{"id":"DUT-VA-016","kind":"duty","level":"state","jurisdiction":"Virginia","state":"VA","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"Office of the Governor and Virginia Department of Health","authority":"Office of the Governor / Va. Dep\u0027t of Health, FAQ on Executive Order 63 and Order of Public Health Emergency 5 (May 29, 2020)","instrument":"FAQ on Executive Order 63 and Order of Public Health Emergency 5 (face coverings)","title":"Frequently Asked Questions on Executive Order 63 and Order of Public Health Emergency Five","dateIssued":"2020-05-29","effective":"2020-05-29 (with EO 63)","end":"EO 63\u0027s face-covering requirement was carried into EO 72 (Dec. 14, 2020) and ended with EO 79 (May 28, 2021)","startDate":"2020-05-29","endDate":"2020-12-14","quarters":["2020Q2","2020Q3","2020Q4"],"types":["MASK","EMP","COND"],"addressees":["persons generally (patrons aged ten and over); owners or persons in control of premises (businesses admitting patrons); employees in customer-facing areas under EO 61 as amended"],"clause":"Can a business turn me away if I don\u0027t have a face covering? Yes. Businesses may not allow you to enter an establishment where a face covering is required in order to keep other customers and employees safe.... In the case of egregious violations VDH can enforce through a court-issued injunction (civil) or summons and warrant, which are punishable as a Class One misdemeanor.","enforcement":"VDH enforcement: injunction under section 32.1-27, or summons and warrant for a Class 1 misdemeanor; no criminal penalty for minors","functions":[],"notes":"The Commonwealth\u0027s own statement to businesses and the public that the face-covering order bound patrons \u0027aged ten and over\u0027 in retail, restaurants, personal care, entertainment, public transportation and \u0027All employment settings where physical distancing cannot be maintained for more than 10 minutes,\u0027 that businesses could exclude non-compliant patrons \u0027to keep other customers and employees safe,\u0027 and that VDH enforced by injunction or by summons and warrant \u0027punishable as a Class One misdemeanor\u0027 under Title 32.1 rather than the criminal code.","sourceUrl":"https://www.governor.virginia.gov/media/governorvirginiagov/governor-of-virginia/pdf/FAQ-on-Executive-Order-63-and-Order-of-Public-Health-Emergency-5.pdf","snapshot":"https://web.archive.org/web/20200530093637/https://www.governor.virginia.gov/media/governorvirginiagov/governor-of-virginia/pdf/FAQ-on-Executive-Order-63-and-Order-of-Public-Health-Emergency-5.pdf","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":139174,"grade":"primary","character":"guidance_incorporated","description":"","collection":"DUT-VA","url":"/library/DUT-VA-016","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/DUT-VA-016","citation":"Office of the Governor and Virginia Department of Health, FAQ on Executive Order 63 and Order of Public Health Emergency 5 (face coverings) (May 29, 2020) (Ex. DUT-VA-016)","stateName":"Virginia","related":[]}