The COVID Project
The record
- Jurisdiction
- Osceola County, Florida · Orlando · Florida
- Level
- County
- Authority
- Fla. Stat. 252.38 and 252.46; Osceola County Code sec. 2-78; Resolutions 20-054R through 20-059R
- Issued
- 2020-04-13 Apr. 13, 2020
- Effective
- 2020-04-13 12:01 a.m. (read as 2020-04-13)
- End
- 'until further notice' (sec. 5(b)); reinforced by Emergency Ordinance 2020-60 (July 24, 2020); suspended by State EO 21-102 (May 3, 2021); void July 1, 2021 (read as 2020-07-24)
- In force
- Apr. 13, 2020 to July 24, 2020
- Quarters
- 2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
- Limitation types
- Face-covering requirement
- Addressees
- every person working, living, visiting or doing business in Osceola County
- Functions reached
- EMP workplace masking
- SF/DR/SL/LG customer-facing service (Kissimmee tourism corridor)
- CB customers
- Collection
- Orlando MET-ORL
Operative words
Section 2. Face Coverings required. a. Every person working, living, visiting, or doing business in Osceola County is required to wear a cloth facial covering consistent with the current CDC guidelines while in any public place.... Section 4. This Order hereby replaces Executive Order #4 pertaining to COVID-19. Section 5.... a. This Emergency Executive Order shall become effective on April 13, 2020, at 12:01 a.m. b. This Emergency Executive Order shall continue until further notice and unless otherwise modified or repealed.
Enforcement
No penalty section (EO 4's $500/60-day penalty omitted); penalties added by Emergency Ordinance 2020-60 from July 24, 2020
Notes
County FAQ (July 2020): 'Osceola County has had a mandatory face covering order in place since April 13.' Exceptions: under two; health impairment; no face-to-face public interaction; incompatible duties; exercising with distancing.
Retrieval noteUndated on its face; the effective date (Apr. 13, 2020) is used as the instrument date; county releases of Apr. 14 and Apr. 20, 2020 ('Osceola issues order for face covering in public'; 'Osceola modifies order on face covering') are queued and not yet retrieved.