 2020, as Director of Emergency Services for the City of Santa Ana I issued an Executive Order Declaring a Local Emergency and on June 2, 2020 the Santa Ana City Council affirmed the local emergency. B. In consultation with law enforcement officials, we deem a curfew necessary to secure the health and safety of Santa Ana's citizens and incorporate by reference all of the findings set forth in the earlier curfew orders. NOW, THEREFORE, I, Kristine Ridge, the Director of Emergency Services for the City of Santa Ana, do hereby issue the following order to become effective immediately. SECTION 1. A. Nighttime curfew: I order a curfew on Saturday June 6, 2020 beginning at 10:00 p.m. and lasting until 5:00 a.m. on Sunday, June 7, 2020. This curfew is imposed in all public places within the City of Santa Ana. B. Travel: During this curfew, all persons must not travel on any public street or public place. C. Exemptions: All law enforcement, fire and medical personnel, as well as other personnel authorized by the Santa Ana Police Department and credentialed members of the media services are also exempt. Individuals seeking emergency care, fleeing danger, or experiencing homelessness, and having to travel to and from employment and religious services are also exempt. The Chief of Police may designate additional exempt personnel. D. Definitions: For purposes of this Executive Order, "travel" includes, without limitation, travel on foot, bicycle, skateboard, scooter, motorcycle, automobile, or public transit, or any other mode of transporting a person from one location to another. "Public Place" means any place, whether on privately or publicly owned property, accessible to the general public, including but not limited to public streets, roads, alleys, highways, sidewalks, parks, vacant lots and unsupervised property. SECTION 2. The City's law enforcement personnel and law enforcement personnel cooperating with the City are hereby authorized and charged, to the extent provided by law, with the responsibility of enforcing this curfew and are further authorized to arrest such persons if they do not obey this curfew after due notice, oral or written, has been given to said citizen. Any person not abiding by this declaration is guilty of a misdemeanor and subject to punishment in accordance with the Santa Ana Municipal Code enforcement provisions.