{"id":"GA-016","kind":"order","level":"state","jurisdiction":"Georgia","state":"GA","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"Governor Brian P. Kemp","authority":"O.C.G.A. 38-3-51(d)(1)","instrument":"Executive Order 04.13.20.02","title":"Regarding the use of face masks/coverings to help prevent the spread of COVID-19","dateIssued":"2020-04-13","effective":"2020-04-13 upon signature","end":"conclusion of the PHE (July 1, 2021)","startDate":"2020-04-13","endDate":"2021-07-01","quarters":["2020Q2","2020Q3","2020Q4","2021Q1","2021Q2"],"types":["MASK","OTHER"],"addressees":["the public"],"clause":"That Code Section 16-11-38(b)(4) shall not apply to any person wearing \u0022a mask, hood, or device by which any portion of the face is [so hidden, concealed, or covered as to conceal the identity of the wearer]\u0022 [to prevent the spread of COVID-19]","enforcement":"Suspension of the anti-mask statute\u0027s application","functions":["EMP workplace face-covering policies"],"notes":"Georgia never issued a statewide mask mandate; this order removed the criminal bar to masking.","sourceUrl":"https://gov.georgia.gov/document/2020-executive-order/04132002/download","snapshot":"","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":75645,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"GA","url":"/library/GA-016","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/GA-016","citation":"Governor Brian P. Kemp, Executive Order 04.13.20.02 (Apr. 13, 2020) (Ex. GA-016)","stateName":"Georgia","related":["SEC-20-GM-037","SEC-20-GM-047","GA-014","GA-015","GA-012","GA-013","GA-017","GA-010","GA-011","GA-021","GA-009","GA-057"]}