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- Jurisdiction
- Montgomery County, Maryland · Washington suburbs · Maryland
- Level
- County
- Authority
- Governor's Order 20-06-10-01 and the Declaration of Catastrophic Health Emergency; Md. Code Health-Gen. § 18-208; COMAR 10.06.01.06
- Issued
- 2020-06-18 June 18, 2020
- Effective
- 2020-06-18 (effective immediately) (read as 2020-06-18)
- End
- Superseded by the face-covering provisions of EO 087-20 (Aug. 5, 2020) and the amended directive of Nov. 24, 2020; general rules ended May 28, 2021 (read as 2020-08-05)
- In force
- June 18, 2020 to Aug. 5, 2020
- Quarters
- 2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
- Limitation types
- Face-covering requirement
- Addressees
- all County residents over the age of two
- Functions reached
- CB customers in public
- WF workforce
- SF sales floors
- DR dining (exception while seated)
- Collection
- Washington suburbs MET-DCM
Operative words
All County residents over the age of two shall wear face coverings whenever they are in public and social distancing is not possible.... This Order remains effective until after termination of the state of emergency and the proclamation of the catastrophic health emergency has been rescinded, or until rescinded, superseded, amended, or revised by additional orders.
Enforcement
Misdemeanor; imprisonment not exceeding one year or a fine not exceeding $5,000 or both (recited in the order)
Notes
Broader than the State's Apr. 15, 2020 order, which reached retail and transit only; the State's general indoor mask order followed on July 31, 2020.