{"id":"WV-041","kind":"order","level":"state","jurisdiction":"West Virginia","state":"WV","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"Governor Jim Justice","authority":"W. Va. Code 15-5-6 and 15-5-1","instrument":"Executive Order 50-20","title":"Statewide indoor face-covering requirement for individuals age nine and over","dateIssued":"2020-07-06","effective":"2020-07-07 12:01 a.m.","end":"Terminated 12:01 a.m. Nov. 14, 2020 and replaced by EO 77-20 (paragraph 7)","startDate":"2020-07-07","endDate":"2020-11-14","quarters":["2020Q3","2020Q4"],"types":["MASK"],"addressees":["all individuals age 9 and over within the State"],"clause":"1. All individuals age 9 and over within the State of West Virginia shall wear an adequate face covering when in confined, indoor spaces, other than when in one\u0027s residence or when actively engaged in the consumption of food and/or beverage, and when not able to adequately social distance from other individuals who do not reside in the same household.... 4. The term \u0027face covering\u0027 as used herein shall be construed very broadly to include, by way of example only, cloth face coverings, bandanas or handkerchiefs, face shields, and dust masks... 5. West Virginia Code 61-6-22, which prohibits the wearing of masks or other face coverings that conceal one\u0027s identity when in certain settings, including in public buildings, is not meant to and shall not apply to, or be enforced against, any person wearing a face covering to protect themselves and the community against the spread of COVID-19.","enforcement":"Order under W. Va. Code 15-5-6; EO 9-20 paragraph 7; the Monongalia County Health Officer treated complaints of businesses \u0027not adequately enforcing the Governor\u0027s mask order\u0027 as grounds for inspection (Ex. WV-082)","functions":["SF sales floor","DR dining room","OF offices where distancing not possible","FC facilities","CB customers","WF"],"notes":"","sourceUrl":"https://governor.wv.gov/Documents/2020%20Executive%20Orders/EO%2050-20.pdf","snapshot":"https://web.archive.org/web/20200707190558/https://governor.wv.gov/Documents/2020%20Executive%20Orders/EO%2050-20.pdf","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":210146,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"WV","url":"/library/WV-041","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/WV-041","citation":"Governor Jim Justice, Executive Order 50-20 (July 6, 2020) (Ex. WV-041)","stateName":"West Virginia","related":["WV-082","DUT-WV-027","WV-040","WV-042","WV-043","WV-039","WV-044","WV-038","WV-037","WV-036","WV-045","WV-035"]}