{"id":"MET-PHL-006","kind":"order","level":"city","jurisdiction":"City of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania","state":"PA","metro":"PHL","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"Mayor James F. Kenney and Health Commissioner Thomas A. Farley, MD, MPH","authority":"Philadelphia Code sections 6-205 and 6-206; Disease Prevention and Control Law of 1955","instrument":"Emergency Order Concerning the Use of Face Coverings (June 26, 2020 Mask Order)","title":"Emergency Order Concerning the Use of Face Coverings to Prevent the Spread of 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19)","dateIssued":"2020-06-26","effective":"2020-06-26","end":"Amended Nov. 16, 2020 (masks whenever in the company of another household); restated in the Jan. 15, Feb. 27 and May 20, 2021 orders; general indoor requirement for vaccinated persons lifted June 11, 2021 (Ex. MET-PHL-018); masks continued without interruption at healthcare institutions, congregate facilities, schools and child care and on transit; all indoor settings again from Aug. 12, 2021 (Ex. MET-PHL-019)","startDate":"2020-06-26","endDate":"2021-06-30","quarters":["2020Q2","2020Q3","2020Q4","2021Q1","2021Q2"],"types":["MASK","EMP"],"addressees":["all individuals in indoor locations open to the public, offices and public transportation, and outdoors where six feet cannot be kept","businesses (owner liability from Nov. 16, 2020)"],"clause":"Section 1. Face Covering Requirements. A. Face Coverings Required. Except as provided in subsection (B) \u0027Exceptions,\u0027 all individuals must wear face coverings, such as cloth face masks, scarves, bandannas or other material, as recommended by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) over their noses and mouths when they are at any (1) outdoor locations where members of the public are generally permitted and individuals cannot consistently maintain a distance of six feet from individuals from other households; and (2) any indoor location where members of the public are generally permitted including, but not limited to, the following:... l. Office settings. m. Buses, trolley, subways, and other forms of public transportation.... This Order shall be effective June 26, 2020 and shall remain in effect until rescinded, superseded, or amended by further Order.","enforcement":"Supplements other orders; no stop, detain or arrest of individuals; business-owner liability for occupants\u0027 non-compliance from Nov. 16, 2020 with fines under Ex. MET-PHL-070","functions":["SF customers and staff masked","OF office settings masked","TR public transportation masked","WF"],"notes":"Independent of and earlier than the Commonwealth\u0027s July 1, 2020 universal face-covering order; never lapsed","sourceUrl":"https://www.phila.gov/media/20200628193437/Mask-Order-Signed-06-26-20.pdf","snapshot":"","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":162929,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"MET-PHL","url":"/library/MET-PHL-006","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/MET-PHL-006","citation":"Mayor James F. Kenney and Health Commissioner Thomas A. Farley, MD, MPH, Emergency Order Concerning the Use of Face Coverings (June 26, 2020 Mask Order) (Ex. MET-PHL-006)","stateName":"Pennsylvania","related":["MET-PHL-018","MET-PHL-019","MET-PHL-070","SEC-14-GM-018","MET-PHL-027","MET-PHL-007","MET-PHL-026","MET-PHL-005","MET-PHL-029","MET-PHL-025","MET-PHL-024","MET-PHL-030"]}