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Executive Order 63 and Order of Public Health Emergency Five

Requirement to Wear Face Covering While Inside Buildings

Governor Ralph S. Northam and State Health Commissioner M. Norman Oliver · Virginia (State)

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Jurisdiction
Virginia
Level
State
Authority
Va. Const. art. V; Va. Code §§ 44-146.17, 32.1-13, 32.1-20, 35.1-10
Issued
2020-05-26 May 26, 2020
Effective
2020-05-29 12:00 a.m. (read as 2020-05-29)
End
Amended Nov. 13, 2020 (First Amended EO 63); expired 2020-12-13 11:59 p.m. under EO 72 § IV.B (rule continued in EO 72 § III) (read as 2020-11-13)
In force
May 29, 2020 to Nov. 13, 2020
Quarters
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4
Limitation types
Face-covering requirementWorkplace rules
Addressees
  • all patrons aged ten and over
  • personal care businesses
  • all brick and mortar retail
  • food and beverage establishments
  • entertainment and recreation businesses
  • public transportation
  • any indoor place shared by groups
  • state and local government buildings
  • employees of essential retail
  • Department of Labor and Industry
Functions reached
  • SF
  • DR
  • SL
  • PE
  • CB
  • WF (transit)
  • EMP workplace rules via DOLI mandate
Collection
Virginia VA

Operative words

A. Face Coverings Required-Patrons. All patrons in the Commonwealth aged ten and over shall when entering, exiting, traveling through, and spending time inside the settings listed below cover their mouth and nose with a face covering, as described and recommended by the CDC... 6. Any other indoor place shared by groups of people who are in close proximity to each other.... E. Department of Labor and Industry... The Commissioner of the Virginia Department of Labor and Industry shall promulgate emergency regulations and standards to control, prevent, and mitigate the spread of COVID-19 in the workplace. The regulations and standards... shall apply to every employer, employee, and place of employment within the jurisdiction of the Virginia Occupational Safety and Health program.

Enforcement

VDH enforces; any willful violation is a Class 1 misdemeanor under § 32.1-27; injunctive relief in circuit court; no criminal penalty for minors

Notes

Text read in the Virginia Register, Vol. 36, Iss. 21 (June 8, 2020), Governor section, which also carries Amended EO 51 (May 26), EO 61 (May 8) and Amended EO 61 (May 19), EO 62 (May 12) and Amended EO 62 (May 14).

Retrieval note

Same file as VA-018.

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