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Declaration of a State of Emergency, Palm Beach County, Florida, for COVID-19

Declaration of local state of emergency effective 2:00 p.m. Mar. 13, 2020, delegating emergency powers (including curfews and travel restrictions) to the County Administrator

Mayor Dave Kerner, Board of County Commissioners · Palm Beach County, Florida (County)

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Jurisdiction
Palm Beach County, Florida · Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach · Florida
Level
County
Authority
Palm Beach County Code art. II, s. 9-35; s. 252.38(3)(a)5, Fla. Stat.; Fla. EO 20-51 and 20-52 (recited)
Issued
2020-03-13 Mar. 13, 2020
Effective
2020-03-13 2:00 p.m. (seven days, extendable in seven-day increments) (read as 2020-03-13)
End
Extended in seven-day increments (recited in every 2020-2021 order); not shown in force after June 2021; a new declaration was made Aug. 17, 2021 (MET-MIA-061, -062) (read as 2021-08-17)
In force
Mar. 13, 2020 to Aug. 17, 2021
Quarters
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2
Limitation types
Emergency declaration
Addressees
  • Palm Beach County
Functions reached
  • predicate for every Palm Beach County emergency order
Collection
Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach MET-MIA

Operative words

3. Pursuant to Palm Beach County Code Article II, Section 9-35, a state of local emergency hereby exists in Palm Beach County, Florida, effective for seven (7) days beginning 2:00 p.m., this thirteenth day of March, 2020.... 5. The County Administrator or designee, is hereby empowered, authorized, and directed to exercise, on behalf of the Board of County Commissioners, such emergency powers necessary to carry out the provisions of Chapter 252, Florida Statutes and Palm Beach County Code Article II, Section 9-35 to provide for the health and safety of persons and property including, but not limited to, establishing a curfew order, to restrict travel and movement within the county.... 6. This State of Emergency shall extend for a period of 7 days and may be extended as necessary in 7 day increments pursuant to Section 252.38(3)(a)5 by order of the Administrator or designee...

Enforcement

n/a (predicate)

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