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Ex. MET-PHL-006 Order Primary source read

Emergency Order Concerning the Use of Face Coverings (June 26, 2020 Mask Order)

Emergency Order Concerning the Use of Face Coverings to Prevent the Spread of 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Mayor James F. Kenney and Health Commissioner Thomas A. Farley, MD, MPH · City of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (City)

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Jurisdiction
City of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania · Philadelphia · Pennsylvania
Level
City
Authority
Philadelphia Code sections 6-205 and 6-206; Disease Prevention and Control Law of 1955
Issued
2020-06-26 June 26, 2020
Effective
2020-06-26
End
Amended Nov. 16, 2020 (masks whenever in the company of another household); restated in the Jan. 15, Feb. 27 and May 20, 2021 orders; general indoor requirement for vaccinated persons lifted June 11, 2021 (Ex. MET-PHL-018); masks continued without interruption at healthcare institutions, congregate facilities, schools and child care and on transit; all indoor settings again from Aug. 12, 2021 (Ex. MET-PHL-019) (read as 2021-06-30)
In force
June 26, 2020 to June 30, 2021
Quarters
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2
Limitation types
Face-covering requirementWorkplace rules
Addressees
  • all individuals in indoor locations open to the public, offices and public transportation, and outdoors where six feet cannot be kept
  • businesses (owner liability from Nov. 16, 2020)
Functions reached
  • SF customers and staff masked
  • OF office settings masked
  • TR public transportation masked
  • WF
Collection
Philadelphia MET-PHL

Operative words

Section 1. Face Covering Requirements. A. Face Coverings Required. Except as provided in subsection (B) 'Exceptions,' all individuals must wear face coverings, such as cloth face masks, scarves, bandannas or other material, as recommended by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) over their noses and mouths when they are at any (1) outdoor locations where members of the public are generally permitted and individuals cannot consistently maintain a distance of six feet from individuals from other households; and (2) any indoor location where members of the public are generally permitted including, but not limited to, the following:... l. Office settings. m. Buses, trolley, subways, and other forms of public transportation.... This Order shall be effective June 26, 2020 and shall remain in effect until rescinded, superseded, or amended by further Order.

Enforcement

Supplements other orders; no stop, detain or arrest of individuals; business-owner liability for occupants' non-compliance from Nov. 16, 2020 with fines under Ex. MET-PHL-070

Notes

Independent of and earlier than the Commonwealth's July 1, 2020 universal face-covering order; never lapsed

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