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Executive Order 2020-50

Adopting Version 4.10 of the Phased Guidelines for the General Public and Businesses to Maximize Public Health and Economic Reactivation (Utah COVID-19 Level of Restriction)

Governor Gary R. Herbert · Utah (State)

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Jurisdiction
Utah
Level
State
Authority
Utah Code 53-2a-204(1)(a), (1)(b); 53-2a-209(1)
Issued
2020-08-14 Aug. 14, 2020
Effective
2020-08-14 (immediately); rescinds and replaces EO 2020-49 (read as 2020-08-14)
End
2020-08-20 11:59 p.m. (continued by EO 2020-57 (Aug. 20), -60 (Sept. 4), -62 (Sept. 11, through Sept. 19); then UPHO 2020-13 and 2020-14) (read as 2020-08-20)
In force
Aug. 14, 2020 to Aug. 20, 2020
Quarters
2020 Q3
Limitation types
Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementEvents and venuesWorkplace rules
Addressees
  • each person in Utah
  • Salt Lake City (Orange)
  • political subdivisions (mask mandates)
Functions reached
  • GATH
  • DR
  • SF
  • EV
  • OF
  • MASK (local mandates authorized on notice)
Collection
Utah UT

Operative words

2. The Utah COVID-19 Level of Restriction is: a. Moderate Level of Restriction (Orange) in Salt Lake City; b. Minimal Level of Restriction (Green) in Beaver County, Daggett County, Duchesne County, Emery County,...; c. Low Level of Restriction (Yellow) in each area of the State not identified... 3.... a. Each person in an area identified in Subsection (2)(a) shall comply with the Moderate Level of Restriction (Orange) provisions of the Phased Guidelines;... 5. Notwithstanding Subsections (3) or (4), a political subdivision desiring to adopt a mandatory face covering requirement may do so without prior approval from the Utah Department of Health by notifying the Utah Department of Health of their intent to adopt the requirement.

Enforcement

Utah Code 53-2a-209(1)

Notes

Renamed 'risk levels' as 'levels of restriction'; Sec. 5 is the preemption release for local mask mandates (Ballotpedia Aug. 18, 2020 entry).

Retrieval note

EO 2020-57 (Aug. 20), 2020-60 (Sept. 4: Salt Lake City to Yellow; Sevier to Green) and 2020-62 (Sept. 11: Box Elder and Carbon to Green; through Sept. 19) were read at rules.utah.gov Nos. 57, 60, 62.

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