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Proclamation of Disaster Emergency (extension to January 8, 2021; mask requirement, employer directive and gathering rules continued)

Proclamation extending the Public Health Disaster Emergency to January 8, 2021, continuing the indoor mask requirement and the employer remote-work directive to January 8, continuing the 15/30 gathering prohibitions and establishment rules to December 16, 2020, and continuing the surgery, dental, screening and school provisions

Governor Kim Reynolds · Iowa (State)

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Jurisdiction
Iowa
Level
State
Authority
Iowa Code §§ 29C.6(1), (6), 135.140(6), 135.144(3)
Issued
2020-12-09 Dec. 9, 2020
Effective
12:01 a.m. December 10, 2020 (read as 2020-12-10)
End
Gathering and establishment sections to 11:59 p.m. December 16, 2020 (replaced by IA-033); mask, employer, surgery and other sections to 11:59 p.m. January 8, 2021 (continued by IA-034) (read as 2021-03-31)
In force
Dec. 10, 2020 to Mar. 31, 2021
Quarters
2020 Q42021 Q1
Limitation types
Emergency declarationTelework mandateGathering capFace-covering requirementSchools and child careHealth care ordersCurfew and hoursAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesWorkplace rules
Addressees
  • all people two or older
  • all employers
  • gathering organizers
  • restaurants and bars and other establishments
  • hospitals, dentists, health facilities
  • schools
Functions reached
  • CB masks in all indoor public spaces
  • OF/OP telework directive
  • GATH 15/30 caps to December 16
  • DR/BA 10:00 p.m. closing to December 16
  • SX surgery limits
  • CH/PR dental
  • IC screening
  • IN/RL schools
Collection
Iowa IA

Operative words

'such public health disaster continues to exist and should be extended until January 8, 2021.' Section headings and terms: EMPLOYEE AND PUBLIC PROTECTION (to January 8, 2021); USE OF MASKS OR FACE COVERINGS INDOORS ('until 11:59 p.m. on January 8, 2021, all people two or older must wear a mask or other face covering when inside an indoor space that is open to the public and within six feet of individuals who are not members of their household for 15 minutes or longer'); USE OF MASKS OR FACE COVERINGS IN EXECUTIVE BRANCH BUILDINGS; GATHERINGS (to December 16, 2020); REOPENING OF BUSINESSES AND ESTABLISHMENTS (to December 16, 2020); NONESSENTIAL OR ELECTIVE SURGERIES AND PROCEDURES (to January 8, 2021); DENTAL SERVICES; MANDATORY SCREENING OF HEALTH FACILITY STAFF; IN-PERSON INSTRUCTION AT SCHOOLS; AUTHORIZATION OF CERTAIN REMOTE LEARNING; [education, health-care, licensing and financial relief sections].

Enforcement

Iowa Code § 135.144(3); peace officers

Notes

Thirty-one pages; the December 16 proclamation (IA-033) states it 'shall not be construed to otherwise modify the proclamation issued on December 9, 2020,' so the mask requirement and employer directive of this instrument ran to January 8, 2021.

Retrieval note

Retrieved from the Wayback Machine; read by OCR (headings, dates and the mask clause).