Palm Beach County Emergency Order No. 12 (Order No. 2020-012), Additional Directive on Wearing of Facial Coverings

The record

Jurisdiction

Palm Beach County, Florida · Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach · Florida

Level

County

Authority

Palm Beach County Code ch. 9, art. II, s. 9-35; Fla. EO 20-52; ch. 252, Fla. Stat.; Board direction of June 16 and 23, 2020

Issued

2020-06-24 June 24, 2020

Effective

2020-06-25

End

Extended repeatedly (EO 2020-031 to Jan. 20, 2021; further extensions to May 18, 2021 per EO 2021-005 recital); modified by EO 2021-005 (May 1, 2021); suspended May 3, 2021 (Fla. EO 21-102); upheld in Machovec v. Palm Beach County (Fla. 4th DCA Jan. 27, 2021) (read as 2021-06-30)

In force

June 25, 2020 to June 30, 2021

Quarters

2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2

2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3

Limitation types

Face-covering requirementTravel and quarantineCourts and public officesWorkplace rules

Addressees

• all persons in any business or establishment (restaurants, retail, hotels, grocery stores, gyms, pharmacies, indoor recreation, vehicles for hire)
• all persons in public places where distancing is not possible
• Palm Tran riders
• all persons in county and municipal buildings
• businesses and establishments (compliance and signage duties)

Functions reached

• SF sales floor (entry verification; signage)
• DR dining room
• LG hotels
• FC gyms
• WF workforce (masks while working)
• CB customer base
• CRT public offices
• DR transit

Collection

Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach MET-MIA

Operative words

4. Facial Coverings a. Businesses and Establishments - Facial Coverings Required. Facial coverings must be worn by all persons, other than those specifically exempted in Section 4e. while obtaining any good or service or otherwise visiting or working in any business or establishment, including entering, exiting, and otherwise moving around within the establishment. Businesses or establishments of any type, including but not limited to, those permitted to operate under Executive Order of the Governor or any Palm Beach County Emergency Order are subject to this provision.... b. Public Places - Facial Coverings Required. Facial coverings must be worn by all persons in public places where social distancing in accordance with CDC guidelines is not possible or not being practiced.... c. Palm Tran - Facial Coverings Required.... d. County and Municipal Governmental Facilities - Facial Coverings Required.... 6. Compliance: All businesses and establishments as provided for in Section 4 of this Order shall ensure compliance with the provisions of this Order and shall establish a process for verification of compliance upon customer entry into the establishment. A failure to establish and ensure such compliance may result in fines, penalties, and/or any other enforcement measures against the business... 7. Signage: All businesses and establishments... shall conspicuously post signage...

Enforcement

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