{"id":"DUT-RI-008","kind":"duty","level":"state","jurisdiction":"Rhode Island","state":"RI","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"Rhode Island General Assembly (powers vested in the Governor; duties imposed on State health authorities and local code enforcement officials)","authority":"R.I. Gen. Laws tit. 30 (Military Affairs and Defense), ch. 15 (Emergency Management)","instrument":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 30-15-9","title":"Governor\u0027s responsibilities relating to disaster emergencies","dateIssued":"2021-07-06","effective":"standing","end":"standing","startDate":"2021-07-06","endDate":"2021-09-30","quarters":["2020Q2","2020Q3","2020Q4","2021Q1","2021Q2","2021Q3"],"types":["DUTY","EMER","STAY","CLOSE","CAP","TRAV"],"addressees":["persons generally; owners or persons in control of premises; State health authorities and local code enforcement officials (duty to make and enforce disease-control rules)"],"clause":"(e) In addition to any other powers conferred upon the governor by law, the governor may exercise the following powers... limited in scope and duration as is reasonably necessary for emergency response:... (7) Control ingress and egress to and from a high risk area, the movement of persons within the area, and the occupancy of premises therein.","enforcement":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 30-15-21 (Ex. DUT-RI-010): violation of any rule, order or regulation under the chapter, fine to $500 or imprisonment to ninety days, or both","functions":[],"notes":"In a declared disaster emergency the Governor may control the movement of persons and \u0027the occupancy of premises\u0027 in a high-risk area ((e)(7)), \u0027make and promulgate such rules and regulations as the governor may deem advisable\u0027 ((e)(10)), designate special emergency health and sanitation areas in which \u0027It is the duty of state health authorities and the local code enforcement officials to make and enforce rules and regulations designed to prevent the introduction of any contagious or infectious disease and to safeguard the public health\u0027 ((e)(11)), and \u0027Do all other things necessary to effectively cope with disasters\u0027 ((e)(13)); as amended July 6, 2021, the (e) powers run 180 days absent a concurrent resolution ((g)), and the quarantine-and-isolation, emergency-regulation, hospital and other listed orders \u0027shall remain in effect and may be extended by further executive order up to, but not beyond, September 1, 2021\u0027 ((h)). Character as recorded: statutory_authority (enabling power; binds through the orders issued under it).","sourceUrl":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE30/30-15/30-15-9.htm","snapshot":"https://web.archive.org/web/20220901054615/https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE30/30-15/30-15-9.htm","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":107627,"grade":"primary","character":"statutory_authority","description":"","collection":"DUT-RI","url":"/library/DUT-RI-008","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/DUT-RI-008","citation":"Rhode Island General Assembly (powers vested in the Governor; duties imposed on State health authorities and local code enforcement officials), R.I. Gen. Laws § 30-15-9 (standing) (Ex. DUT-RI-008)","stateName":"Rhode Island","related":["RI-001","RI-048","RI-051","RI-061","RI-065","DUT-RI-010"]}