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Ex. MET-DEN-046 Order Primary source read

Rider face-covering requirement on buses, trains, stations and stops

Face coverings: the simple and important tool we can all use to protect one another (RTD, July 13, 2020)

RTD · Regional Transportation District (Sector regulator)

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The record

Jurisdiction
Regional Transportation District · Denver · Colorado
Level
Sector regulator
Authority
C.R.S. 32-9-101 et seq.; Denver and metro-city face covering orders recited
Issued
2020-07-13 July 13, 2020
Effective
By July 13, 2020 (following Denver's May 5, 2020 order and metro city orders) (read as 2020-07-13)
End
Continued under the CDC conveyance order (Feb. 1, 2021) and TSA directives through Jan. 18, 2022 and beyond; RTD lifted its mandate Apr. 19, 2022 (read as 2021-09-30)
In force
July 13, 2020 to Sept. 30, 2021
Quarters
2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
Limitation types
Face-covering requirementTravel and quarantine
Addressees
  • all RTD passengers
Functions reached
  • TRAV
  • WF
  • CB
Collection
Denver MET-DEN

Operative words

RTD passengers are required to wear face coverings on buses and trains and while waiting or using stations and stops, unless they have a disability that inhibits the use of a face covering.

Enforcement

RTD states that 'Denver and other metro-area cities require it, and RTD is following and endorsing those requirements'; limited security enforcement acknowledged