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Proclamation of Disaster Emergency (regulatory relief; evictions)

Proclamation continuing the Public Health Disaster Emergency: property tax payments, suspension of certain evictions, sales of alcohol and financial relief, electronic meetings and hearings, school closures, weapons permitting, critical trucking operations

Governor Kim Reynolds · Iowa (State)

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Jurisdiction
Iowa
Level
State
Authority
Iowa Code §§ 29C.6(6), 135.144(3)
Issued
2020-03-19 Mar. 19, 2020
Effective
2020-03-19
End
April 16, 2020 by its terms ('shall be effective immediately on March 19, 2020, and shall expire on April 16, 2020, at 11:59 p.m., unless sooner terminated or extended'); the eviction suspension was carried to May 27, 2020 (IA-013) (read as 2020-04-16)
In force
Mar. 19, 2020 to Apr. 16, 2020
Quarters
2020 Q2
Limitation types
Emergency declarationCourts and public officesSupply chainOther
Addressees
  • landlords and courts
  • local governments
  • alcohol licensees
  • motor carriers
  • schools
Functions reached
  • PM property management (eviction suspension)
  • CT courts and public meetings moved to electronic form
  • SC trucking relief
  • OP office
Collection
Iowa IA

Operative words

Section headings of the instrument: PROPERTY TAX PAYMENTS; SUSPENSION OF CERTAIN EVICTIONS; SALES OF ALCOHOL AND FINANCIAL RELIEF; ELECTRONIC MEETINGS AND HEARINGS; DEADLINE TO FILL CITY COUNCIL VACANCIES; RELATING TO SCHOOL CLOSURES; WEAPONS PERMITTING PROCEDURES; CRITICAL TRUCKING OPERATIONS; STATE AGENCY OPERATIONS. Closing section: 'This state of public health disaster emergency shall be effective immediately on March 19, 2020, and shall expire on April 16, 2020, at 11:59 p.m., unless sooner terminated or extended in writing by me.'

Enforcement

Iowa Code § 29C.6(6) suspensions; § 135.144(3)

Notes

The Iowa Administrative Bulletin of March 25, 2020 cites 'section 9 of the Governor's proclamation of disaster emergency issued March 19, 2020.' The eviction suspension section (Iowa Code ch. 648 notice requirements) was continued in the April 27 proclamation (IA-013, 'SUSPENSION OF CERTAIN EVICTIONS') to May 27, 2020.

Retrieval note

Eight-page scanned PDF read by OCR; section headings and expiry clause read; individual section texts not transcribed.

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