| Ex. DUT-MA-012 | St. 1950, c. 639 (the Civil Defense Act), ss. 1, 5, 7, 8, 8AAn Act to Provide for the Safety of the Commonwealth During the Existence of an Emergency Resulting from Disaster or from Hostile Action | General Court; approved by the Governor July 20, 1950 (emergency law) | MassachusettsState | July 20, 1950 | 2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3 | Standing dutyEmergency declarationStay-at-homeBusiness closureGathering capStanding duty | Primary source read | |
| Ex. DUT-MA-032 | DPH Stay-at-Home Advisory (Mar. 23, 2020); Safer at Home Advisory (May 18, 2020); Stay at Home Advisory 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. (Nov. 2, 2020) (library exhibit MA-009; cross-reference; verified_secondary; no file)Department of Public Health stay-at-home and safer-at-home advisories | Department of Public Health (Commissioner Monica Bharel) | MassachusettsState | Mar. 23, 2020 | 2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1 | Standing dutyStay-at-homeOther | Confirmed from a secondary source | |
| Ex. DUT-MA-026 | COVID-19 Order No. 48 (Aug. 18, 2020) (library exhibit MA-028; cross-reference, not re-saved)Order Amending the Administration of Penalties Issued Pursuant to Certain COVID-19 Orders | Governor Charles D. Baker | MassachusettsState | Aug. 18, 2020 | 2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2 | Standing dutyGathering capFace-covering requirementTravel and quarantineWorkplace rulesOther | Primary source read | |
| Ex. DUT-MA-027 | COVID-19 Order No. 69 (May 28, 2021) (library exhibit MA-048; cross-reference, not re-saved)Order Announcing the Termination of the March 10, 2020 State of Emergency and Rescinding COVID-19 Executive Orders | Governor Charles D. Baker | MassachusettsState | May 28, 2021 | 2021 Q2 | Standing dutyEmergency declarationOther | Primary source read | |
| Ex. DUT-MA-018 | G.L. c. 40, s. 21DNon-criminal disposition of violations of ordinances, by-laws, rules and regulations | General Court (codified statute; adopted by cities and towns by ordinance or by-law) | MassachusettsState | Sept. 29, 2026 | 2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3 | Standing dutyStanding dutyOther | Primary source read | |