{"id":"VA-001","kind":"order","level":"state","jurisdiction":"Virginia","state":"VA","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"Governor Ralph S. Northam","authority":"Va. Const. art. V, § 7; Va. Code §§ 44-146.17, 44-75.1","instrument":"Executive Order 51 (2020)","title":"Declaration of a State of Emergency Due to Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19)","dateIssued":"2020-03-12","effective":"2020-03-12","end":"Originally 2020-06-10; continued by Amended EO 51 (May 26, 2020) until amended or rescinded; lapsed 2021-06-30","startDate":"2020-03-12","endDate":"2021-06-30","quarters":["2020Q2","2020Q3","2020Q4","2021Q1","2021Q2"],"types":["EMER"],"addressees":["state agencies","local governments","the public"],"clause":"I declare that a state of emergency exists in the Commonwealth of Virginia to continue to prepare and coordinate our response to the potential spread of COVID-19, a communicable disease of public health threat.... C. Authorization for the heads of executive branch agencies... to waive any state requirement or regulation... D. Activation of § 59.1-525 et seq. of the Code related to price gouging. E. Activation of the Virginia National Guard to State Active Duty.","enforcement":"Predicate for orders under § 44-146.17; violations of derivative orders are Class 1 misdemeanors under § 44-146.17","functions":["predicate for all State orders"],"notes":"Text read in the Virginia Register, Vol. 36, Iss. 17 (Apr. 13, 2020), Governor section; the Governor\u0027s own PDF at governor.virginia.gov is offline and its Wayback capture would not download.","sourceUrl":"https://register.dls.virginia.gov/issue.aspx?voliss=36:17\u0026type=7","snapshot":"","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":502061,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"VA","url":"/library/VA-001","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/VA-001","citation":"Governor Ralph S. Northam, Executive Order 51 (2020) (Mar. 12, 2020) (Ex. VA-001)","stateName":"Virginia","related":["VA-002","VA-003","VA-018","VA-020","VA-004","VA-006","VA-007","VA-009"]}