Colorado businesses can deny service to maskless customers per new executive order
DENVER (KRDO) -- Gov. Jared Polis signed a new executive order Thursday allowing business owners to choose to deny service to anyone who isn't wearing a mask.
The order reads in part: "Employers and operators of places of public accommodation, and those authorized on their behalf, shall have discretion to deny admittance or service and require the removal of any individual who fails to wear a medical or non-medical face covering."
This new directive intends to reduce the spread of COVID-19 as the state continues to reopen.
"As we take steps to return Coloradans to work, we must continue to take measures to facilitate reopening the economy while protecting public health," the order reads.
The order is set to expire in 30 days from June 4.
