{"id":"MET-ATL-002","kind":"order","level":"county","jurisdiction":"Fulton County, Georgia (Public Health District 3-2)","state":"GA","metro":"ATL","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"S. Elizabeth Ford, M.D., M.B.A., District Health Director, Public Health District 3.2, and C.E.O., Fulton County Board of Health","authority":"O.C.G.A. §§ 31-3-4(a)(3), 31-3-5(a), 31-2A-4(2); Ga. Comp. R. \u0026 Regs. 511-9-1-.04 (District Health Director may \u0027exercise the authorities and powers set forth in Title 31..., including social distancing, as determined necessary to control the spread of disease\u0027 by Administrative Order)","instrument":"Administrative Order for Public Health Control Measures Related to COVID-19, Directing All Residents of Fulton County to Shelter in Place","title":"Fulton County Board of Health Administrative Order (20.03.31)","dateIssued":"2020-03-31","effective":"2020-03-31 (\u0027effective immediately upon signature\u0027)","end":"\u0027This Order shall remain in place until rescinded\u0027; enforcement of conflicting local orders suspended by Kemp EO 04.02.20.01 effective Apr. 3, 2020 6:00 p.m.; the statewide shelter-in-place ran Apr. 3-30, 2020","startDate":"2020-03-31","endDate":"2020-04-03","quarters":["2020Q2"],"types":["STAY","CLOSE","GATH","QUAR","TRAV"],"addressees":["all residents of Fulton County","symptomatic persons","all businesses (essential-business enumeration)"],"clause":"All residents of Fulton County are commanded to stay at their place of residence. All individuals are permitted to leave their places of residence only to provide or receive certain essential services or engage in certain essential activities and work for essential businesses and essential governmental functions, all as defined herein.... All public and private gatherings of any number of people occurring outside a single household or living unit are prohibited... Violations of this Order shall constitute a misdemeanor and subject the violator to penalties and fines of up to $1,000 and/or up to 12 months in jail per offense.... This Order shall remain in place until rescinded.","enforcement":"Misdemeanor; fine up to $1,000 and/or up to 12 months in jail per offense (as stated in the order)","functions":["CB customer base confined to residence countywide","SF premises closed to the public (non-essential businesses)","WF workforce (leave home only for essential work)","GATH gatherings of any number","QUAR symptomatic persons barred from public buildings, restaurants, shops and public transportation facilities"],"notes":"Countywide shelter-in-place by a health officer with criminal penalties, three days before the Governor\u0027s statewide order; recites that \u0027previous efforts to command people within the county to practice social distancing has not produced consistent enough compliance.\u0027 Husch Blackwell tracker entry of March 31, 2020 (Atlanta/Fulton County) describes the same order.","sourceUrl":"http://fultoncountyboh.org/boh/media/attachments/2020/04/01/20.03.31.-fulton-county-boh-administrative-order.pdf","snapshot":"http://web.archive.org/web/20200406055100/http://fultoncountyboh.org/boh/media/attachments/2020/04/01/20.03.31.-fulton-county-boh-administrative-order.pdf","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":752945,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"MET-ATL","url":"/library/MET-ATL-002","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/MET-ATL-002","citation":"S. Elizabeth Ford, M.D., M.B.A., District Health Director, Public Health District 3.2, and C.E.O., Fulton County Board of Health, Administrative Order for Public Health Control Measures Related to COVID-19, Directing All Residents of Fulton County to Shelter in Place (Mar. 31, 2020) (Ex. MET-ATL-002)","stateName":"Georgia","related":["MET-ATL-003","SEC-04-GM-018"]}