The COVID Project
The record
- Jurisdiction
- City of Jackson, Mississippi (Hinds County) · Mississippi
- Level
- City
- Authority
- Miss. Code Ann. 45-17-1 et seq. (civil emergency; 45-17-3, 45-17-5 curfew, 45-17-7 orders, 45-17-9 penalties); Miss. Code Ann. 21-19-3; Jackson Code of Ordinances 86-1
- Issued
- 2020-03-16 Mar. 16, 2020
- Effective
- 2020-03-16 (civil emergency); 2020-04-03 00:00 (stay-home order) (read as 2020-03-16)
- End
- Various; the Amended Safe Recovery Jackson order of May 24, 2021 ran 'until modified, amended, rescinded, superseded, or terminated due to the expiration or termination of the existing civil emergency' and was not rescinded by any later order in the compilation through Dec. 29, 2021 (read as 2021-05-24)
- In force
- Mar. 16, 2020 to May 24, 2021
- Quarters
- 2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
- Limitation types
- Emergency declarationStay-at-homeBusiness closureTelework mandateGathering capFace-covering requirementCurfew and hoursAlcohol and barsWorkplace rulesVaccination or testing
- Addressees
- all individuals in Jackson
- non-essential businesses
- essential businesses
- restaurants, bars, gyms, salons
- City employees and contractors
- Functions reached
- CB customer base under stay-home (Apr. 3 - May 15, 2020)
- SF premises closed (non-essential)
- MASK employees and customers (May 16, 2020 onward, through 2021)
- CURF movement prohibited in curfew hours (Aug. 2020)
- OF City offices closed; remote work (Dec. 2020 - Feb. 2021; Dec. 2021)
- HR City employee vaccination or masking and testing (Aug. - Sept. 2021)
- DR restaurant and bar terms
- GATH
- Collection
- Mississippi MS
Operative words
Stay-home order (Mar. 31, 2020): 'all individuals currently living within the City of Jackson are ordered to stay at home or at their place of residence except as allowed in this Order... All persons may leave their homes or place of residence only for Essential Activities, Essential Governmental Functions, or to participate in Essential Businesses and Operations... This Order shall be effective 12:00 a.m. on Friday, April 3, 2020 and remain in full force and effect until 11:59 p.m. on April 17, 2020.' Stay Safe Jackson (May 16, 2020) and Safe Recovery Jackson (May 10 and May 24, 2021): 'Wearing a face covering in public places and when working. Any individual who is over age two and able to medically and physically tolerate a face covering (a mask or cloth face covering) shall be required to cover their nose and mouth with a face covering when in a public place or at work (essential and non-essential) and unable to maintain a six-foot social distance. Face coverings are required in public outdoor spaces and public indoor spaces such as stores.' Curfew (Aug. 12, 2020): 'a curfew is established within the entire geographical area of the City of Jackson... all pedestrian and vehicular movement, standing and parking, except for individuals... commuting to and from places of "Essential Business or Operation"... are prohibited during curfew hours.' Employee order (Aug. 16, 2021): 'All employees of the City must take all necessary actions to ensure that as covered employees, he/she shall: (i) wear a face covering anytime the covered employee can be expected to physically interact with City employees and members of the public in the course of performing their job duties, or (ii) provide proof of their full vaccination status... All persons employed by the City of Jackson must provide proof of having received at least one dose of an approved COVID-19 vaccine no later than August 31, 2021... shall participate in weekly testing at their own cost... Failure to do so may result in termination.'
Enforcement
'Violations of this Proclamation of Executive Order may be subject to misdemeanor prosecution pursuant to Section 45-17-9 of the Mississippi Code of 1972, as amended and Section 86-1 of the Jackson Code of Ordinances.'
Notes
The compilation shows Jackson's civil emergency continued on Mar. 31, Apr. 16, Apr. 30, May 15 and June 3, 2020 and thereafter; the Stay Safe Jackson orders set restaurant, bar, gym and salon rules and a 10:00 p.m. bar close (removed July 2, 2020); the 2021 Safe Recovery Jackson orders created a temporary citywide leisure district for carry-out alcohol and expanded outdoor service permits while keeping the face-covering requirement; pages 59-66 and 97-99 carry the 2021 employee orders.
Retrieval noteCity-posted compilation (Feb. 2026) of the signed orders, 102 pages, no text layer; read in full by OCR. Page pins refer to the compilation's page order.