The COVID Project
The record
- Jurisdiction
- Illinois
- Level
- State
- Authority
- Department of Public Health Act, 20 ILCS 2305/2(a) and 8.1; 77 Ill. Adm. Code 690.50 (emergency); Senate Bill 471 (Public Act 101-0639)
- Issued
- 2020-08-07 Aug. 7, 2020
- Effective
- 2020-08-07 (the rule described took effect the same day) (read as 2020-08-07)
- End
- n/a (statement) (read as 2021-06-30)
- In force
- Aug. 7, 2020 to June 30, 2021
- Quarters
- 2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
- Limitation types
- Gathering capFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesStanding duty
- Addressees
- businesses, schools and child care establishments; retail workers (SB 471)
- Character
- agency position statement
- Collection
- Standing duties: Illinois DUT-IL
Operative words
First, businesses will be given a warning in the form of written notice... Second, businesses that do not voluntarily comply will be given an order to have some or all of their patrons leave the premises... Third, if the business continues to refuse to comply, the business can receive a class A misdemeanor and be subject to a fine ranging from $75-$2,500.
Penalty
Class A misdemeanor and fine of $75 to $2,500 against the business after written notice and order to disperse
What it required
Describes the rule's graduated enforcement against businesses; states that the rules 'reinforce the authority of IDPH and local health departments to investigate COVID-19 cases and reaffirm that businesses have a responsibility to cooperate with those investigations'; announces SB 471, adding a penalty for assaulting or battering a retail worker 'who is conveying public health guidance, such as requiring patrons to wear face-coverings or promoting social distancing.' Character as recorded: agency_position_statement (release, FAQ, memorandum or statement; order_penalty layer).
Retrieval noteThe release's 'voluntarily comply' describes the first rung of an enforcement ladder that ends in a criminal charge; the Governor's own framing is that the rule exists 'to enforce public health guidelines' against 'the minority of people who refuse to act responsibly.' Category 7 instrument (official statement of the business duty).