{"id":"RI-085","kind":"order","level":"court","jurisdiction":"Rhode Island","state":"RI","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"Rhode Island Supreme Court (Chief Justice Paul A. Suttell)","authority":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 8-15-2","instrument":"Supreme Court Executive Order 2021-06","title":"COVID-19 Pandemic Response - Wearing of Face Coverings","dateIssued":"2021-08-13","effective":"2021-08-13","end":"In force through the end of 2021 (superseded in 2022)","startDate":"2021-08-13","endDate":"2021-09-30","quarters":["2021Q3"],"types":["CRT","MASK"],"addressees":["all persons entering any judicial building","all Judiciary employees"],"clause":"The State of Rhode Island, like other states around the country, has begun to see a notable increase in COVID-19 cases driven by the highly contagious Delta variant. To slow the spread of COVID-19 and reduce infections, § 2(A)(2) of Executive Order 2021-04 is hereby superseded... All persons entering a judicial building shall be required to wear a face covering or mask, regardless of vaccination status. All employees must wear a face covering or mask in any entry, exit, and common areas of the buildings... Entered as an Executive Order this 13th day of August 2021.","enforcement":"Order of the Chief Justice","functions":["CT universal masking in every courthouse from Aug. 13, 2021","CL","SV","OF"],"notes":"A third-quarter 2021 reinstatement of universal masking by the State\u0027s judicial branch, expressly on account of the Delta variant.","sourceUrl":"https://www.courts.ri.gov/Courts/SupremeCourt/SupremeExecOrders/21-06.pdf","snapshot":"http://web.archive.org/web/20210814165125/https://www.courts.ri.gov/Courts/SupremeCourt/SupremeExecOrders/21-06.pdf","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":136773,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"RI","url":"/library/RI-085","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/RI-085","citation":"Rhode Island Supreme Court (Chief Justice Paul A. Suttell), Supreme Court Executive Order 2021-06 (Aug. 13, 2021) (Ex. RI-085)","stateName":"Rhode Island","related":["RI-084"]}