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The record
- Jurisdiction
- Alabama (Blount, St. Clair, Shelby, Tuscaloosa and Walker Counties) · Alabama
- Level
- State
- Authority
- Ala. Code § 22-3-5(2) (county health officer's power to institute immediate measures) exercised by the State Health Officer under § 22-2-2(7) for counties without a county health officer
- Issued
- 2020-03-17 Mar. 17, 2020
- Effective
- 2020-03-17 5:00 p.m. (gatherings; restaurants); 2020-03-18 (senior centers; close of business for schools and child care) (read as 2020-03-17)
- End
- superseded by the statewide order of March 19, 2020 (Ex. AL-005) (read as 2020-03-19)
- In force
- Mar. 17, 2020 to Mar. 19, 2020
- Quarters
- 2020 Q2
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
- Limitation types
- Business closureGathering capSchools and child careHealth care ordersAlcohol and bars
- Addressees
- the public
- restaurants, bars, breweries and food service establishments
- private schools, preschools and child-care centers
- nursing homes and long-term care facilities
- senior centers
- Functions reached
- DR dining room
- BA bar
- GATH events
- WF (schools and child care closed)
- VS visitation
- Collection
- Alabama AL
Operative words
Effective today, March 17, 2020, at 5:00 P.M., all gatherings of 25 persons or more, or gatherings of any size that cannot maintain a consistent six-foot distance between persons, are prohibited until further notice.... Effective today, March 17, 2020, at 5:00 P.M., any restaurant, bar, brewery or Priority Category 3 food service establishment shall not permit on-premises consumption of food or drink for one week.
Enforcement
'This Order shall remain in full force and effect for the duration of the existence of the current emergency conditions'; penalty provision not recited in the order
Notes
Private schools through 12th grade and child-care centers with 12 or more children closed from the close of business March 18 until April 6, 2020.
Retrieval noteOCR read; the order is dated 'this __ day of March, 2020' with the day illegible in the scan; ADPH files it as the March 17, 2020 order and the statewide orders recite March 17.