ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – A circuit judge in Orange County issued a ruling Thursday that declared Orange County Mayor Jerry Demings’ executive order requiring residents to wear face coverings to prevent the spread of COVID-19 is constitutional and legal.Circuit Court Judge Lisa Munyon has rejected a challenge to the constitutionality of the mayor’s executive order requiring residents to wear a face mask in public.“The ruling means the mask mandate is a legal.
Masks help to slow the spread of the virus and save lives and these types of lawsuits waste valuable time and resources for local governments,” Demings said Thursday while announcing the judge’s decision.Residents’ constitutional rights are not violated by being asked to wear a face.