Announcement that the County's local mask requirement will be lifted March 12, 2022, with the County's own chronology of mask requirements from April 2020 (post-period exhibit establishing the duration of the August 2021 county mandate)

The record

Jurisdiction

Multnomah County, Oregon · Portland · Oregon

Level

County

Authority

Multnomah County emergency powers (local mask requirement)

Issued

2022-03-01 Mar. 1, 2022

Effective

2022-03-12 (lifting) (read as 2022-03-12)

End

n/a (post-period; the requirement it lifted ran from Aug. 13, 2021 to Mar. 12, 2022)

In force

Mar. 12, 2022 (no end date recorded; counted as in force for 120 days)

Limitation types

Face-covering requirement

Addressees

• all persons and businesses in Multnomah County

Functions reached

• MASK all indoor public spaces Aug. 13, 2021-Mar. 12, 2022 (county) alongside the State rule
• CB
• WF

Collection

Portland MET-PDX

Operative words

Multnomah County will lift its local mask requirement beginning March 12, mirroring Oregon Gov. Kate Brown's announcement Monday that she would lift a statewide mandate at midnight March 11. It's the first time since August that residents won't be required to mask up in most public spaces. Masks will still be required in some areas, such as in healthcare settings, in shelters and on public transit.... Then on June 24, 2020, a state mandate went into effect requiring residents to wear face coverings in certain public indoor spaces in seven Oregon counties, including Multnomah County.... A week later, with case counts climbing across the state, Gov. Brown extended her mandate statewide and enlisted Oregon Occupational Safety and Health and other state agencies to enforce the requirement.... Two weeks later Chair Deborah Kafoury announced an executive order that legally required individuals and businesses to comply with the countywide rule. Two days later Gov. Brown signed an administrative order requiring masks be worn statewide.

Enforcement

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