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Ex. AL-073 Order Primary source read

Ordinance No. 20-83, An Ordinance to Amend Ordinance No. 20-69, as amended by Ordinance No. 20-72 and Ordinance No. 20-76, Requiring that Face Coverings or Masks Be Worn in Public

Public mask requirement continued to 11:59 p.m. May 29, 2020 (subsequently extended to July 3, 2020)

Council of the City of Birmingham · City of Birmingham, Alabama (City)

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Jurisdiction
City of Birmingham, Alabama · Alabama
Level
City
Authority
Municipal police power; Ala. Code § 31-9-10
Issued
2020-05-19 May 19, 2020
Effective
2020-05-19 (published Birmingham News May 22, 2020) (read as 2020-05-19)
End
2020-05-29 11:59 p.m. by its terms; later ordinances extended the requirement to July 3, 2020 (recited in Ex. AL-074); superseded by the State mask order July 16, 2020 (Ex. AL-027 ¶ 21) (read as 2020-05-29)
In force
May 19, 2020 to May 29, 2020
Quarters
2020 Q2
Limitation types
Face-covering requirementWorkplace rules
Addressees
  • all persons over the age of two in public places
  • business owners, managers and supervisors
  • daycares
Functions reached
  • every public-facing function in Birmingham
  • EMP
Collection
Alabama AL

Operative words

(b) Face coverings or masks shall be worn at all times by persons over the age of two (2) years... (g) This ordinance shall remain in effect until 11:59 p.m. on May 29, 2020.... SECTION 3. Failure to comply with this ordinance is punishable by a fine of up to $500.00

Enforcement

§ 3: fine of up to $500.00

Retrieval note

Text-layer PDF; 'Adopted by the Council of the City of Birmingham on May 19, 2020'.

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