{"id":"MN-027","kind":"order","level":"state","jurisdiction":"Minnesota","state":"MN","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"Governor Tim Walz","authority":"Minn. Stat. §§ 12.21, 12.32, 12.45, 609.735 (recited)","instrument":"Emergency Executive Order 20-81, Requiring Minnesotans to Wear a Face Covering in Certain Settings to Prevent the Spread of COVID-19 (July 22, 2020)","title":"Requiring Minnesotans to Wear a Face Covering in Certain Settings to Prevent the Spread of COVID-19","dateIssued":"2020-07-22","effective":"2020-07-24 11:59 p.m.","end":"2021-05-14 (general requirement, EO 21-23); 2021-06-30 11:59 p.m. (rescinded, EO 21-21 ¶ 2)","startDate":"2020-07-24","endDate":"2021-05-14","quarters":["2020Q3","2020Q4","2021Q1","2021Q2"],"types":["MASK","EMP","COND"],"addressees":["all persons in Minnesota","all businesses (public, private, nonprofit, governmental)","transit, taxi and ride-share riders","child care, K-12 and higher-education institutions"],"clause":"2. Beginning on Friday, July 24, 2020 at 11:59 p.m., Minnesotans must wear a face covering in indoor businesses and indoor public settings, as described in this order and the related industry guidance... Workers must also wear face coverings outdoors when it is not possible to maintain social distancing.... 9.... Minnesotans are required to wear a face covering: a. In an indoor business or public indoor space, including when waiting outdoors to enter an indoor business or public indoor space.... b. When riding on public transportation, in a taxi, in a ride-sharing vehicle, or in a vehicle that is being used for business purposes.... d. For workers only, when working outdoors in situations where social distancing cannot be maintained.... 14. Notice of face covering requirements. Businesses must post one or more signs... 15. Implementation of face covering requirements by businesses. a. Businesses must require that all persons, including their workers, customers, and visitors, wear face coverings as required by this Executive Order.","enforcement":"Para. 20.a: individual willful violation \u0027is guilty of a petty misdemeanor and upon conviction must be punished by a fine not to exceed $100\u0027; para. 20.b.ii: \u0027Any business owner, manager, or supervisor who fails to comply with this Executive Order is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction must be punished by a fine not to exceed $1,000, or by imprisonment for not more than 90 days. In addition to these criminal penalties, the Attorney General, as well as city and county attorneys, may seek any civil relief available pursuant to Minnesota Statutes 2019, section 8.31, for violations of this Executive Order, including civil penalties up to $25,000 per occurrence from businesses and injunctive relief.\u0027; para. 17: DLI citations, civil penalties, closure orders","functions":["SF sales floor","DR dining room (removal only when seated 6 feet apart)","SL personal-care services (worker face-covering rules)","OF offices (removal only when alone)","JS/PF workers outdoors and indoors","WF transit riders","CL/PR dental and medical procedures (para. 10.i)","IN schools and child care (para. 12)","CB"],"notes":"Para. 12 imposed the school and child-care face-covering and cohorting regime; para. 16 permits stricter business policies; para. 18 preserves local power to add requirements and bars local relaxation (sec. 12.32); para. 6 leaves court facilities to the Chief Justice (MN-048).","sourceUrl":"https://www.leg.mn.gov/archive/execorders/20-81.pdf","snapshot":"","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":501293,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"DUT-MN","url":"/library/MN-027","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/MN-027","citation":"Governor Tim Walz, Emergency Executive Order 20-81, Requiring Minnesotans to Wear a Face Covering in Certain Settings to Prevent the Spread of COVID-19 (July 22, 2020) (Ex. MN-027)","stateName":"Minnesota","related":["MN-048","DUT-MN-019","SEC-20-GM-048","MN-025","MN-022","MN-020","MN-015"]}