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Executive Order No. 7-2020

Continued Declaration of a Local State of Emergency for Prince George's County, Maryland (face coverings in grocery, pharmacy, large chain retail and on TheBus)

County Executive Angela D. Alsobrooks · Prince George's County, Maryland (County)

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Jurisdiction
Prince George's County, Maryland · Washington suburbs · Maryland
Level
County
Authority
Md. Code Pub. Safety § 14-111; Prince George's County Code § 6-134 et seq. (declaration of a Local State of Emergency)
Issued
2020-04-13 Apr. 13, 2020
Effective
2020-04-15 (face-covering and distancing orders); continued emergency from Apr. 13, 2020 (read as 2020-04-15)
End
30 days from Apr. 13, 2020 unless extended (extended by CR-31-2020, May 11, 2020, and EO 8-2020, May 14, 2020); the face-covering rules were carried forward and broadened by the Health Officer's Aug. 4, 2020 order and CR-64-2020 (read as 2020-09-30)
In force
Apr. 15, 2020 to Sept. 30, 2020
Quarters
2020 Q22020 Q3
Limitation types
Emergency declarationFace-covering requirementTravel and quarantineWorkplace rules
Addressees
  • patrons of grocery stores, pharmacies and large chain retail establishments
  • riders of TheBus
  • grocery stores, pharmacies and large chain retail establishments
Functions reached
  • SF sales floor entry conditioned on masks
  • CB customers
  • WF transit-dependent workforce
  • EMP distancing duties on retailers
Collection
Washington suburbs MET-DCM

Operative words

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED, on this 13th day of April, 2020, that I, Angela D. Alsobrooks, County Executive for Prince George's County, Maryland, hereby proclaim that a Local State of Emergency continues to exist in Prince George's County, Maryland.... Effective April 15, 2020: 1. All patrons shopping in County grocery stores, pharmacies and large chain retail establishments are required to wear masks or face coverings to enter. 2. All individuals who ride 'The Bus', Prince George's County's bus transit system, are required to wear masks or face coverings onboard. 3. Grocery stores, pharmacies and large chain retail establishments are required to promote social distancing inside and even outside of these establishments while customers wait to enter the premises.... IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that all mandates in Executive Order Number 6-2020 remain in full force and effect until further notice.

Enforcement

Md. Code Pub. Safety § 14-114 (violation of emergency orders); county emergency powers

Notes

Recites 'currently over 2100 cases,... the highest number of COVID-19 positive cases in the State of Maryland' and county unemployment 'at approximately fifteen percent.' Preceded the State's retail and transit mask order (Order 20-04-15-01, effective Apr. 18, 2020) by three days.

Retrieval note

The DocumentCenter slug describes the TheBus mask rule; the document is the full text of EO 7-2020.