{"id":"DUT-DE-003","kind":"duty","level":"state","jurisdiction":"Delaware","state":"DE","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"Delaware General Assembly (codified statute; enacted by 73 Del. Laws, c. 355 (2002))","authority":"20 Del. C. ch. 31, subch. V (Public Health Emergencies)","instrument":"20 Del. C. §§ 3131-3147 (Public Health Emergencies: definitions; isolation and quarantine; vaccination and treatment; rules and regulations; liability)","title":"Delaware Code, Title 20, Chapter 31, Subchapter V: Public Health Emergencies","dateIssued":"2026-09-28","effective":"in force throughout 2020 and 2021; the Governor declared Public Health Emergencies under this subchapter on Mar. 23, 2020 (Ex. DE-007) and July 12, 2021 (Ex. DE-041)","end":"standing","startDate":"2020-03-23","endDate":"2021-09-30","quarters":["2020Q2","2020Q3","2020Q4","2021Q1","2021Q2","2021Q3"],"types":["DUTY","QUAR","HC","EMER"],"addressees":["persons generally; owners or persons in control of premises used for isolation or quarantine; health care providers"],"clause":"A person subject to isolation or quarantine shall obey the public safety authority\u0027s rules and orders, shall not go beyond the isolation or quarantine premises, and shall not put oneself in contact with any person not subject to isolation or quarantine","enforcement":"fines and penalties, orders and other remedies provided by law (§ 3143); Superior Court isolation and quarantine orders (§ 3136(5)); § 3125 for violation of any emergency order","functions":[],"notes":"During a public health emergency the public safety authority may establish places of isolation and quarantine and \u0027require isolation or quarantine of any person by the least restrictive means necessary to protect the public health\u0027; a person under isolation or quarantine \u0027shall obey\u0027 the authority\u0027s rules and orders; no unauthorized person \u0027shall enter\u0027 the premises; and the public health authority and public safety authority \u0027shall have the power to enforce the provisions of this subchapter through the imposition of fines and penalties, the issuance of orders, and such other remedies as are provided by law\u0027 (§ 3143).","sourceUrl":"https://delcode.delaware.gov/title20/c031/sc05/index.html","snapshot":"","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":263915,"grade":"primary","character":"statutory_duty","description":"","collection":"DUT-DE","url":"/library/DUT-DE-003","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/DUT-DE-003","citation":"Delaware General Assembly (codified statute; enacted by 73 Del. Laws, c. 355 (2002)), 20 Del. C. §§ 3131-3147 (Public Health Emergencies: definitions; isolation and quarantine; vaccination and treatment; rules and regulations; liability) (standing) (Ex. DUT-DE-003)","stateName":"Delaware","related":["DE-007","DE-041","DE-031"]}