Skip to content
The COVID Project

The Record

The Orders Library

13,511 instruments indexed by The COVID Project: the orders of the fifty States and the District, forty metros, the federal layer and the agencies; the standing duties; the organizers' notices; the legal authorities. Filter by kind, State, limitation type, quarter and more; open the exhibit; download what you find.

Double quotes make a phrase ("stay at home"). An exhibit ID (TX-004) opens its record first.

Results

The COVID Projectcovidproject.com/library
69 instruments · showing 1–25
Download
ExhibitInstrumentIssuerJurisdictionIssuedQuartersLimitationsGradeFile
Ex. AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-071GDC notice, 'Visitation Suspended Through 8.12.2020' (current as of July 9, 2020), with the Visitation Update of July 8, 2020 and Attorney Visitation notice of July 10, 2020Statewide visitation suspension (from Mar. 13, 2020) continued through Aug. 12, 2020Georgia Department of Corrections (Commissioner Timothy C. Ward)Georgia Department of Corrections; State levelStateJuly 9, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4Gathering capCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-ATL-033Order Declaring Judicial Emergency, In re Declaration of Judicial Emergency, No. 20-1-0005 (Cobb Super. Ct.)Order Declaring Judicial Emergency (Cobb Judicial Circuit)Chief Judge Reuben M. Green, Superior Court of Cobb CountyCobb County, Georgia (Cobb Judicial Circuit)CourtMar. 13, 20202020 Q2Courts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. ECO-C-134Order Declaring Statewide Judicial Emergency (as amended)Order Declaring Statewide Judicial EmergencySupreme Court of Georgia (Chief Justice Harold D. Melton)GeorgiaCourtMar. 14, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Gathering capCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. GA-062Order Declaring Statewide Judicial EmergencyStatewide judicial emergency (jury trials, grand juries and deadlines suspended)Chief Justice Harold D. Melton, Supreme Court of GeorgiaGeorgiaCourtMar. 14, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Gathering capCourts and public officesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. SEC-12-034Order Declaring Statewide Judicial Emergency (Mar. 14, 2020), as amendedStatewide Judicial EmergencyChief Justice Harold D. Melton, Supreme Court of GeorgiaGeorgiaCourtMar. 14, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Courts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-ATL-059Order declaring a judicial emergency for all courts in Clayton County (Mar. 16-Apr. 13, 2020)Clayton County Judicial Circuit order halts jury trials and civil or non-essential mattersChief Judge Geronda V. Carter, Superior Court of Clayton CountyClayton County, Georgia (Clayton Judicial Circuit)CourtMar. 16, 20202020 Q2Courts and public officesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-062Fulton County Clerk website 'Emergency Alert: Board of Equalization Tax Appeal Hearing Updates' and real-estate recording Good-Thru notice (as archived nearest April 1, 2020)Fulton County Clerk emergency alert and recording Good-Thru notice (March-April 2020)Fulton County Clerk of Superior and Magistrate Courts Cathelene RobinsonFulton County, Georgia (Clerk of Superior and Magistrate Courts; real-estate recording)CountyMar. 21, 20202020 Q2Context (guidance or announcement)Courts and public officesOtherPrimary source read
Ex. GA-007Executive Order 03.25.20.01Regarding Georgia driver's licenses and identification cards, ignition interlock device requirements, etc.Governor Brian P. KempGeorgiaStateMar. 25, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Courts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. GA-057Executive Order 03.31.20.01Authorizing the use of real-time audio-visual communication technology to assist in notarizing real estate documentsGovernor Brian P. KempGeorgiaStateMar. 31, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Courts and public officesOtherPrimary source read
Ex. SEC-12-051Executive Order 03.31.20.01Suspending in-person requirements for the attestation and notarization of real estate documents (remote video)Governor Brian P. KempGeorgiaStateMar. 31, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4Courts and public officesOtherConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. GA-021Executive Order 04.03.20.02Expanding the definition of Essential Services and clarifying enforcement provisions in Executive Order 04.02.20.01Governor Brian P. KempGeorgiaStateApr. 3, 20202020 Q2Stay-at-homeCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. ECO-C-135Order Extending Declaration of Statewide Judicial Emergency (first extension)First extension of the Statewide Judicial Emergency (to May 13, 2020)Supreme Court of Georgia (Chief Justice Harold D. Melton)GeorgiaCourtApr. 6, 20202020 Q2Courts and public officesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. GA-015Executive Order 04.09.20.01Temporarily Allowing Remote Notarization and Attestation of documents during the COVID-19 Public Health State of EmergencyGovernor Brian P. KempGeorgiaStateApr. 9, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Courts and public officesOtherPrimary source read
Ex. GA-016Executive Order 04.13.20.02Regarding the use of face masks/coverings to help prevent the spread of COVID-19Governor Brian P. KempGeorgiaStateApr. 13, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Face-covering requirementOtherPrimary source read
Ex. MET-ATL-045Executive Order No. 20-003 ('path forward'), described in the County's news release of Apr. 23, 2020CEO Thurmond Issues Third Executive Order Detailing Path Forward in Fight Against COVID-19Chief Executive Officer Michael L. ThurmondDeKalb County, GeorgiaCountyApr. 23, 20202020 Q2Emergency declarationStay-at-homeFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. SEC-18-027Executive Order 04.20.20.01Reviving a Healthy Georgia (reopening of gyms, fitness centers, bowling alleys, body art studios, barbers, cosmetologists, hair designers…Governor Brian P. KempGeorgiaStateApr. 20, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Business closureCapacity limitFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-ATL-035Second Order Extending Declaration of Statewide Judicial EmergencySecond Order Extending Declaration of Statewide Judicial Emergency (filed May 11, 2020)Chief Justice Harold D. Melton, Supreme Court of GeorgiaGeorgia (statewide; posted by Cobb County for the Cobb Judicial Circuit)CourtMay 11, 20202020 Q2Courts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-ATL-020Atlanta Judicial Circuit Guidelines for Expanding In-Person Proceedings (June 11, 2020), adopted as an Order of the Superior Court of Fulton County on June 12, 2020Atlanta Judicial Circuit Guidelines for Expanding In-Person ProceedingsChief Judges of the Superior, State and Magistrate Courts of Fulton County (Chief Judge Christopher S. Brasher, Superior Court)Fulton County, Georgia (Atlanta Judicial Circuit: Superior, State and Magistrate Courts)CourtJune 11, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Capacity limitFace-covering requirementCourts and public officesWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-ATL-036Order Declaring Courthouse Safety Guidelines During the Judicial Emergency, In re Declaration of Courthouse Safety Guidelines, No. 20-1-0005Order Declaring Courthouse Safety Guidelines During the Judicial EmergencyChief Judge Reuben M. Green, Superior Court of Cobb CountyCobb County, Georgia (Cobb Judicial Circuit)CourtJune 16, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Face-covering requirementCourts and public officesWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. GA-025Executive Order 06.29.20.02Providing additional guidance for Empowering a Healthy Georgia in response to COVID-19Governor Brian P. KempGeorgiaStateJune 29, 20202020 Q3Stay-at-homeCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementSchools and child careHealth care ordersAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-ATL-011Emergency Order Requiring Face Coverings or Masks (June 30, 2020)Emergency Order requiring the public to wear masks or face coverings within the City of SavannahMayor Van R. Johnson IICity of Savannah, GeorgiaCityJune 30, 20202020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Face-covering requirementWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. FED-316Fourth Amendment to General Order 20-01In re: Court Operations Under the Exigent Circumstances Created by COVID-19 (General Order 20-01, Fourth Amendment)Chief Judge Thomas W. Thrash, Jr.United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia (Atlanta, Gainesville, Newnan, Rome)CourtJuly 31, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Courts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-ATL-007Executive Order 2020-113Declaring an emergency; exercising emergency powers to ensure the enforcement of the Governor's Executive Order; prohibiting gatherings of…Mayor Keisha Lance BottomsCity of Atlanta, GeorgiaCityJuly 8, 20202020 Q3Emergency declarationGathering capFace-covering requirementPrimary source read
Ex. MET-ATL-027Notice to the Bar and Public Regarding Safety at the Courthouse (July 2020)Notice to the Bar and Public Regarding Safety at the CourthouseChief Judge Reuben M. Green, Superior Court of Cobb CountyCobb County, Georgia (Cobb Judicial Circuit)CourtJuly 10, 20202020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Capacity limitFace-covering requirementCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-ATL-028Alternatives When Handling Non-Essential Matters (July 10, 2020)Alternatives When Handling Non-Essential MattersChief Judge Reuben M. Green, Superior Court of Cobb CountyCobb County, Georgia (Cobb Judicial Circuit)CourtJuly 10, 20202020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Courts and public officesPrimary source read

Counts are what The COVID Project has retrieved and indexed, not a count of every order that existed. Every exhibit ID resolves at covidproject.com/library/ID. Not legal advice.