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Ex. AL-005 Order Primary source read

Order of the State Health Officer Suspending Certain Public Gatherings Due to Risk of Infection by COVID-19 (Applicable Statewide)

Statewide order prohibiting gatherings of 25 or more, closing beaches, senior centers, all schools, colleges and child-care centers, barring hospital and nursing-home visitation, delaying elective dental and medical procedures and ending on-premises consumption at restaurants, bars and breweries

State Health Officer Scott Harris · Alabama (State)

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Jurisdiction
Alabama
Level
State
Authority
Ala. Code § 22-2-2(4)
Issued
2020-03-19 Mar. 19, 2020
Effective
2020-03-19 5:00 p.m. (gatherings, beaches, restaurants; close of school or business for schools and child care); 2020-03-20 (senior centers); immediately (visitation; elective procedures) (read as 2020-03-19)
End
amended March 20, 2020 (Ex. AL-006) and March 27, 2020 (Ex. AL-011); replaced by the Stay at Home Order April 4, 2020 (Ex. AL-013) (read as 2020-03-20)
In force
Mar. 19, 2020 to Mar. 20, 2020
Quarters
2020 Q2
Limitation types
Business closureTelework mandateGathering capSchools and child careHealth care ordersAlcohol and bars
Addressees
  • the public
  • all schools public and private, colleges and universities
  • preschools and child-care centers
  • hospitals, nursing homes and long-term care facilities
  • restaurants, bars and breweries
  • beaches
  • senior centers
  • employers
Functions reached
  • GATH events
  • DR dining room
  • BA bar
  • WF (all schools and child care closed)
  • OP (telework authorization)
  • VS visitation
  • PR elective procedures
  • SX surgery
Collection
Alabama AL

Operative words

Effective today, March 19, 2020, at 5:00 P.M., all gatherings of 25 persons or more, or gatherings of any size that cannot maintain a consistent six-foot distance between persons, are prohibited.... Effective at the close of school or business today, March 19, 2020, the following shall be closed: a. All schools, public and private, including but not limited to: elementary, secondary, postsecondary, technical, or specialty schools, and colleges and universities. This school closure order is not intended to prevent any employers from making continued necessary staffing decisions. Employers are authorized to advise employees to work from home or maintain flexible work schedules.... b. Preschools and childcare centers.... 5. Effective immediately, all Hospitals and Nursing Home/Long Term Care Facilities... shall prohibit visitation of all visitors and non-essential health care personnel... 6. Effective immediately, all elective dental and medical procedures shall be delayed. 7. Effective today, March 19, 2020, at 5:00 P.M., all restaurants, bars, breweries, or similar establishments shall not permit on-premises consumption of food or drink.

Enforcement

Issued under Ala. Code § 22-2-2(4); 'this Order supersedes all orders previously issued by the State Health Officer and Jefferson and Mobile County Health Officers, and shall remain in full force and effect until rescinded'; penalty provision not recited (see Ex. AL-026 § I for the $500 fine or county jail attached from July 15, 2020)

Notes

The first statewide instrument; adopted as ADPH Emergency Rule 420-4-1-.13 ER effective March 20, 2020 (Ex. AL-007). Child-care exception limited to centers serving essential employees' children with no more than 11 children per room.

Retrieval note

OCR read; matches the bundled row (03b_research_states_south.json line 24) and upgrades it.

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