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Ex. AL-074 Order Primary source read

Order of the Jefferson County Health Officer Requiring the Wearing of Face Coverings in Public Places

Countywide face-covering order: indoor public spaces of businesses and venues, public transportation and ride-sharing, and outdoor gatherings of ten or more; businesses to post notices

Jefferson County Health Officer Mark E. Wilson, M.D. (Jefferson County Department of Health), with the approval of the State Health Officer · Jefferson County, Alabama (County)

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Jurisdiction
Jefferson County, Alabama · Alabama
Level
County
Authority
Ala. Code § 22-3-5(2)
Issued
2020-06-26 June 26, 2020
Effective
2020-06-29 5:00 p.m. (read as 2020-06-29)
End
'until the Jefferson County Health Officer determines that public health conditions in the County warrant discontinuation'; superseded by the State Health Officer's order effective July 16, 2020 (Ex. AL-027 ¶ 21) (read as 2020-07-16)
In force
June 29, 2020 to July 16, 2020
Quarters
2020 Q22020 Q3
Limitation types
Face-covering requirementWorkplace rules
Addressees
  • all persons in Jefferson County
  • businesses and venues open to the public
  • transportation services
  • schools, daycares and child-care establishments
  • employers
Functions reached
  • every public-facing function in Jefferson County (Birmingham metro)
  • TR transit
  • EMP
Collection
Alabama AL

Operative words

2. Face Coverings Required in Public Places. All persons shall be required to wear face coverings or masks in the following public places within Jefferson County: a. Indoor spaces of businesses or venues open to the general public, including but not limited to stores, bars and restaurants (see exception 3b), entertainment venues, public meeting spaces, government buildings, civic centers... b. Transportation services available to the general public, including mass transit, paratransit, taxi, or ride-sharing services. c. Outdoor areas open to the general public where ten or more persons are gathered and unable to maintain a distance of six (6) or more feet between persons not from the same household.... 6. Notices. All businesses and venues open to the general public shall post a notice at all public entrances of their establishment, stating that face coverings are required inside the establishment. 7. Conflict. This Order does not apply within a municipality that has adopted a face covering ordinance prior to the date of this Order. 8. Duration. This Order shall go into effect on Monday, June 29, 2020, at 5:00 p.m.

Enforcement

Ala. Code § 22-3-5(2) ('institute immediate measures to prevent the spread' of notifiable diseases); approved by the State Health Officer as required by the State orders' local-measures clause

Notes

Recites that Birmingham's ordinance of April 28, 2020 and 'subsequent ordinances have extended this requirement until July 3, 2020'. Jefferson County is Alabama's most populous county.

Retrieval note

Scanned copy hosted by the City of Birmingham; OCR read in full (4 pages). The Jefferson County Department of Health's own site no longer serves its 2020 orders; its archived PdfViewer pages did not return the order PDFs.