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Ex. MET-BAL-001 Order Confirmed from a secondary source

Declaration of a State of Emergency for Baltimore City

Declaration of State of Emergency due to the spread of COVID-19

Mayor Bernard C. 'Jack' Young · Baltimore City, Maryland (City)

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The record

Jurisdiction
Baltimore City, Maryland · Baltimore · Maryland
Level
City
Authority
Md. Code, Pub. Safety § 14-109; Baltimore City Charter; Baltimore City Emergency Operations Plan
Issued
2020-03-19 Mar. 19, 2020
Effective
2020-03-19
End
In force through Sept. 30, 2021 and beyond (recited as 'still in place' on Aug. 10, 2021 and Feb. 25, 2022) (read as 2021-09-30)
In force
Mar. 19, 2020 to Sept. 30, 2021
Quarters
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
Limitation types
Emergency declaration
Addressees
  • the public
  • City agencies
Functions reached
  • predicate for every City order
Collection
Baltimore MET-BAL

Operative words

on March 19, 2020, Mayor Bernard 'Jack' C. Young of Baltimore City declared a State of Emergency for Baltimore City due to the spread of COVID-19, which is still in place (recital in MET-BAL-010, MET-BAL-011, MET-BAL-005, MET-BAL-014, MET-BAL-017, MET-BAL-018)

Notes

Predicate only; Its date and continuing force are recited in six City orders saved here.

Retrieval note

Date and continuing existence verified from recitals in the City's own orders (primary documents); the declaration text was not located on baltimorecity.gov or in the Wayback Machine.