The COVID Project
The record
- Jurisdiction
- Tennessee
- Level
- State
- Authority
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 58-2-107(e) (orders 'concerning entry and exit and the occupancy of premises within an emergency area, and... the conduct of civilians and the calling of public meetings and gatherings')
- Issued
- 2020-03-22 Mar. 22, 2020
- Effective
- 12:01 a.m. CDT Mar. 23, 2020 (read as 2020-03-23)
- End
- Originally 12:01 a.m. Apr. 6, 2020 (¶ 7); extended to 11:59 p.m. Apr. 14 by EO 21 and to 11:59 p.m. Apr. 30, 2020 by EO 27; superseded and repealed by EO 30 effective Apr. 29, 2020 (EO 30 ¶ 15) as amended by EO 29 from Apr. 27, 2020 (read as 2020-04-06)
- In force
- Mar. 23, 2020 to Apr. 6, 2020
- Quarters
- 2020 Q2
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
- Limitation types
- Business closureTelework mandateGathering capHealth care ordersAlcohol and bars
- Addressees
- all persons in Tennessee
- restaurants, bars, nightclubs and similar establishments
- gyms and fitness centers
- nursing homes, retirement homes, long-term care and assisted-living facilities
- offices, workplaces and businesses that remain open
- Functions reached
- DR dining rooms closed statewide
- BA bars and nightclubs closed
- FC gyms and fitness centers closed
- GATH events of 10 or more prohibited
- VS nursing-home and assisted-living visitation barred
- OP/TELE employees 'should work from home where feasible'
- CB customer base barred from onsite dining and gyms
- Collection
- Tennessee TN
Operative words
1.a. Persons in the State of Tennessee shall not participate in social gatherings of ten (10) or more people. b. Persons in the State of Tennessee shall not eat or drink onsite at restaurants, bars, or other similar food or drink establishments, and shall not visit gyms or fitness/exercise centers or substantially similar facilities. c. Restaurants, bars, and similar food or drink establishments, including nightclubs, shall not be open to persons, except only to offer drive-through, pickup, carry-out, or delivery service for food or drink... d. Gyms or fitness/exercise centers or substantially similar facilities shall not be open to members or the public... e. Persons in the State of Tennessee shall not visit nursing homes, retirement homes, or long-term care or assisted-living facilities, unless to provide essential assistance or to visit residents receiving imminent end-of-life care... 4. For offices, workplaces, and businesses that remain open, employees should work from home where feasible... 5. The provisions of Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 57... are temporarily suspended to the extent necessary to allow restaurants... to sell for take-out or delivery alcoholic beverages or beer... 6. Any state or local law, order, rule, or regulation inconsistent with this Order is hereby suspended. 7. This Order shall be effective and enforceable at 12:01 a.m., Central Daylight Time, on March 23, 2020
Enforcement
'effective and enforceable' (¶ 7); Tenn. Code Ann. § 58-2-120 (Class A misdemeanor for violation of an order under Title 58, ch. 2)
Notes
First statewide closure order; ¶ 2 states the order 'does not mandate sheltering in place'; ¶ 3 keeps critical infrastructure operating; alcohol to-go authorized (¶ 5)
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