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Ex. MET-DCM-090 Order Confirmed from a secondary source

Announcement: Fairfax County Declares Local State of Emergency for Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Fairfax County Declares Local State of Emergency (March 17, 2020)

Fairfax County Board of Supervisors (announcement by the county's emergency information office) · Fairfax County, Virginia (County)

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Jurisdiction
Fairfax County, Virginia · Washington suburbs · Maryland
Level
County
Authority
Va. Code §§ 44-146.16, 44-146.21
Issued
2020-03-17 Mar. 17, 2020
Effective
2020-03-17
End
Until the Board of Supervisors acts to end the emergency (read as 2020-06-30)
In force
Mar. 17, 2020 to June 30, 2020
Quarters
2020 Q2
Limitation types
Emergency declaration
Addressees
  • Fairfax County
Functions reached
  • predicate
Collection
Washington suburbs MET-DCM

Operative words

At its meeting today, Tuesday, March 17, the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors declared a local state of emergency in response to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) situation... It also increases the authorities granted to the county to protect the health and safety of the community and provide emergency assistance.

Notes

Companion to the Board package (Ex. MET-DCM-093), which holds the resolution and declaration text.