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The record
- Jurisdiction
- Rhode Island
- Level
- State
- Authority
- R.I. Gen. Laws tit. 30 (Military Affairs and Defense), ch. 15 (Emergency Management)
- Issued
- 2021-07-06 July 6, 2021
- Effective
- standing (read as 2021-07-06)
- End
- standing (read as 2021-09-30)
- In force
- Standing since July 6, 2021 (a statutory duty; in force throughout the six quarters)
- Quarters
- 2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
- Limitation types
- Emergency declarationStay-at-homeBusiness closureCapacity limitTravel and quarantineStanding duty
- 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)
- Character
- statutory authority
- Collection
- Standing duties: Rhode Island DUT-RI
Operative words
(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.
Penalty
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
What it required
In a declared disaster emergency the Governor may control the movement of persons and 'the occupancy of premises' in a high-risk area ((e)(7)), 'make and promulgate such rules and regulations as the governor may deem advisable' ((e)(10)), designate special emergency health and sanitation areas in which 'It 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' ((e)(11)), and 'Do all other things necessary to effectively cope with disasters' ((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 'shall remain in effect and may be extended by further executive order up to, but not beyond, September 1, 2021' ((h)). Character as recorded: statutory_authority (enabling power; binds through the orders issued under it).
Retrieval noteThe exhibit is the text as amended in 2021; the (e) powers quoted carry 1973-2016 history and were in force in identical terms throughout the six quarters. Subsection (b) requires renewal of a state of disaster emergency every thirty days, the mechanism of Ex. RI-001, RI-048, RI-051, RI-061, RI-065.