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Executive Order 20-03

Executive Order to Declare an Emergency, as Authorized by Ark. Code Ann. 12-75-114, and Order the Arkansas Department of Health to Take Action to Prevent the Spread of COVID-19

Governor Asa Hutchinson · Arkansas (State)

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Jurisdiction
Arkansas
Level
State
Authority
Ark. Code Ann. 12-75-101 et seq. (Arkansas Emergency Services Act of 1973), 12-75-114; 20-7-110
Issued
2020-03-11 Mar. 11, 2020
Effective
2020-03-11
End
Terminated and declared anew by EO 20-37 (June 18, 2020); earlier extended 45 days by EO 20-25 (May 5, 2020) to June 19, 2020 (read as 2020-06-18)
In force
Mar. 11, 2020 to June 18, 2020
Quarters
2020 Q2
Limitation types
Emergency declarationTravel and quarantineSchools and child careOther
Addressees
  • Department of Health
  • all State agencies
  • cities, towns and counties
  • Department of Education and school districts
Functions reached
  • WF workforce (school closures follow)
  • SC supply chain (49 C.F.R. 390.23 regional emergency for commercial vehicles)
  • OF state procurement rules suspended
Collection
Arkansas AR

Operative words

(2) No quarantine regulations of commerce or travel shall be instituted or operated by any place, city, town or county against another place, city, town, or county in this or in any other state except by authority of the Secretary of Health; (3)... The Secretary of Health, in consultation with the Secretary of Education, shall have sole authority to close public school campuses throughout the state for reasons related to COVID-19

Enforcement

Emergency Services Act; the Secretary of Health 'shall have sole authority over all instances of quarantine, isolation, and restrictions on commerce and travel throughout the state' (recital)

Notes

Predicate for every later order; makes ADH the lead agency; declares a regional emergency under 49 C.F.R. 390.23 for carriers of essential commerce; recites schools 'remain operational in the most practicable manner possible'.

Retrieval note

Scanned PDF; text read by OCR of the exhibit.