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Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-072 Order Primary source read

RIPTA 'Response to Coronavirus (COVID-19)' page, updated June 7, 2021: masks required at all times per federal law (TSA); 'Failure to comply will result in denial of boarding or removal, and may result in penalties'; disability exemptions only by prior request; transit centers and Photo ID offices still closed; free rides to vaccination appointments; transit for essential travel only

RIPTA's Response to Coronavirus (COVID-19) - UPDATED: June 7, 2021 (TSA mask requirement; denial of boarding; transit centers closed)

Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) · Rhode Island (statewide) (State)

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The record

Jurisdiction
Rhode Island (statewide) · Rhode Island
Level
State
Authority
TSA security directive and CDC conveyance order (recited: 'The Transportation Security Administration requires proper wearing of face masks, per federal law')
Issued
2021-06-07 June 7, 2021
Effective
As stated June 7, 2021 (federal requirement from Feb. 1, 2021) (read as 2021-06-07)
End
Federal mask requirement continued past Sept. 30, 2021 (TSA SD -01B to Jan. 18, 2022; vacated Apr. 18, 2022); end of the transit-center closures not documented in this cluster (read as 2021-09-30)
In force
June 7, 2021 to Sept. 30, 2021
Quarters
2021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
Limitation types
Business closureFace-covering requirementTravel and quarantine
Addressees
  • all RIPTA passengers
  • transit center and Photo ID office customers
Functions reached
  • WF commuting workforce (federal mask condition on every Rhode Island transit ride, with removal for non-compliance, in force on July 1 and Sept. 30, 2021)
  • CB customer access (transit centers closed into mid-2021)
  • TV travel
Character
binding
Collection
State transport, ports and transit authorities AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT

Operative words

Do I have to wear a face mask? Yes. The Transportation Security Administration requires proper wearing of face masks, per federal law. Face masks are to be worn at all times. Failure to comply will result in denial of boarding or removal, and may result in penalties.... The CDC requires masks on Public Transportation Conveyances and Transportation Hubs. If you are unable to wear a mask due to a disability or medical condition, you MUST call 784-9500 x2012 to request an exemption prior to traveling on board any RIPTA vehicle.... What is closed? Kennedy Plaza Intermodal Transportation Center. Newport Transportation Center. Pawtucket Transit Center. Photo ID Office at Kennedy Plaza. Photo ID Office at RIPTA Headquarters

Enforcement

Denial of boarding or removal; TSA civil penalties under 49 U.S.C. § 46301 as applied by the security directive (initially $250-$1,500; doubled from Sept. 10, 2021)

Notes

Q3 2021 instrument: a State authority's restatement, three weeks before the quarter began, of the federal mask requirement it enforced by denial of boarding through the quarter. Implementing rule under federal orders.

Retrieval note

Rendered Wayback capture (June 7, 2021) of ripta.com/covid-19/ (full URL in banner); page 'UPDATED: June 7, 2021'. Sidebar text overlaps the heading in the text layer; the operative FAQ text is clean.

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