Executive Order 1516

The record

Jurisdiction

Mississippi

Level

State

Authority

Miss. Code Ann. 33-15-11(c)(1), (c)(4), 33-15-31

Issued

2020-08-04 Aug. 4, 2020

Effective

2020-08-05 08:00 (read as 2020-08-05)

End

2020-08-17 08:00 as issued; extended by EO 1518 (Aug. 31), EO 1520 (Sept. 14) and EO 1522 (Sept. 30, 5:00 p.m.); repealed with EO 1492 by EO 1525 (read as 2020-08-17)

In force

Aug. 5, 2020 to Aug. 17, 2020

Quarters

2020 Q3

2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3

Limitation types

Face-covering requirement

Addressees

• every person in Mississippi
• businesses, schools and buildings open to the public

Functions reached

• SF
• DR
• SL
• FC
• OF
• WF
• EMP
• MASK

Collection

Mississippi MS

Operative words

Every person in Mississippi shall wear a face covering, covering the nose and mouth, while inside a business, school or other building or space open to the public, or when in an outdoor public space whenever it is not possible to maintain a minimum of six feet of social distancing from another person not in the same household, except face coverings are not required for the following: [eleven enumerated exceptions, including medical conditions, eating or drinking, security screening, swimming, exercising, school athletic practices, speeches and performances, religious worship, children under six, and settings where a covering is not practical or feasible such as receipt of dental services]... This Executive Order shall be effective at 8:00 a.m. on Wednesday, August 5, 2020, and shall remain in full force and effect until 8:00 a.m. on Monday, August 17, 2020.

Enforcement

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