Its a “Recommendation” Only Dec. 15, to Jan. 15, 2022

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California’s current mask recommendations and requirements are not a mandate and they are not signed orders from the governor. We were not able to find any forms or announcements where a “mandate” (which is not a law} except this site. Note the mask exemptions.

From the California for ALL site:

Wear your mask in indoor public spaces and workplaces

Due to a recent increase in cases, CDPH has mandated that everyone in California wear a mask in indoor public spaces and workplaces. The order is in effect December 15, 2021 to January 15, 2022.

Here are California’s current mask recommendations and requirements.

On this page:

• Masks in daily life
• Masks in the workplace
• Guidance for businesses
• Questions and answers

Masks in daily life

These are the statewide guidelines for masks. Your local area may have more. Check your area’s COVID-19 website.Everyone is required to wear masks in the following settings:

• Indoor public spaces (until January 15, 2022)
• Workplaces (until January 15, 2022)
• Public transit
• Healthcare settings (including long term care facilities)
• Adult and senior care facilities
• Indoors in K-12 schools, childcare, and other youth settings
• State and local correctional facilities and detention centers
• Homeless shelters, emergency shelters, and cooling centers

Masks are required for unvaccinated people and recommended for everyone in:

• Places of worship

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See CDPH’s Guidance for the Use of Face Coverings and Face Coverings Q&A to learn more.

Read Get the Most out of Masking to learn how a mask can best protect you.

Mask-wearing exemptions

The following individuals are exempt from wearing masks at all times:

• Children under two years old, due to the risk of suffocation.
• People with:
  • A medical condition, 
  • Mental health condition, or 
  • Disability that precludes wearing a mask. This includes:
    • Those for whom a mask could obstruct breathing
    • Who are unconscious or incapacitated 
    • Unable to remove a mask without assistance
• People for whom seeing the mouth is essential for communication:
  • Hearing impaired, or 
  • Those communicating with a person who is hearing impaired.
• People for whom wearing a mask would create a risk as they work, as determined by:
  • Local, state, or federal regulators, or 
  • Workplace safety guidelines.

See complete mask exemptions details at CDPH’s Guidance for the Use of Face Coverings.