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Mayor's Order 2020-046

Declaration of Public Health Emergency: Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Mayor Muriel Bowser · District of Columbia (State)

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Jurisdiction
District of Columbia
Level
State
Authority
D.C. Home Rule Act sec. 422(11); D.C. Public Emergency Act of 1980 secs. 5 and 5a, D.C. Official Code 7-2304 and 7-2304.01
Issued
2020-03-11 Mar. 11, 2020
Effective
2020-03-11 (immediately) (read as 2020-03-11)
End
2021-07-25 12:01 a.m. (terminated by Mayor's Order 2021-096 sec. II after extensions identical to those of Mayor's Order 2020-045 through Mayor's Order 2021-069) (read as 2021-07-25)
In force
Mar. 11, 2020 to July 25, 2021
Quarters
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
Limitation types
Emergency declarationQuarantine and isolation
Addressees
  • District agencies
  • the public
Functions reached
  • EMER predicate
  • QUAR authority for isolation and quarantine of exposed persons
Collection
District of Columbia DC

Operative words

By this Order, a public health emergency is declared in the District of Columbia, effective immediately.... This Order shall remain in effect until fifteen (15) days after its effective date, unless extended

Enforcement

D.C. Official Code 7-2304.01 (public health emergency powers, including quarantine and isolation orders without prior court approval)

Notes

The public health emergency, distinct from the public emergency, is the authority the sector orders recite; it ran to July 25, 2021 (Q3 2021)

Retrieval note

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