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Executive Order 21-116

Protecting Public Health by Wearing Masks or Face Coverings or Obtaining Proof of Vaccination in Indoor Public Places

Governor Daniel J. McKee · Rhode Island (State)

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Jurisdiction
Rhode Island
Level
State
Authority
R.I. Const. art. IX; R.I. Gen. Laws tit. 30, ch. 15; tit. 23, ch. 8; EO 21-109
Issued
2021-12-16 Dec. 16, 2021
Effective
2021-12-20
End
Post-period (early 2022)
In force
Dec. 20, 2021 (no end date recorded; counted as in force for 120 days)
Limitation types
Capacity limitFace-covering requirementEvents and venuesVaccination or testing
Addressees
  • recreation, entertainment, historical and cultural establishments, venues of assembly and religious organizations with indoor capacity of 250 or more
  • all indoor public places
Functions reached
  • PE
  • MC
  • WS
  • SF
Collection
Rhode Island RI

Operative words

1. Recreation establishments, entertainment establishments, historical establishments, cultural establishments, venues of assembly, and religious and faith-based organizations conducting operations in indoor venues with a capacity of 250 or more persons shall require any person in their indoor premises to cover their mouth and nose with a mask or face covering ('masking'), regardless of vaccination status.

Enforcement

R.I. Gen. Laws tit. 23, ch. 8; RIDOH

Notes

Post-period instrument saved as context: Rhode Island reimposed a statewide indoor mask-or-vaccination-proof order in December 2021.

Retrieval note

Post-period; context only.