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Latest Orders and Directives

Governor’s Executive Orders

Monroe County Emergency Directives

Monroe County Emergency Directive 20-10 - Requiring Facial Inside and Outside Coverings Whenever Social Distancing Cannot Be Observed

Active Monroe County COVID-19 Related Ordinances

Monroe County Ordinance 026-2020 - Face Mask Requirements in public places and where social distancing cannot be done, Stricter Penalties, Code Enforcement

Facial Coverings are MANDATORY in the Florida Keys

Monroe County requires all persons over the age of six to wear a facial covering inside businesses and whenever away from their home and unable to engage in social distancing. Every person over the age of six who is away from his or her residence shall carry a face-covering capable of immediate use.

The ordinance requires operators and employees of business establishments to ensure customers comply within the establishment. A face covering MUST cover the nose and mouth and may include a face mask, homemade mask, or other cloth, silk, or linen covering, such as a scarf, bandana, handkerchief, or other similar cloth covering. There is an exception for those seated at a restaurant, and for gym and barbershop patrons.

A law enforcement officer may arrest or issue a notice to appear for any knowing and intentional violations committed in his or her presence or through an arrest warrant. Violations shall be prosecuted by the State Attorney of the 16th Judicial Circuit. A person found in violation may be punished by up to 60 days in the County jail and/or a fine of up to $500.

County or municipal code compliance officer, as well as a law enforcement officer, upon observation of a violation by a person who does not immediately put on a face-covering after receiving a warning, to issue a notice to appear or civil citation to appear in County Court. Any person or business establishment prosecuted under this subsection and found in violation of this ordinance may be punished by a fine of up to $500. Code officers can also issue an administrative notice of violation with fines of up to $1,000 for a first offense and $5,000 for a repeat offense. Each day a violation of this ordinance occurs is considered a separate offense.