The COVID Project
The record
- Jurisdiction
- Arkansas
- Level
- State
- Authority
- Ark. Code Ann. 12-75-101 et seq.
- Issued
- 2020-06-15 June 15, 2020
- Effective
- 2020-06-15 (incorporated in EO 20-37 and every renewal through EO 21-07) (read as 2020-06-15)
- End
- 2021-05-30 (expiry of the emergency) (read as 2021-05-30)
- In force
- June 15, 2020 to May 30, 2021
- Quarters
- 2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
- Limitation types
- Workplace rulesOther
- Addressees
- all persons and businesses in Arkansas
- Functions reached
- EMP every employer's operating protocols (compliance the condition of immunity)
- Collection
- Arkansas AR
Operative words
(2)... It is presumed that a person and person's employees, agents, and officers are not committing willful, reckless, or intentional misconduct under this order if the person and the person's, agents, and officers are (a) substantially complying with health and safety directives or guidelines issued by the Governor or the Secretary of the Department of Health; or (b) acting in good faith while attempting to comply with health and safety directives or guidelines issued by the Governor or the Secretary of the Department of Health
Enforcement
Civil immunity conditioned on compliance; expires with the emergency
Notes
Recites that 'Arkansas business owners are fearful of opening their businesses or keeping them open... because of the threat of litigation'; EO 21-03 (Feb. 26, 2021) kept compliance with guidance as the condition of immunity after the directives became guidance.
Retrieval noteScanned PDF; read by OCR of the exhibit.