Executive Order 08.15.20.01

The record

Jurisdiction

Georgia

Level

State

Authority

O.C.G.A. 38-3-28; 38-3-51; 38-3-7; 45-12-30

Issued

2020-08-15 Aug. 15, 2020

Effective

2020-08-16 12:00 A.M. (read as 2020-08-16)

End

2020-08-31 11:59 P.M. (local-option framework carried forward in every order to July 1, 2021) (read as 2020-08-31)

In force

Aug. 16, 2020 to Aug. 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

• counties and municipalities
• private businesses
• individuals
• all residents
• the medically fragile

Functions reached

• MASK local mandates in threshold counties (individuals only)
• GATH 50
• CB medically fragile confined
• EMP mandatory sector measures

Collection

Georgia GA

Operative words

"Local Option Face Covering Requirement" shall mean a [requirement imposed by a municipal, county, or other] government entity that individuals wear face masks or face coverings when not able to maintain Social Distancing from non-cohabitating persons that is permitted by the terms of this Executive Order.... "Threshold Requirement" shall mean the prevalence in a county of confirmed cases of COVID-19 over the previous fourteen (14) days is equal to or greater than one hundred (100) cases per one hundred thousand (100,000) people according to the Georgia Department of Public Health.... That municipalities, counties, and other governmental entities located in counties that have reached the Threshold Requirement are hereby permitted to impose a Local Option Face Covering Requirement... [which] must comply with the following: 1.... shall not be applied to individuals who are eating or drinking... 2.... shall not give [rise to any fine, fee or penalty against a private business or organization]... That municipalities, counties, and other government entities shall have the authority to control terms of entry onto property owned or leased by the municipality, county, or other government authority... regardless of whether the Threshold Requirement is met.

Enforcement

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