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Ex. MET-CIN-036 Order Confirmed from a secondary source

Mask Up Hamilton County / #MasksOn Hamilton County (posted July 8, 2020)

State Health Director requires masks to be worn in public in Hamilton County

Hamilton County (Board of County Commissioners' communications office), communicating the Ohio Department of Health Director's order · Hamilton County, Ohio (County)

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Jurisdiction
Hamilton County, Ohio · Cincinnati · Ohio
Level
County
Authority
n/a (county communication); the order is the ODH Director's Order for Facial Coverings in Level 3 counties (OH file)
Issued
2020-07-08 July 8, 2020
Effective
2020-07-08 6:00 p.m. (read as 2020-07-08)
End
superseded by the statewide mask order July 23, 2020 (OH file) (read as 2020-07-23)
In force
July 8, 2020 to July 23, 2020
Quarters
2020 Q3
Limitation types
Face-covering requirement
Addressees
  • all persons in Hamilton County
  • employees and businesses
Functions reached
  • SF premises
  • WF workforce
  • TR transit
  • CB customers
Collection
Cincinnati MET-CIN

Operative words

Effective on July 8, 2020 at 6:00 p.m., facial masks will be required in public in Hamilton County.... Those in counties designated as Red Alert Level 3 or Purple Alert Level 4 are required to wear a face covering: in any indoor location that is not a residence; when outdoors and unable to consistently maintain a distance of six feet or more...; while waiting for, riding, driving, or operating public transportation, ride-sharing vehicle as in a taxi or Uber.

Enforcement

ODH order (R.C. 3701.352 misdemeanor; OH file)

Notes

County confirmation that the State's county-tier mask mandate applied in Hamilton County from 6:00 p.m. July 8, 2020, the day before the City ordinance took effect.

Retrieval note

Secondary as to the State order (the county's description); the ODH order itself is an OH-file exhibit.