Emergency Order Requiring Face Coverings or Masks (June 30, 2020)

The record

Jurisdiction

City of Savannah, Georgia · Atlanta · Georgia

Level

City

Authority

O.C.G.A. § 38-3-28(a); City Code § 3-3015

Issued

2020-06-30 June 30, 2020

Effective

2020-07-01 8:00 a.m. ('until rescinded'; declared 10:32 a.m. June 30, 2020) (read as 2020-07-01)

End

Enforcement of more-restrictive local face-covering requirements suspended by Kemp EO 07.15.20.01 (July 16, 2020) and 07.31.20.02; local option restored by Kemp EO 08.15.20.01 (Aug. 15, 2020); renewed Dec. 10, 2020 (Ex. MET-ATL-012) and monthly to May 6, 2021; downgraded to an advisory in May 2021 (read as 2021-06-30)

In force

July 1, 2020 to June 30, 2021

Quarters

2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2

2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3

Limitation types

Face-covering requirementWorkplace rules

Addressees

• all persons entering any commercial establishment in the City
• all persons in outdoor public spaces and on guided tours
• all restaurants, retail stores, salons, grocery stores and pharmacies (employee masking)

Functions reached

• SF sales floor (masked entry condition on every commercial establishment)
• SL salons
• DR restaurants (employee masking mandatory)
• TV tourism (masks on every tour vehicle)
• WF employees (employer duty to require masks)
• CB

Collection

Atlanta MET-ATL

Operative words

1. All persons entering any commercial establishment in the City must wear a face covering or mask while inside the establishment [religious establishments excepted];... civil infraction punishable by a fine of not more than $500.00 pursuant to Section 3-3015 of the City Code. 2. All persons occupying any outdoor public space, including rights-of-way, shall wear a face covering or mask [including all persons occupying vehicles on guided tours: cars, trolleys, buses, bicycles, quadricycles, scooters, low speed vehicles, boats, and pedicabs]; $500. 3. All restaurants, retail stores, salons, grocery stores, and pharmacies in the City MUST require their employees to wear a face covering at all times while having face-to-face interaction with the public;... fine of not more than $500.00 per day; repeated violations may be declared a public nuisance

Enforcement

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