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Amendment to the Order of the Governor for Mitigation, Enforcement, and Immunity Protections (Section 14 immunity conformed to the Updated Face Coverings Order)

Amendment to the Order of the Governor of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania for Mitigation, Enforcement, and Immunity Protections

Governor Tom Wolf · Pennsylvania (State)

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Jurisdiction
Pennsylvania
Level
State
Authority
35 Pa.C.S. § 7301
Issued
2020-12-10 Dec. 10, 2020
Effective
2020-12-10
End
With PA-023 (read as 2021-06-30)
In force
Dec. 10, 2020 to June 30, 2021
Quarters
2020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2
Limitation types
Face-covering requirementOther
Addressees
  • businesses and employees enforcing the face-covering order
Functions reached
  • EMP mask enforcement duty and immunity
Collection
Pennsylvania PA

Operative words

I hereby amend my Order 'For Mitigation, Enforcement, and Immunity Protections' dated November 23, 2020, as subsequently amended, as follows: The fifteenth and sixteenth 'Whereas' clauses are amended... Section 14 of the Order is amended to read as follows: Section 14. Limited Immunity Related to Universal Face Coverings... [businesses and their employees that enforce the Updated Order Requiring Universal Face Coverings, including any subsequent amendments, are immune from civil liability for such enforcement]... pursuant to 35 Pa. C.S. § 7301 I hereby declare that...

Enforcement

35 Pa.C.S. § 7301(b)

Notes

Documents that mask enforcement by businesses was a compelled duty backed by immunity.

Retrieval note

Text read; bracketed summary of § 14.