Section 24-2200. DECLARATION OF A STATE OF EMERGENCY

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2200.1Whenever the Mayor determines that a civil disorder or other public disaster, or the imminent danger of a disorder or disaster, exists within the District, and that the disorder, disaster, or threat substantially endangers, threatens, or interferes with the health, safety, or well-being of persons; the secure possession and use of property; the free exercise of rights; or the orderly functioning of government agencies located within the District, the Mayor may publicly proclaim the existence of a state of emergency.

2200.2The proclamation of a state of emergency shall note the nature of the emergency, and shall briefly state the facts upon which the Mayor has based his or her determination.

authority

Unless otherwise noted, the authority for this chapter is An Act approved January 26, 1887, 24 Stat. 368, ch. 49, §1, D.C. Code §1-315 (1992 Repl. Vol.).

source

Commissioners' Order No. 68-432, effective June 19, 1968, Article 48, §1 of the Police Regulations (May 1981).

                    
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