| Ex. MET-DCM-044 | Third Amendment to Mandatory Face Covering Orders of May 18, 2020, June 10, 2021 and July 6, 2021, Misc. Case No. CM-2021-48700Third Amendment to Mandatory Face Covering Orders (masks again required for entry and in all public areas), August 4, 2021 | Penney S. Azcarate, Chief Judge, 19th Judicial Circuit of Virginia | Fairfax County, VirginiaCourt | Aug. 4, 2021 | 2021 Q3 | Face-covering requirementCourts and public offices | Primary source read | |
| Ex. MET-DCM-023 | Board of Health Regulation, Council Resolution 19-975Board of Health Regulation to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in the County (indoor face coverings upon substantial transmission) | County Council sitting as the Board of Health (lead sponsor: Council President at the request of the County Executive) | Montgomery County, MarylandCounty | Aug. 5, 2021 | 2021 Q3 | Face-covering requirement | Primary source read | |
| Ex. MET-DCM-024 | Notice of Substantial Transmission of COVID-19 in Montgomery CountyMemorandum: Notice of Substantial Transmission of COVID-19 in Montgomery County, Maryland | Travis A. Gayles, M.D., Ph.D., Health Officer (memorandum to the Council President and Vice President) | Montgomery County, MarylandCounty | Aug. 5, 2021 | 2021 Q3 | Face-covering requirement | Primary source read | |
| Ex. MET-DCM-128 | Executive Order No. 18-2021Indoor face-covering requirement for all persons over the age of five in all public places | County Executive Angela D. Alsobrooks | Prince George's County, MarylandCounty | Aug. 5, 2021 | 2021 Q3 | Emergency declarationFace-covering requirement | Confirmed from a secondary source | |
| Ex. MD-090 | Third Amended Administrative Order Expanding Statewide Judiciary Operations in Light of the COVID-19 Emergency (Aug. 6, 2021, effective Aug. 9, 2021)Third Amended Administrative Order Expanding Statewide Judiciary Operations in Light of the COVID-19 Emergency | Chief Judge Mary Ellen Barbera, Court of Appeals of Maryland | MarylandCourt | Aug. 6, 2021 | 2021 Q3 | Face-covering requirementCourts and public offices | Primary source read | |
| Ex. MD-091 | Ninth Administrative Order Clarifying COVID-19 Health Measures in Courthouses and Judicial Branch Facilities (Aug. 6, 2021, effective Aug. 9, 2021): masks in courthouses in substantial or high transmission jurisdictionsNinth Administrative Order Clarifying COVID-19 Health Measures in Courthouses and Judicial Branch Facilities | Chief Judge Mary Ellen Barbera, Court of Appeals of Maryland | MarylandCourt | Aug. 6, 2021 | 2021 Q3 | Face-covering requirementCourts and public offices | Primary source read | |
| Ex. MET-BAL-017 | Health Commissioner Updated Directive and Order for Face CoveringsHealth Commissioner Updated Directive and Order for Face Coverings (August 10, 2021) | Letitia Dzirasa, M.D., Commissioner of Health | Baltimore City, MarylandCity | Aug. 10, 2021 | 2021 Q3 | Face-covering requirementSchools and child careWorkplace rules | Primary source read | |
| Ex. DUT-MD-016 | MOSH Standards Notice 21-1 (adopting COMAR 09.12.29, Emergency Temporary Standards, published 48:18 Md. R. [21-121-E], August 27, 2021)COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard (COVID ETS) | Maryland Occupational Safety and Health (MOSH), Division of Labor and Industry, Maryland Department of Labor (Acting Assistant Commissioner Michael A. Penn) | MarylandState | Aug. 27, 2021 | 2021 Q3 | Standing dutyFace-covering requirementHealth care ordersWorkplace rulesStanding duty | Primary source read | |
| Ex. DUT-MD-020 | MOSH Instruction 21-1MOSH COVID-19 Pandemic Field Enforcement Guidelines | Maryland Occupational Safety and Health (MOSH), Division of Labor and Industry, Maryland Department of Labor | MarylandState | Aug. 27, 2021 | 2021 Q3 | Standing dutyFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesStanding duty | Primary source read | |
| Ex. MET-DCM-025 | Notice of High Transmission of COVID-19 in Montgomery CountyMemorandum: Notice of High Transmission of COVID-19 in Montgomery County, Maryland | Travis A. Gayles, M.D., Ph.D., Health Officer | Montgomery County, MarylandCounty | Sept. 1, 2021 | 2021 Q3 | Face-covering requirement | Primary source read | |
| Ex. AGY-LOCAL-DISTRICTS-AUTHORITIES-017 | News release, 'Ready to Reconnect: Students Return to Classrooms for 2021-22 School Year' (Sept. 8, 2021)Opening of 2021-22 with universal masking in all schools and offices and employee vaccination-or-weekly-testing | Prince George's County Public Schools | Prince George's County Public Schools, MarylandCounty | Sept. 8, 2021 | 2021 Q3 | Context (guidance or announcement)Face-covering requirementSchools and child careWorkplace rulesVaccination or testing | Primary source read | |
| Ex. ECO-B-148 | State Board of Education emergency regulation requiring face coverings in public schoolsMaryland school mask requirement, 2021-22 (ended March 1, 2022) | Maryland State Board of Education (emergency regulation COMAR 13A.01.07, adopted Aug. 26, 2021; approved by AELR Committee Sept. 14, 2021) | MarylandState | Aug. 26, 2021 | 2021 Q3 | Face-covering requirementSchools and child care | Primary source read | |
| Ex. SEC-15-082 | Emergency regulation COMAR 13A.01.07 (universal masking in all public schools), adopted Aug. 26, 2021; approved by the AELR Committee Sept. 14, 2021COMAR 13A.01.07 emergency regulation (school masks) | Maryland State Board of Education | MarylandSector regulator | Aug. 26, 2021 | 2021 Q3 | Face-covering requirementSchools and child care | Primary source read | |
| Ex. MET-DCM-130 | Executive Order No. 21-2021Expansion of the indoor face-covering requirement to all persons over the age of two | County Executive Angela D. Alsobrooks | Prince George's County, MarylandCounty | Sept. 30, 2021 | 2021 Q3 | Emergency declarationFace-covering requirement | Confirmed from a secondary source | |
| Ex. MET-BAL-093 | Executive Order 2021-17, Exercise of Emergency Powers - Indoor Face Covering Requirement for Businesses and Facilities open to the public and public transportationExercise of Emergency Powers - Indoor Face Covering Requirement for Businesses and Facilities open to the public and public transportation | County Executive Calvin Ball | Howard County, MarylandCounty | Dec. 23, 2021 | | Face-covering requirementWorkplace rules | Primary source read | |
| Ex. MET-BAL-076 | Executive Order No. 56, To Require Face Coverings in Certain Areas of the CountyTo Require Face Coverings in Certain Areas of the County | County Executive Steuart Pittman | Anne Arundel County, MarylandCounty | Dec. 30, 2021 | | Face-covering requirement | Primary source read | |
| Ex. MET-BAL-100 | Executive Order 2022-02, Rescinding the indoor face covering requirement for certain businesses, facilities and places of assembly open to the public; Maintaining the requirement on Howard County public transportationRescinding the indoor face covering requirement...; Maintaining the requirement on Howard County public transportation | County Executive Calvin Ball | Howard County, MarylandCounty | Feb. 1, 2022 | | Face-covering requirementOther | Primary source read | |
| Ex. DUT-MD-006 | StatuteOffense of violating an order, rule or regulation issued under the Emergency Management subtitle; two-tier misdemeanor penalty | Maryland General Assembly (Public Safety Article, Title 14, Subtitle 1) | MarylandState | | 2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3 | Standing dutyStay-at-homeBusiness closureCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementStanding duty | Primary source read | |
| Ex. DUT-MD-008 | StatuteOffense of knowing and willful failure to comply with an order, requirement or directive issued in a catastrophic health emergency… | Maryland General Assembly (Public Safety Article, Title 14, Subtitle 3A) | MarylandState | | 2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3 | Standing dutyStay-at-homeBusiness closureCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementHealth care ordersStanding duty | Primary source read | |
| Ex. DUT-MD-019 | MOSH Fact Sheet (April 2020)COVID-19 Facemasks vs. Respirators: Understanding the Difference | Maryland Occupational Safety and Health (MOSH), Division of Labor and Industry, Maryland Department of Labor | MarylandState | | 2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3 | Standing dutyFace-covering requirementWorkplace rules | Primary source read | |