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Proclamation declaring a State of Emergency (COVID-19)

Proclamation of State of Emergency

Governor Tate Reeves · Mississippi (State)

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The record

Jurisdiction
Mississippi
Level
State
Authority
Miss. Code Ann. 33-15-11(b)(17)
Issued
2020-03-14 Mar. 14, 2020
Effective
2020-03-14
End
2021-11-20 (Governor's announcement of Nov. 11, 2021; MS-055) (read as 2021-11-20)
In force
Mar. 14, 2020 to Nov. 20, 2021
Quarters
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
Limitation types
Emergency declaration
Addressees
  • the State
Functions reached
  • predicate for every order
Collection
Mississippi MS

Operative words

As recited in every later executive order: 'on March 14, 2020, pursuant to the Constitution of the State of Mississippi and Miss. Code Ann. 33-15-11(b)(17), I issued a Proclamation declaring that a State of Emergency exists in the State of Mississippi as a result of the outbreak of COVID-19' (EO 1525 at 1; EO 1543 at 1; EO 1551 at 1).

Enforcement

Predicate for the Governor's powers under Miss. Code Ann. 33-15-11(c) and the State Health Officer's delegated isolation and quarantine authority

Notes

Announced June 18, 2021 to expire Aug. 15, 2021; kept in force as the Delta wave filled hospitals; extended thirty days Sept. 10, 2021; expired Nov. 20, 2021 (MS-077, MS-054, MS-055).

Retrieval note

Duration verified from MS-055 and MS-077 (Mississippi Today, rendered from Wayback captures).