Utah Issues Open-Ended Mask Wearing Order

The Governor of Utah Gary R. Herbert declared a State of Emergency to address hospital overcrowding on November 8, 2020. Pursuant to the State of Emergency, the governor and Utah Department of Health have issued concurrent executive and public health orders designed to curb the surge of SARS-CoV-2 virus cases in Utah.

Under Utah's new public health order, all Utahns must wear masks in public, and when within 6-feet of anyone they don’t live with.

This mandate is also enforceable in business settings, which must require employees to wear masks, promote patrons to wear masks, and post signage to that effect. Businesses that fail to do so will be subject to fines.

Both orders became effective November 9th and will remain in effect until November 23, 2020. 'Please note that even after the 'orders' expire, the mask mandate will be extended for the foreseeable future,' added the Governor's press statement.