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Proclamation: Declaration of State of Emergency and Existence of Catastrophic Health Emergency -- COVID-19

Declaration of State of Emergency and Existence of Catastrophic Health Emergency -- COVID-19

Governor Lawrence J. Hogan, Jr. · Maryland (State)

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Jurisdiction
Maryland
Level
State
Authority
Md. Const.; Md. Code, Pub. Safety Title 14 (14-107 state of emergency; 14-3A-02 catastrophic health emergency)
Issued
2020-03-05 Mar. 5, 2020
Effective
2020-03-05
End
Renewed every 30 days (Mar. 17, Apr. 10, May 6, June 3, July 1, July 30/31, Aug. 10, Sept. 8, Oct. 6, Oct. 29/30, Nov. 25, Dec. 23, 2020; Jan. 21, Feb. 19, Mar. 18, Apr. 16, May 12, June 12, 2021); terminated 11:59 p.m. Aug. 15, 2021 (recited in MD-031 and MD-076) (read as 2021-09-30)
In force
Mar. 5, 2020 to Sept. 30, 2021
Quarters
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
Limitation types
Emergency declaration
Addressees
  • all persons in Maryland
  • State agencies
Functions reached
  • predicate for all functions
Collection
Maryland MD

Operative words

Declaration of State of Emergency and Existence of Catastrophic Health Emergency -- COVID-19... an outbreak of disease ("COVID-19") caused by the novel coronavirus... the novel coronavirus, as a viral agent capable of causing extensive loss of life or serious disability, is a deadly agent (scanned two-page proclamation; predicate for every order below)

Enforcement

Predicate only; each order issued under it carries Pub. Safety 14-114(d): misdemeanor, imprisonment up to one year or fine up to $5,000 or both

Notes

Predicate instrument; the orders numbered 20-03-xx to 21-06-15-01 and every MDH directive recite it

Retrieval note

Scanned image PDF; read page by page from rendered images.

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