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Executive Order No. 591

Declaration of a State of Emergency to Respond to COVID-19

Governor Charles D. Baker · Massachusetts (State)

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Jurisdiction
Massachusetts
Level
State
Authority
St. 1950, c. 639 (Civil Defense Act), ss. 5, 6, 7, 8, 8A; G.L. c. 17, s. 2A
Issued
2020-03-10 Mar. 10, 2020
Effective
2020-03-10 3:20 p.m., effective immediately (read as 2020-03-10)
End
Rescinded and state of emergency terminated 12:01 a.m. June 15, 2021 (COVID-19 Order No. 69 s. 3) (read as 2021-06-15)
In force
Mar. 10, 2020 to June 15, 2021
Quarters
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2
Limitation types
Emergency declaration
Addressees
  • the Commonwealth
  • all agencies
Functions reached
  • all functions (predicate)
Collection
Massachusetts MA

Operative words

I... do hereby declare that there now exists in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts a STATE OF EMERGENCY. Pursuant to the powers granted to the Governor in Sections 5, 6, 7, 8, and 8A of Chapter 639 of the Acts of 1950, as amended, and other provisions of law, I shall from time to time issue recommendations, directives, and orders as circumstances require. This proclamation of a STATE OF EMERGENCY is effective immediately and shall remain in effect until notice is given, pursuant to my judgment, that the STATE OF EMERGENCY no longer exists.

Enforcement

Predicate for the sixty-nine COVID-19 Orders, each of which carried its own penalty clause (St. 1950, c. 639, s. 8; G.L. c. 40, s. 21D)

Notes

Recites 91 presumed positive cases in the Commonwealth as of March 10, 2020; Mass. Register No. 591 page rendered from the Wayback capture of March 11, 2020

Retrieval note

Text read on the rendered page.

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