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Executive Order 20-37

Executive Order to Renew the Disaster and Public Health Emergency to Mitigate the Spread and Impact of COVID-19

Governor Asa Hutchinson · Arkansas (State)

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Jurisdiction
Arkansas
Level
State
Authority
Ark. Code Ann. 12-75-101 et seq.; 20-7-110; 49 C.F.R. 390.23
Issued
2020-06-18 June 18, 2020
Effective
2020-06-18
End
Sixty days (Aug. 17, 2020); renewed by EO 20-45 (Aug. 14, 2020) (read as 2020-08-17)
In force
June 18, 2020 to Aug. 17, 2020
Quarters
2020 Q22020 Q3
Limitation types
Emergency declarationGathering capSchools and child careHealth care ordersWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolation
Addressees
  • all businesses, manufacturers, construction companies, long-term-care facilities, medical and dental providers, community and school-sponsored team sports, places of worship
  • K-12 schools
  • cities and counties
Functions reached
  • EMP every named sector bound to ADH directives
  • GATH
  • WF schools
  • VS LTC
  • PR medical and dental providers
  • SP team sports
  • WS worship
Collection
Arkansas AR

Operative words

the emergency declared pursuant to Executive Order 20-03, and its amendments shall be terminated, and the public health and disaster emergency and declaration of the State of Arkansas as a disaster area resulting from the state-wide impact of COVID-19 shall be declared anew... (2) All public and private gatherings of any number of people occurring outside a single household or living unit shall adhere to applicable directives or guidelines issued by the Secretary of Health. (3) All businesses, manufacturers, construction companies, long term care facilities, medical and dental providers, community and school-sponsored team sports, and places of worship shall adhere to applicable directives or guidelines issued by the Secretary of Health. (4) K-12 schools and extracurricular activities shall adhere to the applicable directives or guidelines of the Secretary of Education or Secretary of Health. (5) The Secretary of Health may issue orders of isolation and quarantine... and the Secretary of Health, in consultation with the Governor, shall have sole authority over all instances of quarantine, isolation, and restrictions on commerce and travel throughout the state. Cities and counties shall not impose any restriction of commerce or travel that is more restrictive than a directive or guideline issued by the Secretary of Health

Enforcement

(7) force and effect of law; misdemeanor $100-$500 or one month, or both; all law enforcement officers shall enforce

Notes

Incorporates EO 20-05 (telehealth), 20-06/20-16 (rule suspensions), 20-09 (tax deadlines), 20-14 (notarization), 20-15 (remote shareholder meetings), 20-18 and 20-34 (health-care resources), 20-22 and 20-35 (workers' compensation), 20-33 (business immunity).

Retrieval note

Scanned PDF; read by OCR.