The COVID Project
The record
- Jurisdiction
- Prince George's County, Maryland · Washington suburbs · Maryland
- Level
- County
- Authority
- COMAR 10.06.01.06; Governor's catastrophic health emergency orders; Council Resolution CR-64-2020 (July 7, 2020)
- Issued
- 2020-08-04 Aug. 4, 2020
- Effective
- 2020-08-04
- End
- Restated and tightened by the Nov. 12, 2020 directive (Ex. MET-DCM-045); general face-covering rules ended May 28, 2021 (read as 2020-11-12)
- In force
- Aug. 4, 2020 to Nov. 12, 2020
- Quarters
- 2020 Q32020 Q4
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
- Limitation types
- Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementWorkplace rules
- Addressees
- grocery stores, pharmacies, retail stores, large chain retail establishments, liquor stores, laundromats, restaurants, barber shops, beauty salons, fitness centers, pools, daycare or childcare facilities, entertainment/amusement facilities and any other business establishment
- all persons in such establishments
- employers
- Functions reached
- SF every indoor business establishment
- WF employer PPE, hand-washing and signage duties
- CB customers masked
- FC fitness centers
- EC childcare facilities
- GATH
- Collection
- Washington suburbs MET-DCM
Operative words
3. In addition to the Face Covering requirements specified in Council Resolution 64-2020, all persons shall wear a Face Covering when in an indoor retail or business establishment as defined in paragraph number two. 4. All persons shall wear a Face Covering when in a fitness center... 11. Retail and business establishments shall adhere to capacity limits set forth in emergency [orders]... Queues shall be established outside of the establishment... 12. Retail and business establishments shall provide employees access to clean and sanitary [facilities]... Employers shall allow employees to wash hands at a minimum of every 30 minutes. 13. Retail and business establishments shall provide all employees who may come into close contact with others with gloves and a cloth Face Covering or surgical masks and instruct employees on safe use. All gloves and Face Coverings shall be procured by the employer.
Enforcement
COMAR 10.06.01.06 and Md. Code Health-Gen. § 18-208 (health officer orders); Pub. Safety § 14-114 penalties for emergency-order violations
Notes
An employer-directed order: it imposes procurement, sanitation, queueing and signage duties on every retail and business establishment in the county.