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- Jurisdiction
- Mississippi (Claiborne, DeSoto, Grenada, Harrison, Hinds, Jackson, Jefferson, Madison, Quitman, Rankin, Sunflower, Washington, Wayne Counties) · Mississippi
- Level
- State
- Authority
- Miss. Code Ann. 33-15-11(c)(1), (c)(4), 33-15-31
- Issued
- 2020-07-10 July 10, 2020
- Effective
- 2020-07-13 08:00 (read as 2020-07-13)
- End
- 2020-07-20 08:00 (extended and expanded by EO 1509, 1512, 1515 to Aug. 17, 2020) (read as 2020-07-20)
- In force
- July 13, 2020 to July 20, 2020
- Quarters
- 2020 Q3
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
- Limitation types
- Gathering capFace-covering requirementEvents and venuesWorkplace rules
- Addressees
- all businesses in the thirteen counties
- retail businesses
- individuals
- Functions reached
- HR daily screening
- EMP PPE
- SF retail masks and sanitation
- GATH 10/20
- EVT masks
- Collection
- Mississippi MS
Operative words
Each employee shall be screened at the beginning of their shift... and any employee answering any question in the affirmative shall be sent home... Appropriate PPE shall include a face covering, covering the nose and mouth, for all employees who are unable to maintain a minimum of 6 feet of separation from other employees... Retail Businesses:... Employees who have contact with the public shall be provided a face covering, covering nose and mouth, and shall be required to wear that face covering while on duty... Customers shall wear a face covering, covering nose and mouth, while inside the retail business... Carts and baskets and all other surfaces that are contacted by customers during the course of providing services shall be sanitized after each use by customers... Social gatherings/activities shall be limited to a maximum of 10 participants indoor and a maximum of 20 participants outdoor... Face coverings must be worn indoors and outdoors (when unable to maintain a minimum of 6 feet of separation from other individuals) when attending public events.
Enforcement
'This Executive Order may be enforced by all State, County and Local law enforcement, as well as by other governmental entities... Violations of this Executive Order are subject to the provisions of Miss. Code Ann. 33-15-43.'
Notes
First of the county mask orders; the five screening questions are enumerated in the order.
Retrieval noteDate per Ballotpedia (issued July 10; effective July 13) and Husch Blackwell (July 13 effective).