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Ex. MET-ATL-054 Order Primary source read

Executive Order 2020-22

Re-declaring the emergency; all individuals directed to shelter at their place of residence; all businesses to cease non-essential operations at physical locations; all non-essential gatherings of any number prohibited

Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms · City of Atlanta, Georgia (City)

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Jurisdiction
City of Atlanta, Georgia · Atlanta · Georgia
Level
City
Authority
City of Atlanta Code §§ 2-181(a), 2-181(b), 2-182
Issued
2020-03-26 Mar. 26, 2020
Effective
2020-03-26 (filed 8:32 p.m.); continues the March 24 stay-home regime for 14 days (read as 2020-03-26)
End
2020-04-09 by its terms; suspended by Kemp EO 04.02.20.01 effective Apr. 3, 2020 6:00 p.m. (read as 2020-04-09)
In force
Mar. 26, 2020 to Apr. 9, 2020
Quarters
2020 Q2
Limitation types
Stay-at-homeBusiness closureTelework mandateGathering capTravel and quarantine
Addressees
  • all individuals in the City
  • all businesses in the City
Functions reached
  • CB
  • SF
  • OF
  • GATH
  • WF
Collection
Atlanta MET-ATL

Operative words

all individuals living in the territorial jurisdictional limits of the City of Atlanta are directed to shelter at their place of residence... all businesses must cease non-essential operations at physical locations within the City of Atlanta; all non-essential gatherings of any number of individuals are prohibited

Enforcement

Code § 2-181(b)

Notes

Recites that 'the point of no return' for Georgia was estimated by 24 infectious disease clinicians to begin March 24, 2020 and that the March 24 order was issued 'effective midnight Tuesday, March 24th.'

Retrieval note

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