{"id":"MET-LA-062","kind":"order","level":"court","jurisdiction":"Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles","state":"CA","metro":"LA","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"Presiding Judge Eric C. Taylor","authority":"Cal. Const. art. VI, sec. 1; Code Civ. Proc. sec. 128; Gov\u0027t Code sec. 68070; Cal. Rules of Court, rule 10.603; In re Reno (2012) 55 Cal.4th 428, 522; Cal/OSHA ETS (June 17, 2021)","instrument":"General Order 2021-GEN-023-00, Administrative Order of the Presiding Judge re Mandatory Use of Face Masks During the COVID-19 Pandemic (June 24, 2021; effective June 28, 2021)","title":"Administrative Order of the Presiding Judge re Mandatory Use of Face Masks During the COVID-19 Pandemic (2021-GEN-023-00)","dateIssued":"2021-06-24","effective":"2021-06-28 until further notice","end":"In force through Q3 2021 and into 2022","startDate":"2021-06-28","endDate":"2021-09-30","quarters":["2021Q2","2021Q3"],"types":["CRT","MASK"],"addressees":["all persons entering any courthouse regardless of vaccination status; court employees (Cal/OSHA-compliant masks)"],"clause":"1. Face Coverings: a. All persons entering any courthouse - regardless of vaccination status - shall wear a face mask over both the nose and mouth while in public areas of the courthouse... c. Individuals who decline or refuse to wear a face mask without a court order exempting them from the mask requirement will be denied entry to the courthouse... a. General Order 2020-GEN-025-00, dated November 23, 2020, is hereby rescinded.... THIS ORDER IS EFFECTIVE JUNE 28, 2021, AND WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE","enforcement":"Denial of entry; contempt","functions":["CT","PJ","CB"],"notes":"The Court retained its mask mandate on June 28, 2021 when it lifted distancing; the court\u0027s own recital that \u0027public health authorities acknowledged the right of businesses and entities to retain mask requirements\u0027","sourceUrl":"https://www.lacourt.org/newsmedia/uploads/1420216241552562021-GEN-023-00AdministrativeOrderofPJreFacialCoveringsandSocialDistancing062421.pdf","snapshot":"https://web.archive.org/web/20210727125137/https://www.lacourt.org/newsmedia/uploads/1420216241552562021-GEN-023-00AdministrativeOrderofPJreFacialCoveringsandSocialDistancing062421.pdf","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":338535,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"MET-LA","url":"/library/MET-LA-062","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/MET-LA-062","citation":"Presiding Judge Eric C. Taylor, General Order 2021-GEN-023-00, Administrative Order of the Presiding Judge re Mandatory Use of Face Masks During the COVID-19 Pandemic (June 24, 2021; effective June 28, 2021) (Ex. MET-LA-062)","stateName":"California","related":["MET-LA-060","MET-LA-061","MET-LA-063"]}