{"id":"DE-017","kind":"order","level":"state","jurisdiction":"Delaware","state":"DE","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"Governor John C. Carney","authority":"20 Del. C. ch. 31","instrument":"Thirteenth Modification of the Declaration of a State of Emergency","title":"Thirteenth Modification of the Declaration of a State of Emergency (face coverings required in public settings; business obligations)","dateIssued":"2020-04-25","effective":"2020-04-28 8:00 a.m. E.D.T. (individuals); 2020-05-01 8:00 a.m. E.D.T. (businesses) (approved Apr. 25, 2020 at 4:00 p.m.)","end":"Amended by DE-024, DE-025, DE-028; carried into the Omnibus § H (DE-031) and its Revisions (universal indoor order Dec. 14, 2020, DE-033); general mandate and business enforcement duty ended 8:00 a.m. May 21, 2021 (DE-038 § E); sector-specific mask duties continued to July 13, 2021","startDate":"2020-04-28","endDate":"2021-06-30","quarters":["2020Q2","2020Q3","2020Q4","2021Q1","2021Q2"],"types":["MASK","EMP"],"addressees":["all individuals","all businesses","public transportation, taxis, ride-sharing","health-care providers"],"clause":"¶ 3: \u0027All individuals must wear a face covering, except where doing so would inhibit that individual\u0027s health or where the individual is under two years of age, while in the following places: a. when they are a rider on public transportation, or a paratransit vehicle, taxi, private car service or ride-sharing vehicle; b. when they are a customer of any business, including, but not limited to, grocery stores, convenience stores, supermarkets, laundromats, and restaurants...; c. when they are obtaining services at any healthcare provider, including, but not limited to, hospitals, medical clinics and offices, special care facilities, medical laboratories, dentists, pharmacies, blood banks and blood drives... unless directed otherwise by the healthcare provider; d. when they are in an outdoor public area... if maintaining social distancing of six (6) feet between individuals of different households is impracticable; or e. when they are in any public area and are feeling sick, coughing, or sneezing.\u0027 ¶ 4: \u0027All businesses are required to do the following no later than May 1, 2020 at 8:00 a.m.:...\u0027 (require customers to wear face coverings; provide face coverings for employees; accommodations; signage).","enforcement":"20 Del. C. §§ 3115(b), 3116(9), 3122, 3125 (Modification clause)","functions":["SF/DR every customer-facing function","TR transit riders and drivers","HC every health-care visit","HR/EMP every business must supply and enforce face coverings"],"notes":"Delaware\u0027s mask order ran continuously for individuals from Apr. 28, 2020 and for businesses from May 1, 2020 to May 21, 2021; the Omnibus § H rewrote it Sept. 4, 2020 and the Fourth Revision made it universal indoors Dec. 14, 2020.","sourceUrl":"https://archivesfiles.delaware.gov/Executive-Orders/Carney/public-health/Thirteenth-Modification-to-State-of-Emergency-April-25-2020.pdf","snapshot":"","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":142369,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"DE","url":"/library/DE-017","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/DE-017","citation":"Governor John C. Carney, Thirteenth Modification of the Declaration of a State of Emergency (Apr. 25, 2020) (Ex. DE-017)","stateName":"Delaware","related":["DE-024","DE-025","DE-028","DE-031","DE-033","DE-038","DUT-DE-001","DE-018","DE-016","DE-019","DE-020","DE-015"]}