The COVID Project
The record
- Jurisdiction
- Orange County, Florida · Orlando · Florida
- Level
- County
- Authority
- Fla. Stat. ch. 252; Orange County Code ch. 2, art. IX
- Issued
- 2020-06-24 June 24, 2020
- Effective
- 2020-06-24 upon execution (1:50 p.m.) (read as 2020-06-24)
- End
- Amended by EEO 2021-18 (Apr. 28, 2021); suspended by State EO 21-102 (May 3, 2021); void July 1, 2021 (ch. 2021-8) (read as 2021-04-28)
- In force
- June 24, 2020 to Apr. 28, 2021
- Quarters
- 2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
- Limitation types
- Face-covering requirementWorkplace rules
- Addressees
- every person working, living, visiting or doing business in Orange County
- all businesses
- transit agencies and other sectors (own protocols)
- Functions reached
- EMP workplace masking
- SF/DR/SL/CH customer-facing service
- CB customers
- WF transit commuters (sec. 3(b): transit agencies' own protocols; LYNX required masks on all passengers and employees per the county FAQ)
- Collection
- Orlando MET-ORL
Operative words
Section 2. a. Every person working, living, visiting, or doing business in Orange County is required to wear a Face Covering consistent with the current CDC guideline while in a place that is open to the public, whether indoors or outdoors.... e. Except as herein noted, the Governor of Florida's Executive Order 20-139 shall govern the residents and businesses in Orange County.... Section 5.... This Order will remain in effect throughout the State of Local Emergency pursuant to COVID-19, unless earlier rescinded.
Enforcement
Individuals: none stated (fines suspended statewide from Sept. 25, 2020 by EO 20-244); businesses: EEO 2020-12 standards, enforced by Business Compliance Teams from July 23, 2020 and by citation under EEO 2020-51 from Dec. 6, 2020
Notes
Sec. 3(b): employees and patrons of first response, government, health care, veterinarian, shelter, child care, utility, construction and transit agencies 'shall abide by their particular sector/business-specific face covering protocols consistent with CDC guidelines'. Sec. 4: applies to incorporated and unincorporated Orange County. County FAQ (newsroom.ocfl.net, July 2020) states LYNX requires masks for all passengers and employees and violations are reported to 311.
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