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Ex. MET-PHL-089 Order Confirmed from a secondary source

Requirement that all staff and visitors wear masks in all County buildings and facilities from Aug. 16, 2021; recommendation of indoor masking regardless of vaccination status

Montgomery County requires masks in all county buildings and facilities from Monday, Aug. 16, 2021 (announced Aug. 13, 2021)

Montgomery County Board of Commissioners with the Office of Public Health · Montgomery County, Pennsylvania (County)

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Jurisdiction
Montgomery County, Pennsylvania · Philadelphia · Pennsylvania
Level
County
Authority
County facilities management; Disease Prevention and Control Law (recommendation)
Issued
2021-08-13 Aug. 13, 2021
Effective
2021-08-16
End
Not verified (read as 2021-09-30)
In force
Aug. 16, 2021 to Sept. 30, 2021
Quarters
2021 Q3
Limitation types
Face-covering requirementCourts and public offices
Addressees
  • all staff and visitors to Montgomery County buildings and facilities
Functions reached
  • CT county offices, courts, Recorder of Deeds, Office of Public Health (masked entry)
  • CS county contractors on site
Collection
Philadelphia MET-PHL

Operative words

County release as quoted by NBC10 Philadelphia (Aug. 13, 2021): 'Montgomery County is also requiring masks for all staff and visitors to all county buildings and facilities starting on Monday, August 16, 2021'; 'Masks should be worn in public indoor settings regardless of vaccination status in areas of high or substantial transmission'

Enforcement

Condition of entry to County facilities

Notes

Q3 2021 local instrument in the metro's most populous suburban county

Retrieval note

The County's own alert could not be retrieved in this session. Source: NBC10 Philadelphia, 'Montgomery County Urges Everyone to Mask Up, Requiring Masks in Government Buildings' (Aug. 13, 2021), quoting the County's release; county alert pages AID 3609 and 3633 returned 404.