{"id":"DUT-MA-025","kind":"duty","level":"state","jurisdiction":"Massachusetts","state":"MA","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"Governor Charles D. Baker","authority":"St. 1950, c. 639, ss. 7, 8, 8A","instrument":"COVID-19 Order No. 55 (Nov. 2, 2020) (library exhibit MA-035; cross-reference, not re-saved)","title":"Revised Order Requiring Face Coverings in Public Places","dateIssued":"2020-11-02","effective":"2020-11-06 12:01 a.m.","end":"Superseded by Order No. 67 (Apr. 30, 2021); all rescinded 12:01 a.m. May 29, 2021","startDate":"2020-11-06","endDate":"2021-04-30","quarters":["2020Q4","2021Q1","2021Q2"],"types":["MASK","EMP","COND"],"addressees":["persons generally; every place open to the public and its workers and customers"],"clause":"all persons in Massachusetts over the age of 5 years old are required to wear a mask or cloth face covering over their mouth and nose when in a public location, whether indoors and outdoors.... Public locations include any place open to the public including, without limitation, grocery stores, pharmacies, and other retail stores","enforcement":"Civil fine up to $300 per violation (Order No. 48 administration under G.L. c. 40, s. 21D)","functions":[],"notes":"Face coverings \u0027are required\u0027 in every public location regardless of distance; sector rules (restaurants, dental care, swimming) governed removal.","sourceUrl":"https://www.mass.gov/doc/covid-19-order-55/download","snapshot":"","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":257865,"grade":"primary","character":"order_operating_condition","description":"","collection":"DUT-MA","url":"/library/DUT-MA-025","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/DUT-MA-025","citation":"Governor Charles D. Baker, COVID-19 Order No. 55 (Nov. 2, 2020) (library exhibit MA-035; cross-reference, not re-saved) (Ex. DUT-MA-025)","stateName":"Massachusetts","related":["DUT-MA-024","DUT-MA-026"]}