The COVID Project
The record
- Jurisdiction
- Tulsa, Oklahoma · Oklahoma
- Level
- City
- Authority
- 11 O.S. 22-120(A); Tulsa Revised Ordinances Title 27 (Penal Code) ch. 4, new sec. 409
- Issued
- 2020-07-15 July 15, 2020
- Effective
- 2020-07-16 (emergency clause: 'effect immediately from and after its adoption and required approvals'; Mayor's approval July 16, 2020) (read as 2020-07-16)
- End
- Sunset extended to Jan. 31, 2021 by Ordinance 24446 and to midnight Apr. 30, 2021 by Ordinance 24516; expired Apr. 30, 2021 (read as 2021-06-30)
- In force
- July 16, 2020 to June 30, 2021
- Quarters
- 2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
- Limitation types
- Emergency declarationFace-covering requirementWorkplace rules
- Addressees
- all persons in Tulsa
- places of public accommodation (retail, personal services, entertainment venues, restaurants and bars, hotels, professional offices, banks, repair facilities, motor vehicle dealerships)
- educational institutions
- offices and workplaces where distancing cannot be maintained
- Functions reached
- SF/DR/SL/FC every public service area
- OF offices where distancing cannot be maintained
- IN/EC schools
- CB customers
- EMP
- Collection
- Oklahoma OK
Operative words
C. Face Coverings Mandate Under Certain Circumstances. Except as otherwise provided herein, persons located within Public Service Areas of Places of Public Accommodation or an Educational Building are required to wear face coverings at all times when present therein. Except as otherwise provided herein, persons in any Public Setting wherein social or physical distancing cannot be maintained are required to wear face coverings.... 8. Offices and workplaces that are not Public Service Areas where Physical Distancing between employees and other occupants can be consistently maintained during hours of operation [are exempt]. D. Penalty for Violation of Subsection C. There is no specific penalty for violation of this ordinance. However, persons refusing to wear a face covering into a Place of Public Accommodation, Educational Institution, or Public Setting as defined herein shall be subject to prosecution under criminal trespass, disturbing the peace, disorderly conduct or similar offenses as circumstances warrant. E. Expiration of Ordinance. This ordinance shall expire the earlier of: November 30, 2020; the expiration of all Civil Emergency Orders related to COVID-19 issued by the Mayor; or repeal, modification or extension by the City Council through a subsequent ordinance.
Enforcement
Prosecution for criminal trespass, disturbing the peace or disorderly conduct (sec. 409 D); Health Department and code officers given citation authority by EO 2020-15 (Nov. 25, 2020)
Notes
Definitions expressly list 'professional offices and services, banks and financial services, repair facilities, motor vehicle dealerships' as Places of Public Accommodation and 'offices, workplaces, houses of worship... child care facilities, hospitals... gymnasiums... sports facilities' as Public Settings.
Retrieval noteImage-only scan read by OCR; adoption stamp 'JUL 15 2020'; Mayor's approval stamp July 16, 2020.