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Director's Order for Retail and Business Compliance for Facial Coverings throughout the State of Ohio

Director's Order for Retail and Business Compliance for Facial Coverings throughout the State of Ohio

Director of the Ohio Department of Health (Stephanie McCloud, at Governor DeWine's direction) · Ohio (State)

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Jurisdiction
Ohio
Level
State
Authority
R.C. 3701.13
Issued
2020-11-13 Nov. 13, 2020
Effective
2020-11-16 12:01 a.m. (read as 2020-11-16)
End
Until the state of emergency expires or the Director rescinds; reissued Dec. 23, 2020 (OH-058); rescinded effective June 2, 2021 (OH-050) (read as 2020-12-23)
In force
Nov. 16, 2020 to Dec. 23, 2020
Quarters
2020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2
Limitation types
Business closureFace-covering requirementWorkplace rules
Addressees
  • every retail location and business open to the public ('Retail Premises')
Functions reached
  • SF (no operation except in compliance; signage; enforcement duty)
  • ST
  • WF
  • CB (masked entry)
Collection
Retail Trade SEC-07

Operative words

[No retail premises] shall be open for business or operate unless in compliance with this Order as well as all other [orders]... 2. Facial Covering (Mask) Requirement: All persons are required to wear a facial covering... ('Retail Premises')... post... at each of their Retail Premises requiring all persons entering to wear a facial covering... issuing a notice of violation requiring closure... Retail Compliance Unit... I hereby ORDER that all persons wear facial coverings in or on Retail Premises in the State of Ohio... effective at 12:01 a.m. on November 16, 2020

Enforcement

R.C. 3701.352, 3701.99 (second-degree misdemeanor); notice of violation requiring closure for up to 24 hours; Bureau of Workers' Compensation Retail Compliance Unit inspections

Notes

The paradigmatic retail-specific regulator order: it conditioned the right to be 'open for business' on compliance and created a dedicated inspection unit.

Retrieval note

Also OH-037.