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Ex. AZ-098 Order Confirmed from a secondary source

Proclamation by the Chairman of the Yuma County Board of Supervisors requiring face coverings (June 18, 2020), amended June 24, 2020

Yuma County face-covering proclamation

Chairman of the Yuma County Board of Supervisors · Yuma County, Arizona (County)

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Jurisdiction
Yuma County, Arizona · Arizona
Level
County
Authority
A.R.S. 26-311; EO 2020-40
Issued
2020-06-18 June 18, 2020
Effective
2020-06-18 (immediately) (read as 2020-06-18)
End
Not verified (read as 2021-03-31)
In force
June 18, 2020 to Mar. 31, 2021
Quarters
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1
Limitation types
Face-covering requirement
Addressees
  • individuals over age two in places open to the public, indoor and outdoor, in Yuma County (amended June 24, 2020 to the unincorporated areas)
Functions reached
  • SF
  • CB
  • WF
  • FP farm and packing workforce (Yuma agriculture)
Collection
Arizona AZ

Operative words

Individuals over age 2 must wear face coverings in locations where six-foot distancing cannot be maintained; the covering must 'cover an individual's nose and mouth, and must be secured beneath the chin'; violations could result in misdemeanor charges, with deputies instructed to focus first on education (KYMA report of June 18, 2020).

Enforcement

Misdemeanor (as reported); education-first

Notes

Yuma County's June 24, 2020 amended proclamation confined the mandate to unincorporated areas (county release title).

Retrieval note

County web pages (yumacountyaz.gov) returned 403.