{"id":"IA-058","kind":"order","level":"city","jurisdiction":"Iowa City, Iowa","state":"IA","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"Mayor Bruce Teague","authority":"Iowa Const. art. III, § 38A; Iowa Code §§ 364.1-.3, 372.14(2); Iowa City Code § 8-1-2; Mayor\u0027s Proclamation of Civil Emergency of March 18, 2020","instrument":"Mayor\u0027s Order, Face Coverings","title":"Mayor\u0027s Order requiring every person in Iowa City to wear a face covering in public places and forbidding businesses open to the public to serve unmasked customers","dateIssued":"2020-07-21","effective":"Immediately (July 21, 2020)","end":"\u0027This Order shall expire on September 15, 2020 unless otherwise rescinded or extended\u0027 (extended repeatedly; termination in 2021 not verified)","startDate":"2020-07-21","endDate":"2021-03-31","quarters":["2020Q3","2020Q4","2021Q1"],"types":["MASK","EMP"],"addressees":["every person in Iowa City","every business open to the public"],"clause":"\u0027I hereby ORDER effective immediately: Every person in the City of Iowa City must wear a face covering that covers their nose and mouth when in a public place as follows: In public, as opposed to being in one\u0027s place of residence, when one cannot stay six (6) feet away from others; Inside of any indoor public settings, for example, but not limited to: Grocery stores, Pharmacies, Hardware stores, Retail stores, Other public settings that are not one\u0027s place of residence and when with persons who do not live in the household; Outside, if keeping six (6) feet away from others is not possible; Using public transportation or private car service (including taxis, ride share, or carpooling). No business that is open to the public may provide service to a customer or allow a customer to enter its premises, unless the customer is wearing a face covering as required by this order, and businesses that are open to the public must post signs at entrance(s) instructing customers of their legal obligation to wear a face covering while inside.... Pursuant to City Code Section 8-1-2 a violation of this Order or any directive given pursuant hereto by any police officer shall be unlawful and punishable as a simple misdemeanor. Citation shall be a last resort to obtain compliance. This Order shall expire on September 15, 2020 unless otherwise rescinded or extended.\u0027","enforcement":"Simple misdemeanor under Iowa City Code § 8-1-2 (fine of $105 to $855 under Iowa Code § 903.1(1)(a) as amended July 1, 2020; pin not verified)","functions":["CB customers must be masked; SF/DR/SL businesses must refuse unmasked customers and post signs","EMP signage and enforcement duty on every business"],"notes":"The first Iowa mayoral mask order of general application after Muscatine\u0027s; the Governor\u0027s office said local mandates were not enforceable, and the order recites that it is \u0027consistent with the Governor\u0027s proclamation.\u0027","sourceUrl":"https://www8.iowa-city.org/WebLink/0/edoc/1952773/MaskOrder07-21-2020.pdf","snapshot":"https://web.archive.org/web/20200723012407/https://www8.iowa-city.org/WebLink/0/edoc/1952773/MaskOrder07-21-2020.pdf","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":185399,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"IA","url":"/library/IA-058","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/IA-058","citation":"Mayor Bruce Teague, Mayor\u0027s Order, Face Coverings (July 21, 2020) (Ex. IA-058)","stateName":"Iowa","related":[]}