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Ordinance No. 21-31, An Ordinance to Require Wearing Face Coverings or Masks in Public [in the City of Birmingham]

Municipal mask requirement re-enacted after the State's expiry, for persons over six in public places, in effect to 11:59 p.m. May 24, 2021; graduated fines

Council of the City of Birmingham (Council President William Parker); approved by Mayor Woodfin · 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
2021-04-06 Apr. 6, 2021
Effective
2021-04-06 (upon passage, approval and publication) (read as 2021-04-06)
End
2021-05-24 11:59 p.m. by its terms (review on or before May 18, 2021; extension not verified) (read as 2021-05-24)
In force
Apr. 6, 2021 to May 24, 2021
Quarters
2021 Q2
Limitation types
Face-covering requirementWorkplace rules
Addressees
  • all persons over the age of six in public places in Birmingham
  • employees and businesses
  • daycares
Functions reached
  • every public-facing function in Birmingham (April 9 to May 24, 2021)
  • EMP
Collection
Alabama AL

Operative words

WHEREAS, general statewide requirements for wearing masks or face coverings in public have been in place since July 15, 2020 and will expire April 9, 2021... (b) Face coverings or masks shall be worn at all times by persons over the age of six (6) years... (g) This ordinance shall remain in effect until 11:59 p.m. on May 24, 2021. On or before May 18, [2021, the Council shall review whether] conditions require continuation or modification of this ordinance or if it shall expire without further amendment. SECTION 3. Failure to comply with this ordinance is punishable on a finding of guilty or a plea of [guilty by:] a. a fine of $25.00 for a first offense; b. a fine of $100.00 for a second offense; c. a fine of $250.00 for a third offense

Enforcement

§ 3: fines of $25, $100 and $250 for first, second and third offenses

Notes

Adopted two days after the Safer Apart Order's March 4, 2021 preemption cut-off would have caught it: Birmingham deliberately enacted a new ordinance so that masks remained mandatory in the State's largest city after the State mandate ended.

Retrieval note

Text-layer PDF; 'Adopted by the City Council April 6, 2021, and Approved by the Mayor April 6, 2021'.

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