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Proclamation of a State of Emergency

Proclamation of a State of Emergency (COVID-19)

Governor Gavin Newsom · California (State)

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The record

Jurisdiction
California
Level
State
Authority
California Emergency Services Act, Gov. Code sec. 8625
Issued
2020-03-04 Mar. 4, 2020
Effective
2020-03-04
End
2023-02-28 (terminated by the Governor) (read as 2023-02-28)
In force
Mar. 4, 2020 to Feb. 28, 2023
Quarters
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
Limitation types
Emergency declaration
Addressees
  • State agencies
  • the public
Functions reached
  • predicate for all CA instruments
Collection
California CA

Operative words

Recited in EO N-25-20 and EO N-33-20: 'WHEREAS on March 4, 2020, I proclaimed a State of Emergency to exist in California as a result of the threat of COVID-19' (CA-003, CA-007).

Enforcement

Predicate for the Emergency Services Act powers (Gov. Code secs. 8567, 8627, 8665) invoked in every executive order

Notes

Declaration only; the Governor's executive orders and the State Public Health Officer's orders rest on it.

Retrieval note

The exhibit is the Governor's own signed proclamation as an image-only PDF (no text layer); its date and content are confirmed from the recitals of EO N-25-20 and EO N-33-20, which were read. Termination date Feb. 28, 2023 from secondary sources.

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