{"id":"GA-043","kind":"order","level":"state","jurisdiction":"Georgia","state":"GA","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"Governor Brian P. Kemp","authority":"O.C.G.A. 38-3-28; 38-3-51(c)(1), (c)(4), (d)(1)-(3); 38-3-7; Ga. Const. art. III, sec. VI, para. IV","instrument":"Executive Order 08.19.21.03","title":"Protecting Economic Recovery During the State of Emergency for Continued COVID-19 Economic Recovery","dateIssued":"2021-08-19","effective":"2021-08-19 upon signature","end":"until the Economic Recovery State of Emergency is terminated or ceases to be renewed (in force through Sept. 30, 2021 and beyond)","startDate":"2021-08-19","endDate":"2021-09-30","quarters":["2021Q3"],"types":["MASK","VAX","EMP","EVT","OTHER"],"addressees":["every Organization (any business, establishment, corporation, non-profit corporation, organization, event, Convention, Live Performance Venue)","professional, collegiate and high school sports teams","county and municipal governments","law enforcement agencies"],"clause":"That any Organization that continues in-person operations during the effective dates of this Order shall implement measures which mitigate the exposure and spread of COVID-19 among its workforce and patrons. Such measures may include the following: 1. Voluntary implementation of any provision of any county or municipal ordinance... 2. Any measures that have been proven effective to control the spread of COVID-19... No Organization or sports team or organization that continues in-person operations during the effective dates of this Order shall be compelled to enforce any provision of any county or municipal ordinance, order, rule, or regulation enacted pursuant to emergency authority or a declaration of emergency related to COVID-19.... No law enforcement agency shall compel any Organization or sports team or organization that continues in-person operations during the effective dates of this Order to adhere to any provision of any county or municipal ordinance, order, rule, or regulation enacted pursuant to emergency authority or a declaration of emergency related to COVID-19.... orders, rules, and regulations that are promulgated by county and municipal governments that are more or less restrictive than the terms of this Order shall be considered inconsistent with this Order... That pursuant to Code Sections 38-3-28 and 38-3-51, enforcement of any county or municipal ordinance, order, rule or regulation that is more or less restrictive than this Order and is not otherwise expressly permitted by the terms herein is hereby suspended.","enforcement":"That pursuant to Code Section 38-3-7, any person who violates this Order shall be guilty of a misdemeanor... state agencies with primary regulatory authority over the entities listed in this Order and the Commissioner of the Department of Public Safety shall provide resources as requested to assist in the enforcement of this Order; no Organization mandated to close for failure to comply","functions":["EMP every Organization \u0027shall implement measures which mitigate the exposure and spread of COVID-19 among its workforce and patrons\u0027","MASK local Delta-wave mask ordinances not enforceable through businesses","VAX local vaccination-proof requirements not enforceable through businesses","MC conventions and PE venues defined and regulated","SP sports under league rules"],"notes":"A statewide order in force Aug. 19-Sept. 30, 2021 (and after) that (i) imposes a mandatory mitigation duty on every in-person Organization, (ii) suspends every inconsistent local COVID-19 ordinance, and (iii) carries a misdemeanor sanction; recites 38-3-28 (\u0027[a]ll orders, rules, and regulations promulgated by the Governor\u0027 have the force and effect of law) and that DPH Quarantine or Isolation Orders to specific persons control over it.","sourceUrl":"https://gov.georgia.gov/document/2021-executive-order/08192103/download","snapshot":"","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":579943,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"GA","url":"/library/GA-043","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/GA-043","citation":"Governor Brian P. Kemp, Executive Order 08.19.21.03 (Aug. 19, 2021) (Ex. GA-043)","stateName":"Georgia","related":["DUT-GA-006","SEC-02-GM-019","SEC-06-GM-030","SEC-11-GM-025","SEC-11-GM-034","SEC-11-GM-055","SEC-11-GM-056","GA-060","GA-066","GA-044","GA-045","GA-059"]}