{"id":"AL-075","kind":"order","level":"city","jurisdiction":"City of Birmingham, Alabama","state":"AL","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"Council of the City of Birmingham (recommended and submitted by Mayor Woodfin)","authority":"Municipal police power; Ala. Code § 31-9-10","instrument":"Ordinance No. 20-69 (as introduced April 28, 2020), An Ordinance to Require Wearing Masks in Public in the City of Birmingham during the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency and Recovery","title":"Masks required in public places for persons over two from May 1, 2020; businesses to ensure compliance; fine up to $500","dateIssued":"2020-04-28","effective":"2020-05-01","end":"amended May 5, 2020 (Ex. AL-072)","startDate":"2020-05-01","endDate":"2020-05-05","quarters":["2020Q2"],"types":["MASK","EMP"],"addressees":["all persons over the age of two in public places","business owners, managers and supervisors"],"clause":"SECTION 1.... coverings or \u0027masks\u0027 shall be required in public places within the City to slow the spread of the [novel coronavirus]... (b) Face coverings or masks shall be worn at all times by persons over the age of two (2) years... (e) Business owners, managers and supervisors shall ensure that employees, customers, clients and/or visitors observe the requirement for face coverings or masks while at the place of business.... SECTION 3. Failure to comply with this ordinance is punishable by a fine of up to $500.00... SECTION 5. This Ordinance shall become effective on May 1, 2020","enforcement":"§ 3: fine of up to $500.00","functions":["every public-facing function in Birmingham","EMP"],"notes":"The introduced text; adoption on April 28, 2020 as Ordinance No. 20-69 is recited in Ordinance No. 20-72 (Ex. AL-072) and in the Jefferson County order (Ex. AL-074).","sourceUrl":"https://www.birminghamal.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/2020.4.28.Face-Covering.Proposed-Ordinance.pdf","snapshot":"https://web.archive.org/web/20200525125147/https://www.birminghamal.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/2020.4.28.Face-Covering.Proposed-Ordinance.pdf","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":110792,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"AL","url":"/library/AL-075","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/AL-075","citation":"Council of the City of Birmingham (recommended and submitted by Mayor Woodfin), Ordinance No. 20-69 (as introduced April 28, 2020), An Ordinance to Require Wearing Masks in Public in the City of Birmingham during the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency and Recovery (Apr. 28, 2020) (Ex. AL-075)","stateName":"Alabama","related":["AL-072","AL-074","AL-071"]}