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13,511 instruments indexed by The COVID Project: the orders of the fifty States and the District, forty metros, the federal layer and the agencies; the standing duties; the organizers' notices; the legal authorities. Filter by kind, State, limitation type, quarter and more; open the exhibit; download what you find.

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Exhibit	Instrument	Issuer	Jurisdiction	Issued	Quarters	Limitations	Grade
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-021	COVID-19 Order No. 13 (Mar. 23, 2020) (library exhibit MA-008; cross-reference, not re-saved)Order Assuring Continued Operation of Essential Services in the Commonwealth, Closing Certain Workplaces, and Prohibiting Gatherings of More…	Governor Charles D. Baker	MassachusettsState	Mar. 23, 2020	2020 Q2	Standing dutyBusiness closureGathering capWorkplace rulesOperating condition	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-020	Desrosiers v. Governor, 486 Mass. 369, SJC-12983 (argued Sept. 11, 2020; decided Dec. 10, 2020)Decision holding that the Civil Defense Act authorized the Governor's March 10, 2020 declaration and the COVID-19 emergency orders, that the…	Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts (Lenk, Gaziano, Lowy, Budd, Cypher, Kafker, JJ.; opinion by Budd, J.)	MassachusettsCourt	Dec. 10, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyEmergency declarationBusiness closureGathering capStanding duty	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-004	G.L. c. 111, s. 31Health regulations of boards of health; publication as notice to all persons; penalty	General Court (codified statute; powers exercised by municipal boards of health)	MassachusettsState	Sept. 28, 2026	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyBusiness closureGathering capFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesStanding duty	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

General Court; approved by the Governor July 20, 1950 (emergency law), St. 1950, c. 639 (the Civil Defense Act), ss. 1, 5, 7, 8, 8A (standing) (Ex. DUT-MA-012)
Governor Charles D. Baker, COVID-19 Order No. 13 (Mar. 23, 2020) (library exhibit MA-008; cross-reference, not re-saved) (Ex. DUT-MA-021)
Department of Public Health (Commissioner Monica Bharel), 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) (Ex. DUT-MA-032)
Governor Charles D. Baker, COVID-19 Order No. 48 (Aug. 18, 2020) (library exhibit MA-028; cross-reference, not re-saved) (Ex. DUT-MA-026)
Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts (Lenk, Gaziano, Lowy, Budd, Cypher, Kafker, JJ.; opinion by Budd, J.), Desrosiers v. Governor, 486 Mass. 369, SJC-12983 (argued Sept. 11, 2020; decided Dec. 10, 2020) (standing) (Ex. DUT-MA-020)
Governor Charles D. Baker, COVID-19 Order No. 69 (May 28, 2021) (library exhibit MA-048; cross-reference, not re-saved) (Ex. DUT-MA-027)
General Court (codified statute; powers exercised by municipal boards of health), G.L. c. 111, s. 31 (standing) (Ex. DUT-MA-004)
General Court (codified statute; adopted by cities and towns by ordinance or by-law), G.L. c. 40, s. 21D (standing) (Ex. DUT-MA-018)

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