{"id":"DUT-IL-016","kind":"duty","level":"state","jurisdiction":"Illinois","state":"IL","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"Governor JB Pritzker (Office of the Governor release, with IDPH Director Ngozi Ezike)","authority":"Department of Public Health Act, 20 ILCS 2305/2(a) and 8.1; 77 Ill. Adm. Code 690.50 (emergency); Senate Bill 471 (Public Act 101-0639)","instrument":"Press release, \u0027Gov. Pritzker Announces Efforts to Protect Illinois Communities and Frontline Workers in Response to Ongoing COVID-19 Pandemic\u0027 (announcing the IDPH emergency rules for businesses, schools and child care and the signing of SB 471)","title":"Official description of the three-step enforcement of the business face-covering and gathering rule (written notice; order to disperse; Class A misdemeanor and $75-$2,500 fine) and statement that businesses have a responsibility to cooperate with public health investigations","dateIssued":"2020-08-07","effective":"2020-08-07 (the rule described took effect the same day)","end":"n/a (statement)","startDate":"2020-08-07","endDate":"2021-06-30","quarters":["2020Q3","2020Q4","2021Q1","2021Q2"],"types":["EMP","MASK","GATH","DUTY"],"addressees":["businesses, schools and child care establishments; retail workers (SB 471)"],"clause":"First, businesses will be given a warning in the form of written notice... Second, businesses that do not voluntarily comply will be given an order to have some or all of their patrons leave the premises... Third, if the business continues to refuse to comply, the business can receive a class A misdemeanor and be subject to a fine ranging from $75-$2,500.","enforcement":"Class A misdemeanor and fine of $75 to $2,500 against the business after written notice and order to disperse","functions":[],"notes":"Describes the rule\u0027s graduated enforcement against businesses; states that the rules \u0027reinforce the authority of IDPH and local health departments to investigate COVID-19 cases and reaffirm that businesses have a responsibility to cooperate with those investigations\u0027; announces SB 471, adding a penalty for assaulting or battering a retail worker \u0027who is conveying public health guidance, such as requiring patrons to wear face-coverings or promoting social distancing.\u0027 Character as recorded: agency_position_statement (release, FAQ, memorandum or statement; order_penalty layer).","sourceUrl":"https://gov.illinois.gov/newsroom/press-release.21906.html","snapshot":"","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":59138,"grade":"primary","character":"agency_position_statement","description":"","collection":"DUT-IL","url":"/library/DUT-IL-016","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/DUT-IL-016","citation":"Governor JB Pritzker (Office of the Governor release, with IDPH Director Ngozi Ezike), Press release, \u0027Gov. Pritzker Announces Efforts to Protect Illinois Communities and Frontline Workers in Response to Ongoing COVID-19 Pandemic\u0027 (announcing the IDPH emergency rules for businesses, schools and child care and the signing of SB 471) (Aug. 7, 2020) (Ex. DUT-IL-016)","stateName":"Illinois","related":["DUT-IL-004","DUT-IL-020"]}