The COVID Project
The record
- Jurisdiction
- Georgia
- Level
- State
- Authority
- O.C.G.A. 38-3-51; 38-3-7
- Issued
- 2021-03-31 Mar. 31, 2021
- Effective
- 2021-04-08 12:00 A.M. (read as 2021-04-08)
- End
- 2021-04-30 11:59 P.M. (read as 2021-04-30)
- In force
- Apr. 8, 2021 to Apr. 30, 2021
- Quarters
- 2021 Q2
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
- Limitation types
- Capacity limitFace-covering requirementSchools and child careHealth care ordersEvents and venuesWorkplace rules
- Addressees
- all residents
- restaurants and bars
- gyms
- salons
- theaters
- live performance venues and conventions
- schools
- long-term care facilities
- counties and municipalities
- Functions reached
- EMP mandatory sector measures retained ('shall implement') for restaurants, bars, gyms, salons, theaters, venues, conventions, schools
- VS long-term care visitation per DPH
- MASK local option retained
- GATH no cap
- CB shelter-in-place ended
- Collection
- Georgia GA
Operative words
That unless otherwise noted, the provisions contained in this Order shall be effective from April 8, 2021 at 12:00 A.M. until April 30, 2021 at 11:59 P.M.... That all residents and visitors of the State of Georgia shall practice Social Distancing as defined herein.... That all residents and visitors of the State of Georgia are strongly encouraged to wear face coverings as practicable while outside their homes or place of residence... That Long-Term Care Facilities' visitation policies shall comply with the Georgia Department of Public Health's Long-Term Care Facility [guidance]... [DPH] directives and guidance shall be mandatory for all Long-Term Care Facilities... That no Organization shall be mandated to close for failure to comply with this Executive Order, provided, however, that nothing in this provision shall be construed to prohibit the closure of an Organization by appropriate authorities for any other lawful reason.... enforcement of any county or municipal ordinance or order that is more or less restrictive than this Order and is not otherwise expressly permitted by the terms herein is hereby suspended.
Enforcement
Misdemeanor under 38-3-7 retained; closure sanction withdrawn; local orders more or less restrictive suspended
Notes
The instrument that ended Georgia's general business restrictions: no Gathering definition, no Sheltering in Place section, no closure sanction; Ballotpedia and Husch Blackwell record the same effect.
Retrieval note34 pages read by OCR; no-closure clause at p. 32.