The COVID Project
The record
- Jurisdiction
- Georgia
- Level
- State
- Authority
- O.C.G.A. 38-3-28; 38-3-51; 38-3-7
- Issued
- 2020-07-15 July 15, 2020
- Effective
- 2020-07-16 12:00 A.M. (read as 2020-07-16)
- End
- 2020-07-31 11:59 P.M. (mask-suspension clause carried by EO 07.31.20.02 to Aug. 15, 2020, then replaced by EO 08.15.20.01) (read as 2020-07-31)
- In force
- July 16, 2020 to July 31, 2020
- Quarters
- 2020 Q3
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
- Limitation types
- Stay-at-homeCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementSchools and child careHealth care ordersAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesWorkplace rules
- Addressees
- all residents
- counties and municipalities
- all businesses and organizations
- the medically fragile
- Functions reached
- GATH 50
- CB medically fragile confined
- EMP mandatory sector measures
- MASK local mandates voided (Atlanta, Savannah, Athens-Clarke and others)
- Collection
- Georgia GA
Operative words
That pursuant to Code Section 38-3-28, other than orders issued pursuant to the authority of Code Section 38-3-60 et seq., any state, county, or municipal law, order, ordinance, rule, or regulation that requires persons to wear face coverings, masks, face shields, or any other Personal Protective Equipment while in places of public accommodation or on public property are suspended to the extent that they are more restrictive than this Executive Order.... [and] 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.
Enforcement
That pursuant to Code Section 38-3-7, any person who violates this Order shall be guilty of a misdemeanor... That any law enforcement officer, after providing reasonable notice and issuing at least two citations for violations of Code Section 38-3-7, is authorized to mandate the closure of any business, establishment, corporation, non-profit corporation, or organization not in compliance with this Order
Notes
Voided the fifteen local mask orders then in force (Ballotpedia); the Governor sued Atlanta the next day (Kemp v. Bottoms, Fulton Super. Ct., July 16, 2020; withdrawn Aug. 13, 2020).
Retrieval note41 pages read by OCR; mask clause at p. 38.