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Executive Order 06.30.21.01

Declaration of State of Emergency for Continued COVID-19 Economic Recovery

Governor Brian P. Kemp · Georgia (State)

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Jurisdiction
Georgia
Level
State
Authority
O.C.G.A. 38-3-28; 38-3-51(c)(1), (c)(4), (d)(1)-(3)
Issued
2021-06-30 June 30, 2021
Effective
2021-06-30 (in force from signature; operative from the PHE's termination at 12:00 A.M. July 1, 2021) (read as 2021-06-30)
End
2021-07-30 11:59 P.M. unless renewed (renewed by 07.22.21.01, 08.19.21.01, 09.20.21.01, 10.21.21.01, 11.19.21.01, 12.17.21.01) (read as 2021-07-30)
In force
June 30, 2021 to July 30, 2021
Quarters
2021 Q22021 Q3
Limitation types
Emergency declarationHealth care ordersSupply chainOther
Addressees
  • all state and local authorities
  • public and private entities
  • Georgia National Guard
  • counties and municipalities
Functions reached
  • EMER predicate for all of Q3 2021
  • SC supply chain (declared emergency 'on the economy, supply chain, and healthcare infrastructure')
  • HC hospital capacity (Guard)
  • CB pricing (price-gouging statute)
Collection
Georgia GA

Operative words

That because of the continuing negative impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on the State's economy, supply chain, and healthcare infrastructure, a State of Emergency is declared in the State of Georgia.... That all resources of the State of Georgia shall be made available to assist in activities designed to address this emergency and aid recovery and response efforts.... That the Georgia Department of Defense provide up to one hundred (100) Georgia National Guard troops to be used in response to this State of Emergency.... That all state and local authorities, as well as public and private entities, shall fully comply with all orders by the Governor as authorized by Georgia law, in furtherance of this Order.... Code Section 10-1-393.4, prohibiting price gouging, remains in effect.... That the State of Emergency shall terminate on July 30, 2021, at 11:59 P.M., unless it is renewed by the Governor.

Enforcement

O.C.G.A. 38-3-28 ('[a]ll orders, rules, and regulations promulgated by the Governor' have the force and effect of law, recited); price-gouging statute; 38-3-7 misdemeanor in the companion orders

Notes

Recitals: 'The State is experiencing an ongoing emergency due to the impacts of COVID-19 on the economy, supply chain, and healthcare infrastructure'; local rules 'more or less permissive' than the Governor's declared 'inconsistent' under 38-3-28(a). The Governor's own finding on June 30, 2021 that a COVID-19 emergency continued into Q3 2021.

Retrieval note

Five pages read in full by OCR.