Executive Order 50-20

The record

Jurisdiction

West Virginia

Level

State

Authority

W. Va. Code 15-5-6 and 15-5-1

Issued

2020-07-06 July 6, 2020

Effective

2020-07-07 12:01 a.m. (read as 2020-07-07)

End

Terminated 12:01 a.m. Nov. 14, 2020 and replaced by EO 77-20 (paragraph 7) (read as 2020-11-14)

In force

July 7, 2020 to Nov. 14, 2020

Quarters

2020 Q32020 Q4

2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3

Limitation types

Face-covering requirement

Addressees

• all individuals age 9 and over within the State

Functions reached

• SF sales floor
• DR dining room
• OF offices where distancing not possible
• FC facilities
• CB customers
• WF

Collection

West Virginia WV

Operative words

1. All individuals age 9 and over within the State of West Virginia shall wear an adequate face covering when in confined, indoor spaces, other than when in one's residence or when actively engaged in the consumption of food and/or beverage, and when not able to adequately social distance from other individuals who do not reside in the same household.... 4. The term 'face covering' as used herein shall be construed very broadly to include, by way of example only, cloth face coverings, bandanas or handkerchiefs, face shields, and dust masks... 5. West Virginia Code 61-6-22, which prohibits the wearing of masks or other face coverings that conceal one's identity when in certain settings, including in public buildings, is not meant to and shall not apply to, or be enforced against, any person wearing a face covering to protect themselves and the community against the spread of COVID-19.

Enforcement