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Public Health Order 2020-12

Public Health Order 2020-12: Low Risk (Yellow) Guidelines v4.7 mandatory countywide, Moderate Risk (Orange) in Salt Lake City; face coverings required; prior orders rescinded; to August 20, 2020

Salt Lake County Mayor Jennifer Wilson and Health Department Executive Director Gary Edwards · Salt Lake County, Utah (County)

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Jurisdiction
Salt Lake County, Utah · Salt Lake City · Utah
Level
County
Authority
Utah Code 26A-1-114; Salt Lake County Code 2.86.050(E)
Issued
2020-07-02 July 2, 2020
Effective
2020-07-02
End
2020-08-20 11:59 p.m.; extended by Order 2020-13 (Aug. 19) through Jan. 5, 2021 (read as 2020-08-20)
In force
July 2, 2020 to Aug. 20, 2020
Quarters
2020 Q3
Limitation types
Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementWorkplace rules
Addressees
  • all Salt Lake County residents, businesses and community organizations
  • Salt Lake City residents and businesses (Orange)
Functions reached
  • MASK every public area
  • OP/SF/DR every sector's Yellow and Orange duties
  • GATH 20 (Orange, Salt Lake City) / 50 (Yellow)
Collection
Salt Lake City MET-SLC

Operative words

Section 2. All Salt Lake County residents, businesses, and community organizations with the exception of the residents, businesses, and community organizations located in municipalities listed in Section 3, shall comply with the Low Risk (Yellow) Guidelines set forth in version 4.7 of the Phased Guidelines... Section 3. Residents, businesses, and community organizations located in Salt Lake City, shall comply with the Moderate Risk (Orange) Guidelines. Section 4. Any individual within Salt Lake County who is age two and over and able to medically or psychologically tolerate a face covering shall be required to wear a face covering that completely covers the nose and mouth in public areas where consistent social distancing of at least six feet is not possible, reasonable, or prudent.... Section 5. This Public Health Order takes immediate effect and rescinds all prior Public Health Orders related to COVID-19. This Public Health Order will expire at 11:59 p.m. on August 20, 2020.

Enforcement

Utah Code 26A-1-123 via 26A-1-114

Notes

Fixes that Salt Lake City remained under Orange (groups of 20; remote work unless not possible) in July 2020 by county order as well as State order

Retrieval note

Text layer partly garbled on page 1 (Sections 2-3 confirmed against the Department's description).