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Ex. NJ-029 Order Primary source read

Executive Order No. 163 (2020)

Face coverings required in outdoor public spaces where distancing is not practicable; indoor face coverings restated for public spaces and prolonged proximity in offices; definition of outdoor dining areas; sports by risk level

Governor Philip D. Murphy · New Jersey (State)

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Jurisdiction
New Jersey
Level
State
Authority
N.J.S.A. App. A:9-33 et seq.; N.J.S.A. 26:13-1 et seq.
Issued
2020-07-08 July 8, 2020
Effective
2020-07-08 (immediately) (read as 2020-07-08)
End
Para. 1 (outdoor masks) rescinded May 17, 2021 (EO 241 para. 1); indoor requirements carried into EO 192 (Nov. 5, 2020) and lifted for indoor public spaces May 28, 2021 (EO 242) (read as 2021-05-17)
In force
July 8, 2020 to May 17, 2021
Quarters
2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2
Limitation types
Face-covering requirementEvents and venuesWorkplace rules
Addressees
  • all individuals in outdoor public spaces
  • operators of indoor spaces open to the public
  • operators of indoor commercial spaces not open to the public (office buildings)
  • food or beverage establishments
Functions reached
  • OF/OP office masking policies mandated
  • SF/DR/FC customer-facing premises masking
  • MK/EV outdoor events masking
  • SP sports (high-risk contact sports prohibited)
Collection
New Jersey NJ

Operative words

Para. 1: "When it is not practicable for individuals in outdoor public spaces to socially distance and keep a six-foot distance from others... all individuals shall wear face coverings." Para. 3: "all individuals shall continue to wear face coverings in indoor spaces that are accessible to members of the public, such as retail, recreational, and entertainment businesses, areas of government buildings open to the public, and mass transit buses, trains, and stations... For indoor commercial spaces that are not open to members of the public, such as office buildings, those spaces must have policies that at a minimum, require individuals to wear face coverings when in prolonged proximity to others." Para. 4: outdoor dining areas defined as "open air spaces that either 1) have no roof or cover or 2) have a fixed roof or temporary or seasonal awning or cover, with at least two open sides that would comprise over 50 percent of the total wall space if the space were fully enclosed."

Enforcement

Para. 10: N.J.S.A. App. A:9-49 and -50

Notes

New Jersey's mask order for outdoors; the first order to impose masking policies on office buildings not open to the public.

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