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Ex. AL-048 Order Primary source read

Supplemental State of Emergency Proclamation (COVID-19): Rescinding the mask requirement and adopting the statewide Safer Apart health order

Promulgation of the Safer Apart Order effective April 9, 2021 at 5:00 p.m. (to May 5, 2021); mask requirement rescinded

Governor Kay Ivey · Alabama (State)

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The record

Jurisdiction
Alabama
Level
State
Authority
Ala. Code §§ 31-9-6(1), 31-9-13, 31-9-14, 31-9-22
Issued
2021-04-07 Apr. 7, 2021
Effective
2021-04-09 5:00 p.m. (read as 2021-04-09)
End
2021-05-05 5:00 p.m. (order extended May 3, Ex. AL-050) (read as 2021-05-05)
In force
Apr. 9, 2021 to May 5, 2021
Quarters
2021 Q2
Limitation types
Emergency declarationFace-covering requirementHealth care ordersQuarantine and isolation
Addressees
  • the public
  • law-enforcing authorities
Functions reached
  • predicate and enforcement for Ex. AL-049
Collection
Alabama AL

Operative words

I. Rescinding the mask requirement and [adopting the] statewide 'Safer Apart' health order... The law-enforcing authorities of the state shall enforce that order as any other order, rule, or regulation promulgated by the Governor under that Act, see id. § 31-9-14, and the penalty for violating it shall be [a fine of not more than $500 or imprisonment in the county jail]

Enforcement

Ala. Code §§ 31-9-14, 31-9-22 (for the mandatory paragraphs of the Safer Apart Order)

Notes

The instrument that ended Alabama's mandatory business rules and mask mandate.

Retrieval note

OCR read; the Governor's own copy is governor.alabama.gov/assets/2021/04/Safer-Apart-Order-Final-4.6.21.pdf (bundled row line 27, verified_secondary, upgraded here).