DECLARATION OF EMERGENCY
DIRECTIVE 007

IVHEREAS, on March 12, 2020, I, Steve Sisolak, Governor of the State of Nevada issued a
Declaration of Emergency to facilitate the State?s response to the pandemic; and

WEREAS, on March 13, 2020, Donald J. Trump, President of the United States declared a
nationwide emergency pursuant to Sec. 501(b) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and
Emergency Assistance Act, 42 U.S.C. 5121?5207 (the ?Stafford Act?); and

WHEREAS, the World Health Organization and United States Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention have advised that there is a correlation between density of persons gathered and the risk
of transmission of and

WHEREAS, close proximity to other persons is currently contraindicated by public health and
medical best practices to combat and -

WHEREAS, recreational social gatherings unnecessarily extend periods of interpersonal contact and
promulgates spread of and

WHEREAS, the rate of community spread of can only be reduced by minimizing
contact between infected persons and non?infected persons; and

WHEREAS, public health experts and epidemiologists indicate that may spread from
infected persons to non?infected persons prior to the expression of in the infected person;
and

immediate containment of the spread of is vital to protect the Health and
Safety of the Nevada public:

WHEREAS, NRS 414.060 outlines powers and duties delegated to the Governor during the existence
of a state of emergency, including Without limitation, directing and controlling the conduct of the
general public and the movement and cessation of movement of pedestrians andvehicular traf?c
during, before and after exercises or an emergency or disaster, public meetings or gatherings; and

 

 

 

WEREAS, NR8 414.070 outlines additional powers delegated to the Governor during the existence
of a state of emergency, including without limitation, enforcing all laws and regulations relating to
emergency management and assuming direct operational control of any or all forces, including,
without limitation, volunteers and auxiliary staff for emergency management in the State; providing
for and compelling the evacuation of all or part of the population from any stricken or threatened area
or areas within the State and to take such steps as are necessary for the receipt and care of those
persons; and performing and exercising such other functions, powers and duties as are necessary to
promote and secure the safety and protection of the Civilian population; and

WHEREAS, NR8 414.090 limits the powers of political subdivisions in the event of an emergency,
and provides that counties shall, and cities may, in pertinent part establish local organizations for
emergency management in accordance with the state emergency management plan and program for
emergency management; enter into contracts and incur obligations necessary to combat such an
emergency or disaster, protect the health and safety of persons and property and provide emergency
assistance to the victims of such an emergency or disaster; and exercise the powers vested under NR8
414.090 in the light of the exigencies of the extreme emergency or disaster without regard to time?
consuming procedures and formalities prescribed by law, except constitutional requirements,
pertaining to the performance of public work, entering into contracts, the incurring of obligations, the
employment of temporary workers, the rental of equipment, the purchase of supplies and materials,
the levying of taxes, and the appropriation and expenditure of public funds; and

WHEREAS the Nevada Attorney General opined in Opinion Number 57?336 that ?[t]here can be
no question but that the Legislature intended to give to the Governor the broadest possible powers
consistent with constitutional government in a time of dire emergency,? and

Article 5, Section 1 of the Nevada Constitution provides: ?The supreme executive
power of this State, shall be vested in a Chief Magistrate who shall be Governor of the State of

evada' 

0W THEREFORE, by the authority vested in me as Governor by the Constitution and the laws
of the State of Nevada and the United States, and pursuant to the March 12, 2020, Emergency

Declaration,
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT:

SECTION 1: The Nevada general public shall not gather in groups of ten or more in any indoor or
outdoor area, whether publicly owned or privately owned where the public has access
by right or invitation, express or implied, whether by payment of money or not,
including without limitation, parks, basketball courts, volleyball courts, baseball ?elds,
football ?elds, rivers, lakes, beaches, streets, convention centers, libraries, parking lots,
and private clubs. This provision shall not be construed to apply to the gathering of
persons living within the same household, or persons working at or patronizing
Essential Licensed Businesses or providing essential services to the public.

SECTION 2: With the exception of persons residing in the same household, the Nevada general
public shall, to the extent practicable, abide by social distancing practices by
maintaining a minimum six?foot distance between persons in public spaces, whether
privately or publicly owned.

 

 

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Local governments shall limit the Nevada general public?s use of recreational
equipment, including without limitation, playground equipment, basketball courts,
volleyball courts, baseball ?elds, beaches, or football ?elds, in a manner that causes
the congregation of ten or more persons in a manner contrary to best 
disease mitigation social distancing practices.

The provisions of Section 1 of this Directive shall not be enforced against homeless
persons.

Any person who does not comply with Section 1 of this Directive, after receiving
notice from law enforcement, may be subject to criminal prosecution and civil
penalties under NRS 199.280, NRS 202.450, and another other applicable statute,
regulation, or ordinance. All law enforcement agencies in the State of Nevada are
authorized to enforce this Directive. The Office of the Attorney General is given
concurrent jurisdiction to prosecute violations of this Directive.

Pursuant to NRS 414.060(3) I hereby authorize all local, city, and county
governments to enforce this Directive under any applicable law of said local, city, or
county government.

This Directive shall remain in effect until April 16, 2020, unless renewed by a
subsequent Directive promulgated pursuant to the March 12, 2020 Declaration of
Emergency to facilitate the State?s response to the pandemic.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto
set my hand and caused the Great Seal of the
State of Nevada to be af?xed at the State
Capitol in Carson City, this 24th day of March,
in the year two thousand twenty.

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