The COVID Project
The record
- Jurisdiction
- Clayton County, Georgia (unincorporated area) · Atlanta · Georgia
- Level
- County
- Authority
- O.C.G.A. § 38-3-28; Clayton County emergency ordinance
- Issued
- 2020-03-31 Mar. 31, 2020
- Effective
- 2020-04-01 12:01 a.m. (read as 2020-04-01)
- End
- 2020-04-12 11:59 p.m.; enforcement of conflicting local orders suspended by Kemp EO 04.02.20.01 effective Apr. 3, 2020 6:00 p.m. (read as 2020-04-12)
- In force
- Apr. 1, 2020 to Apr. 12, 2020
- Quarters
- 2020 Q2
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
- Limitation types
- Stay-at-homeBusiness closureGathering cap
- Addressees
- all residents of unincorporated Clayton County
- businesses (essential-business list attached to the declaration)
- Functions reached
- CB customer base confined to residence
- SF non-essential businesses
- WF (Hartsfield-Jackson workforce resides heavily in Clayton)
- Collection
- Atlanta MET-ATL
Operative words
The Clayton County Board of Commissioners has issued a shelter in place order for all residents living in unincorporated Clayton County. The order begin[s] at 12:01 a.m. on April 1 and ends at 11:59 p.m. on April 12. Shelter in place means that residents must stay in their homes and leave only for essential activities, essential governmental functions or to operate essential businesses. (Clayton News Daily, Mar. 31, 2020)
Enforcement
Clayton County Police and Sheriff (police joined the Sheriff in enforcing the statewide order from Apr. 3-4, 2020)
Notes
Clayton County hosts most of Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport; the order reached the airport-area workforce and hotel, logistics and food-service employers.