The COVID Project
The record
- Jurisdiction
- Maine
- Level
- State
- Authority
- Me. Const. art. V, pt. 1, §§ 1, 12; 37-B M.R.S. §§ 703(2), 742(1)(A), ch. 13 subch. II, § 743; 22 M.R.S. §§ 801(4-A), 802(2-A), 820
- Issued
- 2020-03-15 Mar. 15, 2020
- Effective
- 2020-03-15
- End
- Renewed every 30 days (Apr. 14, May 13, June 10, July 8, Aug. 5, Sept. 2, Sept. 30, Oct. 29, Nov. 24, Dec. 22, 2020; Jan. 19, Feb. 17, Mar. 17, Apr. 14, May 12-13, June 11, 2021); expired at midnight June 30, 2021 (read as 2021-06-30)
- In force
- Mar. 15, 2020 to June 30, 2021
- Quarters
- 2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
- Limitation types
- Emergency declaration
- Addressees
- all officials and persons subject to emergency directives
- Functions reached
- predicate for every Maine order
- Collection
- Maine ME
Operative words
This Proclamation activates any and all authority delegated to me by any and all emergency management, public health and other pertinent laws to issue any and all oral and written directives that I, upon the advice of public health and other expert officials, reasonably deem necessary to respond to and protect against the spread and impacts of COVID-19 in Maine. This Proclamation also authorizes the Maine Department of Health and Human Services to exercise emergency powers pursuant to 22 M.R.S. § 820.
Enforcement
37-B M.R.S. § 786 (Class E crime) as invoked in the implementing Executive Orders
Notes
Declares both a civil emergency (37-B) and an extreme public health emergency (22 M.R.S. § 802(2-A)); the Governor's same-day release recommended ending classroom instruction, postponing non-urgent medical procedures and elective surgeries, restricting long-term care visitors, and cancelling gatherings of 50 or more.