{"id":"NJ-049","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. 241 (2021)","title":"Outdoor mask requirement eliminated; indoor workplace and indoor public-space mask requirements continued; schools, child care and health care settings unchanged","dateIssued":"2021-05-17","effective":"2021-05-17 (immediately)","end":"Indoor public-space requirement (para. 5) superseded by EO 242 para. 1 (May 28, 2021); indoor workplace requirement (para. 4) modified by EO 243 para. 2 (June 4, 2021)","startDate":"2021-05-17","endDate":"2021-05-28","quarters":["2021Q2"],"types":["MASK","EMP"],"addressees":["individuals in outdoor public spaces","employers (indoor workplaces)","indoor public spaces including retail, recreation, dining and casinos","schools, child care, health care and congregate settings (unchanged)"],"clause":"Para. 1: \u0022Individuals in outdoor public spaces are not required to wear masks, regardless of their ability to maintain six feet of distance from other individuals or groups, and regardless of their vaccination status. Paragraph 1 of Executive Order No. 163 (2020) is hereby rescinded.\u0022 Para. 4: \u0022As provided for in Executive Order No. 192 (2020), all individuals shall continue to wear face coverings in indoor workplaces, subject only to exceptions that have previously existed, such as when employees are at distanced workstations or in their own offices.\u0022 Para. 5: \u0022all individuals shall continue to wear face coverings in indoor public spaces, including but not limited to retail, recreational, and entertainment businesses, food or beverage establishments, and casinos\u0022. Para. 3: \u0022This Order shall not supersede masking requirements currently in place in outdoor spaces in healthcare settings and at congregate facilities\u0022.","enforcement":"Para. 10: N.J.S.A. App. A:9-49 and -50","functions":["OF indoor workplaces still masked","SF/DR/FC indoor public spaces still masked","HC health care settings unchanged"],"notes":"Ends the outdoor mask order after ten months (July 8, 2020 to May 17, 2021).","sourceUrl":"https://nj.gov/infobank/eo/056murphy/pdf/EO-241.pdf","snapshot":"","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":97881,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"NJ","url":"/library/NJ-049","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/NJ-049","citation":"Governor Philip D. Murphy, Executive Order No. 241 (2021) (May 17, 2021) (Ex. NJ-049)","stateName":"New Jersey","related":["NJ-047","NJ-048","NJ-046","NJ-050","NJ-051","NJ-052","NJ-061","NJ-045","NJ-044","NJ-060","NJ-043","NJ-054"]}