{"id":"DUT-MD-007","kind":"duty","level":"state","jurisdiction":"Maryland","state":"MD","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"Maryland General Assembly (Public Safety Article, Title 14, Subtitle 3A, Catastrophic Health Emergencies)","authority":"Md. Const. art. II; art. III; police power of the State","instrument":"Statute","title":"Governor\u0027s orders in a catastrophic health emergency: seizure and rationing, medical examination, testing and vaccination, isolation and quarantine, health care provider participation, evacuation, closing or decontamination of any facility, and orders to remain indoors or refrain from congregating","dateIssued":"","effective":"in force throughout 2020 Q2 to 2021 Q3","end":"standing","startDate":"","endDate":"2021-09-30","quarters":["2020Q2","2020Q3","2020Q4","2021Q1","2021Q2","2021Q3"],"types":["STAY","CLOSE","GATH","QUAR","HC","VAX","DUTY"],"addressees":["the Governor and the Secretary of Health; through the orders, every person, facility and health care provider in Maryland"],"clause":"(d) (1) The Governor may order the evacuation, closing, or decontamination of any facility. (2) If necessary and reasonable to save lives or prevent exposure to a deadly agent, the Governor may order individuals to remain indoors or refrain from congregating.","enforcement":"Pub. Safety § 14-3A-08(a): knowing and willful failure to comply with an order, requirement or directive under this subtitle is a misdemeanor, 1 year or $5,000 or both (Ex. DUT-MD-008); health care practitioners: discipline under Health Occ. § 1-219","functions":[],"notes":"Authorized, after the March 5, 2020 proclamation, the closure of any facility, the stay-at-home and gathering orders, mandatory testing and isolation, and the conscription of health care providers into \u0027disease surveillance, treatment, and suppression efforts\u0027; the District of Maryland identified this section as the source of the Governor\u0027s closure, gathering and face-covering orders (Ex. DUT-MD-017 at 5). Character as recorded: statutory_authority (enabling power; binds through the orders issued under it).","sourceUrl":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2020RS/Statute_Web/gps/14-3A-03.pdf","snapshot":"","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":232449,"grade":"primary","character":"statutory_authority","description":"","collection":"DUT-MD","url":"/library/DUT-MD-007","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/DUT-MD-007","citation":"Maryland General Assembly (Public Safety Article, Title 14, Subtitle 3A, Catastrophic Health Emergencies), Statute (standing) (Ex. DUT-MD-007)","stateName":"Maryland","related":["DUT-MD-017","DUT-MD-008"]}