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Ex. AL-094 Order Confirmed from a secondary source

Tuscaloosa curfew orders of March 2020 (10:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m. from March 27; 24-hour curfew from 10:00 p.m. March 29 through April 11, 2020)

Tuscaloosa 24-hour curfew: residents to leave home only for essential purposes; all non-essential businesses closed; misdemeanor fines up to $300 and up to 180 days in jail

Mayor Walt Maddox · City of Tuscaloosa, Alabama (City)

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The record

Jurisdiction
City of Tuscaloosa, Alabama · Alabama
Level
City
Authority
Ala. Code § 31-9-10; Tuscaloosa emergency ordinance
Issued
2020-03-25 Mar. 25, 2020
Effective
2020-03-27 10:00 p.m. (overnight); 2020-03-29 10:00 p.m. (24-hour) (read as 2020-03-27)
End
2020-04-11 (24-hour curfew by its terms; later modification not verified) (read as 2020-04-11)
In force
Mar. 27, 2020 to Apr. 11, 2020
Quarters
2020 Q2
Limitation types
Stay-at-homeBusiness closureTravel and quarantineCurfew and hours
Addressees
  • all persons in the City of Tuscaloosa
  • all non-essential businesses
Functions reached
  • CB
  • OP
  • SF
  • TR
  • WF
Collection
Alabama AL

Enforcement

Misdemeanor: fines up to $300 and up to 180 days in jail (as reported)

Notes

As reported: 'All non-essential businesses and services will be closed under this order'; essential businesses (public safety, health, utilities, media, delivery, government) allowed under health protocols. Tuscaloosa is the seat of the University of Alabama.

Retrieval note

Al.com coverage of the March 26 extension could not be fetched; the City's order text not located.

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