{"id":"DUT-MS-005","kind":"duty","level":"state","jurisdiction":"Mississippi","state":"MS","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"Legislature of Mississippi (Mississippi Code of 1972, Title 33, ch. 15, Mississippi Emergency Management Law); Governor as the officer empowered","authority":"Miss. Code Ann. § 33-15-11 (powers of the Governor in emergencies), reprinted in Senate Bill 2190, 2021 Regular Session, § 2 (as introduced; died in committee Feb. 2, 2021)","instrument":"Miss. Code Ann. § 33-15-11(b)(5), (b)(6), (b)(17) and (c)(1) (legislative reprint of 2021)","title":"Emergency Management Law: Governor\u0027s powers to secure compliance with orders through law enforcement and the boards of health; proclamation of a state of emergency; suspension of regulatory statutes","dateIssued":"2021-02-02","effective":"standing","end":"standing","startDate":"2021-02-02","endDate":"2021-09-30","quarters":["2020Q2","2020Q3","2020Q4","2021Q1","2021Q2","2021Q3"],"types":["DUTY","EMER","OTHER"],"addressees":["persons generally; all businesses and non-profit entities (as addressees of the orders made under the section); State and local law enforcement and boards of health"],"clause":"To take such action and give such directions to state and local law enforcement officers and agencies as may be reasonable and necessary for the purpose of securing compliance with the provisions of this article and with the orders, rules and regulations made pursuant thereto.","enforcement":"","functions":[],"notes":"The Governor directs State and local law enforcement to secure compliance with emergency orders ((b)(5)); directs \u0027the state or local boards of health\u0027 to secure compliance \u0027with the provisions of this article or with the findings or recommendations of such boards of health\u0027 ((b)(6)); proclaims a state of emergency in writing, effective on execution ((b)(17)); and may \u0027suspend the provisions of any regulatory statute... or the orders, rules or regulations of any state agency\u0027 ((c)(1)). Every general COVID-19 order recites (b)(5) and (b)(6) as its enforcement authority and (b)(17) as the basis of the March 14, 2020 Proclamation. Character as recorded: statutory_authority (enabling power; binds through the orders issued under it).","sourceUrl":"https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2021/pdf/SB/2100-2199/SB2190IN.pdf","snapshot":"","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":104603,"grade":"secondary","character":"statutory_authority","description":"","collection":"DUT-MS","url":"/library/DUT-MS-005","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/DUT-MS-005","citation":"Legislature of Mississippi (Mississippi Code of 1972, Title 33, ch. 15, Mississippi Emergency Management Law); Governor as the officer empowered, Miss. Code Ann. § 33-15-11(b)(5), (b)(6), (b)(17) and (c)(1) (legislative reprint of 2021) (standing) (Ex. DUT-MS-005)","stateName":"Mississippi","related":[]}