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Executive Order 20-05 (Mar. 19, 2020)

Helping Hoosiers During the Public Health Emergency Declared for the Coronavirus 2019 Disease Outbreak

Governor Eric J. Holcomb · Indiana (State)

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The record

Jurisdiction
Indiana
Level
State
Authority
Ind. Code ch. 10-14-3, § 10-14-3-12(d) (suspension of regulatory statutes)
Issued
2020-03-19 Mar. 19, 2020
Effective
2020-03-19
End
School closure through May 1, 2020 (extended for the school year by EO 20-16); utility-disconnection prohibition extended to June 30 (EO 20-28) and Aug. 14, 2020 (EO 20-33); BMV provisions extended to June 30, 2020; other provisions rescinded on the schedule of EO 21-13 (June 1 and June 30, 2021) (read as 2021-06-30)
In force
Mar. 19, 2020 to June 30, 2021
Quarters
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2
Limitation types
Schools and child careHealth care ordersCourts and public officesOther
Addressees
  • all K-12 schools public and private
  • gas, electric, broadband, telecommunication, water and wastewater utilities
  • BMV
  • insurers
  • DWD
  • PLA
  • all State agencies
Functions reached
  • WF workforce (schools closed)
  • DM motor-vehicle offices
  • IN insurance
  • SV servicing and collections
  • CB
Collection
Indiana IN

Operative words

All K-12 schools in Indiana, public or private, shall close and cease in-person instruction through May 1, 2020.... Providers of gas and electric utilities, broadband, telecommunication, water and wastewater services are prohibited from discontinuing service to any customer in the state... The Commissioner shall extend deadlines for renewal of driver's license or identification cards, vehicle registration renewals, title transactions... by suspending the imposition of administrative penalty fees (late fees).... Suspension of the provision requiring a branch be open in every county.... The Commissioner shall request insurers to institute a 60-day moratorium on policy cancellations for non-payment of premiums, which will apply to all lines of business.

Enforcement

Ind. Code ch. 10-14-3; regulatory suspensions binding on agencies and utilities

Notes

Also suspended the Indiana-license requirement for out-of-state providers and authorized telemedicine for mental-health professionals; DWD directed to interpret unemployment law to cover COVID displacement.