The COVID Project
The record
- Jurisdiction
- Alaska
- Level
- State
- Authority
- AS 26.23.020 (Alaska Disaster Act); AS 18.15.390; commissioner's certification of Mar. 11, 2020 under AS 26.23.900(2)(E)
- Issued
- 2020-03-11 Mar. 11, 2020
- Effective
- 2020-03-11
- End
- Extended by SB 241 sec. 2 (ch. 10, SLA 2020) to Nov. 15, 2020 (AK-002); expired Nov. 15, 2020 (recited in Outbreak Health Orders, AK-032) (read as 2020-11-15)
- In force
- Mar. 11, 2020 to Nov. 15, 2020
- Quarters
- 2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
- Limitation types
- Emergency declaration
- Addressees
- Functions reached
- predicate for every AK instrument
- Collection
- Alaska AK
Operative words
This declaration will allow the governor to exercise his emergency powers to help meet, mitigate, and respond to the dangers posed by COVID-19.... In conjunction with AS 18.15.390, and in coordination with DMVA, provide greater authority to respond quickly to an outbreak in appropriate circumstances, including by: Close, direct, compel evacuation of, or decontamination of any facility if there is reasonable cause to believe the facility may endanger public health (Disaster Packet). 'on March 11, 2020, the governor issued a declaration of a public health disaster emergency under AS 26.23.020 in anticipation of the spread of COVID-19 to the state' (SB 241 sec. 1(5); HB 76 sec. 1(1)).
Enforcement
Predicate for the Health Mandates; each Mandate recites that it is issued under this declaration; violations of Mandates punishable under AS 12.55.035 and 12.55.135 (see AK-012, AK-013)
Notes
Its existence, date, statutory basis and effect are stated in the Governor's own packet (this exhibit), in SB 241 sec. 1, in HB 76 sec. 1 and in the recitals of every Health Mandate and of the Nov. 6, Dec. 15, 2020 and Jan. 14, 2021 declarations (AK-023, AK-025, AK-026).
Retrieval noteThe packet is the Governor's office document explaining the declaration (issue date March 2020, captured Mar. 19, 2020).