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UTA notice, June 30, 2020, 'Understanding UTA's Face Covering Requirement': from July 1, 2020 all riders and employees required to wear face coverings while on the system until further notice, 'in compliance with the Salt Lake County Health Order issued on June 26, 2020'; exemptions for children under 2 and medical conditions; enforcement by information and education, masks provided; signage and announcements

Understanding UTA's Face Covering Requirement - Updates on UTA Mask Requirements

Utah Transit Authority (UTA) · Utah (UTA system-wide) (Sector regulator)

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The record

Jurisdiction
Utah (UTA system-wide) · Utah
Level
Sector regulator
Authority
Salt Lake County Health Order of June 26, 2020 (recited); UTA rider rule
Issued
2020-06-30 June 30, 2020
Effective
2020-07-01
End
Until further notice; continued under Utah's statewide mask orders from Nov. 9, 2020 and the federal conveyance order from Feb. 1, 2021 (past Sept. 30, 2021) (read as 2021-09-30)
In force
July 1, 2020 to Sept. 30, 2021
Quarters
2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
Limitation types
Face-covering requirementWorkplace rules
Addressees
  • all UTA riders
  • all UTA employees
Functions reached
  • WF commuting workforce (mask condition on every ride from July 1, 2020)
  • HR (employee mask rule)
  • CB customer access
Character
binding
Collection
State transport, ports and transit authorities AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT

Operative words

As cases have increased in Utah recently, beginning July 1, 2020, Utah Transit Authority will require all riders and employees to wear face coverings while on the system until further notice. This is in compliance with the Salt Lake County Health Order issued on June 26, 2020 requiring face coverings to be worn in public spaces.... UTA will be enforcing the mask or face covering requirement with information and education, and will offer a mask to riders who don't have one. It is not our intention to refuse service.... Similar to the Salt Lake County Health Order, children under 2 and those who have a medical condition that prevents them from being able to wear a mask are exempt from the requirement.

Enforcement

Education-first; masks supplied; county order penalties (Utah Code Ann. § 26A-1-123) underlie the rule within Salt Lake County

Notes

Implementing rule under a county health order, applied by the authority to its entire multi-county system. Q3 2020 through Q3 2021 mask condition on Utah's regional transit.

Retrieval note

Rendered Wayback capture (Aug. 15, 2020) of rideuta.com/News/2020/06/Un... (banner URL truncated); notice dated Tuesday, June 30, 2020.