The COVID Project
The record
- Jurisdiction
- Nashville and Davidson County, Tennessee · Nashville, Memphis and Knoxville · Tennessee
- Level
- County
- Authority
- Declaration of Public Health Emergency of March 15, 2020; Tenn. Code Ann. §§ 68-2-601, 68-2-603, 68-2-609
- Issued
- 2020-03-22 Mar. 22, 2020
- Effective
- 2020-03-23 12:01 a.m. CDT (read as 2020-03-23)
- End
- Amended and restated April 1, 2020; extended to 11:59 p.m. May 1, 2020 (MET-BNA-003) and again on April 30, 2020 (MET-BNA-004); superseded by Order 5 effective May 11, 2020 (read as 2020-04-01)
- In force
- Mar. 23, 2020 to Apr. 1, 2020
- Quarters
- 2020 Q2
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
- Limitation types
- Stay-at-homeBusiness closureTelework mandateGathering cap
- Addressees
- all businesses
- the public
- personal appearance businesses
- hospitality, educational and entertainment venues
- social clubs
- Functions reached
- SF premises closed to the public
- WF on-site workforce excluded except critical infrastructure
- CB customers under stay-home
- GATH gatherings above ten prohibited
- Collection
- Nashville, Memphis and Knoxville MET-BNA
Operative words
All businesses not performing essential services shall close their business facilities, subject to exceptions stated in this Order. Facilities shall remain accessible as needed to service computer and other equipment, process mail, and maintain security. This closure order includes, but is not limited to: On-site activities at hospitality, educational, and entertainment venues, businesses, and facilities are directed to close to the public. On-line activities and deliveries through these businesses may continue. Personal appearance businesses, including hair, nail, massage, tattoo, tanning, waxing, and other such facilities are directed to close, except when the service is medically necessary. Public and private social clubs are directed to close.
Enforcement
Order of the county health officer under Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-2-609; Metro Government enforcement
Notes
Section 3 exempts activities necessary to maintain continuity of operations of the 16 CISA critical infrastructure sectors. Work from residents' own homes permitted. Gatherings of more than ten prohibited.
Retrieval noteSix pages; scanned; read from rendered images (pp. 1, 2, 5, 6).