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- Jurisdiction
- Tennessee
- Level
- State
- Authority
- Tenn. Code Ann. 58-2-107
- Issued
- 2020-03-22 Mar. 22, 2020
- Effective
- 2020-03-22 11:59 p.m. (read as 2020-03-22)
- End
- 2020-04-06 (superseded by EO 21, 22, 23) (read as 2020-04-06)
- In force
- Mar. 22, 2020 to Apr. 6, 2020
- Quarters
- 2020 Q2
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
- Limitation types
- Business closureGathering capHealth care orders
- Addressees
- all persons
- restaurants, bars, gyms
- nursing homes
- Functions reached
- WS and EV social gatherings of 10+ (religious services not expressly excepted until EO 30)
- CR nursing-home visitation barred
- Collection
- Religious Organizations and Nonprofits SEC-16
Operative words
a. Persons in the State of Tennessee shall not participate in social gatherings of ten (10) or more people.... e. Persons in the State of Tennessee shall not visit nursing homes, retirement homes, or long-term care or assisted-living facilities [except for essential care].
Enforcement
Tenn. Code Ann. 58-2-120 (Class A misdemeanor)
Notes
Recital references places of worship among those making sacrifices; EO 30 (Apr. 28) later declared religious services not 'social gatherings'.