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Driving and Travel Restrictions Across the United States

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If anyone needs some clarification about what the driving/travel restrictions are because of Coroanvirus, the New York Times has put together a great list for each state.


This is the full list:

Alabama
Driving restrictions: Statewide stay-at-home order except for essential activities.

Arizona
Driving restrictions: Statewide stay-at-home order except for essential activities.

Arkansas
Driving restrictions: An executive order from Gov. Asa Hutchinson prevents individual jurisdictions in the state from issuing shelter-in-place orders, so some areas are implementing curfews instead. Both Little Rock and Jonesboro limit travel from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m.

California
Driving restrictions: Stay-at-home order in effect for all but essential activities.

Colorado
Driving restrictions: Shelter-in-place order in effect for all but essential activities. On April 9, officials in Gunnison County, home to Crested Butte Mountain ski resort, issued a public health order prohibiting all nonresidents, including nonresident homeowners, from remaining in the county until at least April 30.

Connecticut
Driving restrictions: A shelter-in-place order is in effect for all but essential activities. Any person coming into Connecticut by any mode of transportation is strongly urged to self-quarantine for 14 days.

Delaware
Driving restrictions: Anyone from out of state traveling into Delaware is ordered to self-quarantine for 14 days, unless they are just transiting. Law enforcement officers are authorized to stop vehicles with out-of-state license plates to ask about recent travel and inform them of the quarantine requirement, unless they are driving on I-95, I-295, or I-495. A shelter-in-place order is in effect for all but essential activities.

District of Columbia
Driving restrictions: A stay-at-home order for all but essential activities is in effect. Travel is allowed for nonresidents to return to their homes outside of Washington, D.C.

Florida
Driving restrictions: The governor is requiring most individuals who enter Florida from states with substantial community spread — including New York, New Jersey and Connecticut — to self-quarantine or self-isolate for 14 days or the duration of their trip, whichever is shorter. Roadside checkpoints are set up on interstates, and, in addition, anyone from Louisiana will be ordered to quarantine for 14 days. A shelter-in-place order is in effect except for essential trips.

Georgia
Driving restrictions: A shelter-in-place order is in effect for all but essential activities.

Idaho
Driving restrictions: A stay-at-home order is in effect for all but essential activities. Some counties have individual orders. Anyone arriving in Blaine County from out of state, for instance, must isolate for 14 days, regardless of whether they are a resident or visitor.

Illinois
Driving restrictions: A stay-at-home order is in effect for all but essential activities.

Indiana
Driving restrictions: A shelter-in-place order bans all but essential activities and travel. For instance, nonresidents are allowed to return to their homes outside of the state, but are “strongly encouraged to verify that transportation out of Indiana remains available and functional before such travel.”

Iowa
Driving restrictions: None.

Kansas
Driving restrictions: A stay-at-home order is in effect for all but essential activities. Depending on the date of travel, home quarantine for 14 days is required for those who recently visited Connecticut, Louisiana, Colorado, California, Florida, New York, Washington, Illinois and New Jersey.

Kentucky
Driving restrictions: Residents or nonresidents of Kentucky who enter the state must self-quarantine for 14 days. Exceptions are made for those traveling for employment, for work related to the state of emergency, for essential supplies, for health care, to care for a vulnerable person, or when required by a court order. Residents are encouraged to stay home and limit in-person contact.

Louisiana
Driving restrictions: Statewide stay-at-home order except for essential activities.

Maine
Driving restrictions: Gov. Janet Mills has ordered all travelers arriving in Maine, except for those providing essential services, to self-quarantine for 14 days. Visitors are also advised not to travel to Maine from a Covid-19 hot spot or if they are displaying symptoms of the coronavirus. A “Stay Healthy at Home” directive prohibits travel except for essential activity.

Maryland
Driving restrictions: A stay-at-home order is in place except for essential activities. Residents of Maryland who travel outside of the state are instructed to self-quarantine for 14 days.

Massachusetts
Driving restrictions: All travelers arriving in Massachusetts are instructed to self-quarantine for 14 days unless they are essential workers. Visitors should not travel to the state if they have symptoms of Covid-19. People are asked to stay at home except for essential activities.

Michigan
Driving restrictions: People may enter or leave the state to go to their residence. Travel to a vacation rental is banned. After Friday, travel between two residences within Michigan prohibited in most instances. A stay-at-home order bans all but essential activities.

Minnesota
Driving restrictions: A stay-at-home order limits all but essential activities. Minnesotans are “encouraged to stay close to home and are strongly discouraged from engaging in unnecessary travel.”

Mississippi
Driving restrictions: Stay-at home order in effect. People outside their homes should socially distance and avoid gathering in groups of more than 10.

Missouri
Driving restrictions: A stay-at-home order allows only for essential activities.

Montana
Driving restrictions: Travelers from out of state for nonwork-related purposes must self-quarantine for 14 days or the duration of their visit, whichever is shorter. A stay-at-home order directs people to stay home as much as possible.

Nebraska
Driving restrictions: Travelers to the state from areas of widespread transmission should self-quarantine for 14 days, and all out-of-state travelers (excluding commuters who are driving across state lines for work) are asked to quarantine, if feasible. A Directed Health Measure limits public gatherings to 10 people.

Nevada
Driving restrictions: People arriving in Nevada from out of state are asked to self-quarantine and monitor their health for 14 days after arriving. All people are asked to stay at home except for essential activities.

New Hampshire
Driving restrictions: Statewide stay-at-home order except for essential activities.

New Jersey
Driving restrictions: Statewide stay-at-home order except for essential activities.

New Mexico
Driving restrictions: All travelers from outside the state are asked to self-isolate for 14 days and monitor themselves for any symptoms. Statewide stay-at-home order except for essential activities.

New York
Driving restrictions: Statewide stay-at-home order except for essential activities.

North Carolina
Driving restrictions: While North Carolina’s borders are open, some counties have imposed entry restrictions or curfews. Statewide stay-at-home order except for essential activities.

North Dakota
Driving restrictions: Those arriving in North Dakota must quarantine immediately for 14 days or the duration of their stay, whichever is shorter. Some exemptions apply, including for commuters and some essential workers.

Ohio
Driving restrictions: People stopping in the state are asked to self-quarantine for 14 days unless they are traveling for an essential reason, such as health care, taking care of a vulnerable person, or a child custody arrangement. Statewide stay-at-home order except for essential activities.

Oklahoma
Driving restrictions: Requires people arriving from New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Louisiana, California and Washington to quarantine for 14 days. A statewide shelter-in-place order applies only to those 65 and older and those with underlying medical conditions. Some cities, like Oklahoma City and Tulsa, have issued broader stay-at-home orders.

Oregon
Driving restrictions: Statewide stay-at-home order except for essential activities.

Pennsylvania
Driving restrictions: Statewide stay-at-home order except for essential activities. Travelers arriving in the state from New York, New Jersey or states with community spread of Covid-19 are asked to stay home for 14 days and self-monitor for symptoms.

Rhode Island
Driving restrictions: Any person entering Rhode Island by any mode of transportation after visiting another state for a nonwork-related purpose must self-quarantine for 14 days, unless they are a public health, public safety or health care worker. Rhode Island State Police and National Guard have checkpoints set up to ask drivers if they plan to stay or are passing through. The state is under a stay-at-home order except for essential activities.

South Carolina
Driving restrictions: Individuals entering South Carolina from an area with widespread or ongoing community coronavirus transmission should stay home for 14 days. By order of the governor, those locations include New York, New Jersey, Connecticut and the city of New Orleans. The state is under a stay-at-home order except for essential activities.

South Dakota
Driving restrictions: Residents are asked, but not ordered, to stay home when possible, and not to congregate in groups larger than 10 people.

Tennessee
Driving restrictions: Statewide stay-at-home order except for essential activities.

Texas
Driving restrictions: People arriving in Texas by car from Louisiana, must self quarantine for 14 days, or the duration of their trip, whichever is shorter. Additionally, people arriving from California, Washington, Louisiana, New York, New Jersey and Connecticut or the cities of Atlanta, Chicago, Detroit, and Miami, must also self quarantine. That restriction does not apply to certain essential workers and the military. Statewide stay-at-home order except for essential activities.

Utah
Driving restrictions: Travelers entering the state must share their travel plans and report any coronavirus symptoms as they arrive. Drivers crossing state lines at the five most common entry points will get a text message telling them how to comply. The statewide “Stay Safe, Stay Home” directive is similar to a stay-at-home-order but doesn’t close businesses or come with enforcement.

Vermont
Driving restrictions: Residents and nonresidents entering Vermont for anything other than an essential purpose must self-quarantine for 14 days. State residents are encouraged to self-quarantine if they are traveling from an area that has a similar order in place. Vermont is under a statewide stay-at-home order except for essential activities

Virginia
Driving restrictions: Statewide stay-at-home order except for essential activities.

Washington
Driving restrictions: The state’s “Stay Home, Stay Healthy” order has banned gatherings and temporarily closed nonessential businesses.

West Virginia
Driving restrictions: Avoid nonessential travel. Those age 60 and older or with underlying health conditions should avoid nonessential public places.

Wisconsin
Driving restrictions: State officials recommend canceling or postponing all nonessential travel, including within the state. Statewide stay-at-home order except for essential activities. Residents who traveled outside their local community in the past 14 days are asked to stay home and monitor themselves for symptoms for 14 days upon return.

Wyoming
Driving restrictions: Passage through the state is allowed, but nonresidents who are in-state for reasons other than work must self-quarantine for 14 days or the duration of the visit, whichever is shorter.
 
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