{"id":"NJ-029","kind":"order","level":"state","jurisdiction":"New Jersey","state":"NJ","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"Governor Philip D. Murphy","authority":"N.J.S.A. App. A:9-33 et seq.; N.J.S.A. 26:13-1 et seq.","instrument":"Executive Order No. 163 (2020)","title":"Face coverings required in outdoor public spaces where distancing is not practicable; indoor face coverings restated for public spaces and prolonged proximity in offices; definition of outdoor dining areas; sports by risk level","dateIssued":"2020-07-08","effective":"2020-07-08 (immediately)","end":"Para. 1 (outdoor masks) rescinded May 17, 2021 (EO 241 para. 1); indoor requirements carried into EO 192 (Nov. 5, 2020) and lifted for indoor public spaces May 28, 2021 (EO 242)","startDate":"2020-07-08","endDate":"2021-05-17","quarters":["2020Q3","2020Q4","2021Q1","2021Q2"],"types":["MASK","EMP","EVT"],"addressees":["all individuals in outdoor public spaces","operators of indoor spaces open to the public","operators of indoor commercial spaces not open to the public (office buildings)","food or beverage establishments"],"clause":"Para. 1: \u0022When it is not practicable for individuals in outdoor public spaces to socially distance and keep a six-foot distance from others... all individuals shall wear face coverings.\u0022 Para. 3: \u0022all individuals shall continue to wear face coverings in indoor spaces that are accessible to members of the public, such as retail, recreational, and entertainment businesses, areas of government buildings open to the public, and mass transit buses, trains, and stations... For indoor commercial spaces that are not open to members of the public, such as office buildings, those spaces must have policies that at a minimum, require individuals to wear face coverings when in prolonged proximity to others.\u0022 Para. 4: outdoor dining areas defined as \u0022open air spaces that either 1) have no roof or cover or 2) have a fixed roof or temporary or seasonal awning or cover, with at least two open sides that would comprise over 50 percent of the total wall space if the space were fully enclosed.\u0022","enforcement":"Para. 10: N.J.S.A. App. A:9-49 and -50","functions":["OF/OP office masking policies mandated","SF/DR/FC customer-facing premises masking","MK/EV outdoor events masking","SP sports (high-risk contact sports prohibited)"],"notes":"New Jersey\u0027s mask order for outdoors; the first order to impose masking policies on office buildings not open to the public.","sourceUrl":"https://nj.gov/infobank/eo/056murphy/pdf/EO-163.pdf","snapshot":"","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":117933,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"NJ","url":"/library/NJ-029","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/NJ-029","citation":"Governor Philip D. Murphy, Executive Order No. 163 (2020) (July 8, 2020) (Ex. NJ-029)","stateName":"New Jersey","related":["NJ-028","NJ-030","NJ-027","NJ-026","NJ-025","NJ-024","NJ-023","NJ-031","NJ-021","NJ-022","NJ-020","NJ-032"]}