Sheriffs across Georgia are being called on by Gov. Brian Kemp to enforce the shelter-in-place order which goes into effect tonight.

Kemp announced Friday that he is deputizing sheriffs in the state's 159 counties to make sure Georgians comply with the order, which allows people to only leave their homes to engage in essential activities, including grocery shopping, getting medical supplies or attention, doing essential home maintenance, delivering food, getting take out from restaurants, exercising outdoors or working at a business or organization deemed critical infrastructure by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.

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