This page provides updates on emergency orders and information about COVID-19 in the State of Maryland.
STATE OF MARYLAND (Governor Larry Hogan)
Current Official Orders:
(April 3) – Evictions and Mortgages
(April 1) – Health Care Designation for Disabilities Services Providers
(April 1) – Authorizing Telehealth
(March 31) – Tax Deadlines and Oaths of Office
(March 30) – Gatherings, Stay at Home Order
Interpretive Guidance – Guidance for Religious Facilities and Clergy
Interpretive Guidance – Employer Documentation, Clergy, In-Home Child and Elder Care
Interpretive Guidance – Stay At Home Order, Curbside Pickup, Campgrounds
(March 30) – Municipal Elections
(March 30) – Maryland Children’s Health Program Contributions
(March 30) – Remote Notarizations
(March 25) – Child Care for Essential Personnel
(March 23) – Closure of Non-Essential Businesses Emergency Order
Not sure if your business is essential? Read the Interpretive Guidance
(March 23) – Emergency Order to Prohibit Price Gouging
(March 23) – Emergency Order to Fast-Track Process for Tests
(March 20) – Authorizing Reimbursement for Telehealth
(March 19) – Emergency Order for Flexibility for Emergency Medical Personnel
(March 19) – Delivery and Carry-Out of Alcohol
(March 18) – Lifting Restrictions on Delivery Trucks
(March 16) – Various Healthcare Matters
(March 16) – Prohibition on Utility Shutoffs
(March 16) – Prohibition on Evictions
(March 15) – Closing Casinos, Racetracks and Simulcast Betting Facilities
(March 13) – Childcare – Expanded Access
(March 12) – Licenses and Permits
(March 12) – National Guard Activation
(March 12) – Port – Closure to Passenger Vessels
(March 12) – State Employees – Elevated Level II
For more information: COVID-19 Pandemic: Orders and Guidance
Executive Proclamations:
Maryland State of Emergency
Special Election Proclamation
Maryland State Resources & Agencies:
Maryland Disaster Declaration from Federal Administration – March 26, 2020
State of Maryland – Resource Page
Office of the Comptroller of Maryland – Comptroller Franchot’s Statement on Covid-19
Maryland Attorney General Office – Attorney General Changes Civil Complaint and Subpoena Services
Maryland Department of Education – Update on School Closure – as of March 25, 2020
Maryland Department of the Environment – MDE Coronavirus Update
Maryland Department of Health – Maryland Department of Health’s Directive Order
Maryland Department of Labor – COVID-19 Layoff Aversion Fund – Workforce Development and Adult Learning
Maryland Department of Transportation – MDOT Coronavirus Update
MDOT MTA Implements Temporary Reductions to Focus Bus Service on Essential Travel – Effective April 6, 2020
Legislative Branch:
Maryland General Assembly – Joint Covid-19 Response Legislative Workgroup
Workgroup Audio Meeting – March 25, 2020
Teleconference Meeting – April 1, 2020
Unemployment Insurance Update – April 1, 2020
Judicial Branch:
Statewide Judiciary Restricted Operations – Effective March 25, 2020, all courts in the Maryland Judiciary, court offices, administrative offices, units of the Judiciary, and the Offices of the Clerks of the Circuit Courts and the clerks’ offices of the District Court having been restricted to emergency operations and closed with limited exceptions.
(*This page was last updated 4/03/2020.)
