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Ex. DC-057 Order Primary source read

Mayor's Order 2021-097

Resumption of Mask Requirements and Delegations of Authority to the Department of Health and the Office of the State Superintendent of Education

Mayor Muriel Bowser · District of Columbia (State)

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Jurisdiction
District of Columbia
Level
State
Authority
D.C. Home Rule Act sec. 422; D.C. Official Code 7-2304, 7-2304.01, 7-131 et seq.; Public Emergency Extension and Eviction and Utility Moratorium Phasing Emergency Amendment Act of 2021, D.C. Act 24-125 (eff. July 24, 2021)
Issued
2021-07-29 July 29, 2021
Effective
2021-07-31 5:00 a.m. (read as 2021-07-31)
End
'until this Order is repealed, modified, or superseded'; indoor mandate lifted Nov. 22, 2021 (Mayor's announcement of Nov. 16, 2021; verified_secondary) and re-imposed Dec. 21, 2021 (post-period) (read as 2021-11-22)
In force
July 31, 2021 to Nov. 22, 2021
Quarters
2021 Q3
Limitation types
Face-covering requirementSchools and child careWorkplace rules
Addressees
  • all persons indoors
  • businesses and other organizations
  • District government employees and contractors
  • schools (public, charter, private, parochial, independent)
  • child care providers
  • licensing agencies
Functions reached
  • SF every indoor public setting
  • OF office buildings (per DC-077)
  • DR restaurants and bars when not eating or drinking
  • FC gyms
  • WS places of worship
  • IN schools and child care (OSSE delegation)
  • WF employees masked; employers empowered to discipline
  • CB customers masked or excluded
Collection
District of Columbia DC

Operative words

All persons must wear masks indoors as prescribed by DC Health guidance and regulations, as may be updated from time to time.... DC Health is authorized to issue mandatory, binding regulatory guidance that further explains or modifies this Order as circumstances warrant. Any compulsory statements in their guidance - such as "shall" or "must" - are to be treated as lawful regulations under the Communicable and Preventable Diseases Act and the District of Columbia Public Emergency Act of 1980 as amended.... The Office of the State Superintendent of Education (OSSE) is delegated joint authority with DC Health... relating not only to public and public charter schools but also to the conduct of public, public charter, private, parochial, and independent schools; and childcare providers for the COVID-19 mitigation program, including mask requirements.... This Order supersedes Mayor's Order 2021-069, dated May 17, 2021, which generally repealed various COVID-19 related restrictions

Enforcement

Businesses and other organizations may exclude or refuse service to persons not in compliance and may take employment actions against employees in violation (sec. V.1); DCRA, DDOT, ABRA, OSSE, DFHV and DC Health may revoke, suspend or limit licenses (sec. V.2); knowing violators subject to D.C. Official Code 7-2307 penalties 'which can result in civil fines of not more than $1,000 or summary suspension or revocation of licenses' (sec. V.3); not applied to federal employees or the District's legislative branch on duty (sec. V.4)

Notes

The Delta-wave re-imposition; the operative rules are DC Health's Mask Guidance of July 30, 2021 (Ex. DC-077), which lists 'any business or establishment open to members of the public (including but not limited to: grocery stores, restaurants and bars (when not eating or drinking), places of worship, gyms, office buildings, libraries, indoor entertainment venues'

Retrieval note

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