The COVID Project
The record
- Jurisdiction
- Maine
- Level
- State
- Authority
- 37-B M.R.S. §§ 741(3)(H), 742(1)(C)(2), (8), (12), 786(1)
- Issued
- 2020-12-11 Dec. 11, 2020
- Effective
- 2020-12-11
- End
- Restated Dec. 15, 2020 (EO 19-A); repealed effective May 24, 2021 (EO 39) (read as 2020-12-15)
- In force
- Dec. 11, 2020 to Dec. 15, 2020
- Quarters
- 2020 Q4
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
- Limitation types
- Face-covering requirementWorkplace rules
- Addressees
- owners and operators of indoor public settings
- Functions reached
- every indoor public-facing function
- SF
- DR
- OF lobbies
- CB
- Collection
- Maine ME
Operative words
A. Enforcement of face covering requirements in indoor public settings. Owners and operators of indoor public settings must require all persons to wear face coverings in publicly accessible areas.... 2. Nothing in this Order should be interpreted as prohibiting a reasonable accommodation for those with a disability, but due to the direct threat to public health and safety, no such accommodation may make it permissible for any person to enter or remain in any indoor public setting without a face covering.
Enforcement
§ III: 'civil injunctive relief pursuant to Rule 65 of the Maine Rules of Civil Procedure, criminal prosecution pursuant to 37-B M.R.S. § 786(1) and the Maine Criminal Code, and administrative action under applicable licensing standards and requirements'
Notes
Governor's release: 'we are running out of available public health tools'; penalties described as license action and up to 180 days imprisonment and $1,000 fine.
Retrieval noteNumbered 19 FY 20/21 on its face.