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- Jurisdiction
- Tennessee
- Level
- State
- Authority
- Tenn. Code Ann. 58-2-107
- Issued
- 2020-04-28 Apr. 28, 2020
- Effective
- 2020-04-29
- End
- 2020-05-29 (superseded by EO 38) (read as 2020-05-29)
- In force
- Apr. 29, 2020 to May 29, 2020
- Quarters
- 2020 Q2
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
- Limitation types
- Capacity limitGathering capWorkplace rules
- Addressees
- all persons
- places of worship
- local governments
- Functions reached
- WS worship excepted from the 10-person social-gathering rule; local worship orders barred
- FC weddings and funerals
- Collection
- Religious Organizations and Nonprofits SEC-16
Operative words
3. Places of worship, weddings, and funerals. Religious services, rites, or gatherings, weddings, and funerals are not social gatherings under Paragraph 2, and nothing in this Order mandates closure of a place of worship, or prohibits weddings or funerals as a matter of law. However, places of worship are strongly encouraged to continue to utilize virtual or online services... [and] follow Guidelines to be issued by the Governor's Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives... [No local] entity shall issue an order or measure regarding places of worship.
Enforcement
Notes
Also 'Visiting a place of worship' listed as an essential activity (para. 132 of extracted text).