Machovec v. Palm Beach County, No. 4D20-1765 (Fla. 4th DCA Jan. 27, 2021)

The record

Jurisdiction

Florida Fourth District Court of Appeal (Palm Beach County) · Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach · Florida

Level

Court

Authority

Appeal of a non-final order of the Fifteenth Judicial Circuit (Kastrenakes, J.), L.T. No. 50-2020-CA-006920

Issued

2021-01-27 Jan. 27, 2021

Effective

2021-01-27

End

n/a (decision) (read as 2021-03-31)

In force

Jan. 27, 2021 to Mar. 31, 2021

Quarters

2021 Q1

2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3

Limitation types

Face-covering requirementOther

Addressees

• appellants Machovec, Holme, Holme, Eade and Spreitzer; Palm Beach County

Functions reached

• injunction history for the Palm Beach mask mandate

Collection

Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach MET-MIA

Operative words

This emergency order (a/k/a "mask mandate" or "mask ordinance") was initially effective on June 25, 2020 and has since been extended seven times, most recently on January 19, 2021, covering a period that ends on February 19, 2021. EO-12 mandates that "facial coverings" must be worn in Palm Beach County at businesses and establishments, public places, county and municipal government facilities, and while using public transportation.... Finding that Appellants' argument on appeal is not supported by the record nor legal authority and that there is support for the trial court's determination that Appellants failed to establish a substantial likelihood of success on the merits or that an injunction will serve the public interest, we affirm.... Requiring facial coverings in public settings is akin to [the motorcycle-helmet and seat-belt laws]... the trial court correctly applied the rational basis standard of review...

Enforcement

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