{"id":"AL-074","kind":"order","level":"county","jurisdiction":"Jefferson County, Alabama","state":"AL","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"Jefferson County Health Officer Mark E. Wilson, M.D. (Jefferson County Department of Health), with the approval of the State Health Officer","authority":"Ala. Code § 22-3-5(2)","instrument":"Order of the Jefferson County Health Officer Requiring the Wearing of Face Coverings in Public Places","title":"Countywide face-covering order: indoor public spaces of businesses and venues, public transportation and ride-sharing, and outdoor gatherings of ten or more; businesses to post notices","dateIssued":"2020-06-26","effective":"2020-06-29 5:00 p.m.","end":"\u0027until the Jefferson County Health Officer determines that public health conditions in the County warrant discontinuation\u0027; superseded by the State Health Officer\u0027s order effective July 16, 2020 (Ex. AL-027 ¶ 21)","startDate":"2020-06-29","endDate":"2020-07-16","quarters":["2020Q2","2020Q3"],"types":["MASK","EMP"],"addressees":["all persons in Jefferson County","businesses and venues open to the public","transportation services","schools, daycares and child-care establishments","employers"],"clause":"2. Face Coverings Required in Public Places. All persons shall be required to wear face coverings or masks in the following public places within Jefferson County: a. Indoor spaces of businesses or venues open to the general public, including but not limited to stores, bars and restaurants (see exception 3b), entertainment venues, public meeting spaces, government buildings, civic centers... b. Transportation services available to the general public, including mass transit, paratransit, taxi, or ride-sharing services. c. Outdoor areas open to the general public where ten or more persons are gathered and unable to maintain a distance of six (6) or more feet between persons not from the same household.... 6. Notices. All businesses and venues open to the general public shall post a notice at all public entrances of their establishment, stating that face coverings are required inside the establishment. 7. Conflict. This Order does not apply within a municipality that has adopted a face covering ordinance prior to the date of this Order. 8. Duration. This Order shall go into effect on Monday, June 29, 2020, at 5:00 p.m.","enforcement":"Ala. Code § 22-3-5(2) (\u0027institute immediate measures to prevent the spread\u0027 of notifiable diseases); approved by the State Health Officer as required by the State orders\u0027 local-measures clause","functions":["every public-facing function in Jefferson County (Birmingham metro)","TR transit","EMP"],"notes":"Recites that Birmingham\u0027s ordinance of April 28, 2020 and \u0027subsequent ordinances have extended this requirement until July 3, 2020\u0027. Jefferson County is Alabama\u0027s most populous county.","sourceUrl":"https://www.birminghamal.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Jefferson-County-Department-of-Health-Mandatory-Face-Covering-Order.pdf","snapshot":"https://web.archive.org/web/20200708182628/https://www.birminghamal.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Jefferson-County-Department-of-Health-Mandatory-Face-Covering-Order.pdf","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":126093,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"AL","url":"/library/AL-074","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/AL-074","citation":"Jefferson County Health Officer Mark E. Wilson, M.D. (Jefferson County Department of Health), with the approval of the State Health Officer, Order of the Jefferson County Health Officer Requiring the Wearing of Face Coverings in Public Places (June 26, 2020) (Ex. AL-074)","stateName":"Alabama","related":["AL-027","AL-073","DUT-AL-005","AL-075"]}