§ 23-8-18. Proclamation of general quarantine.
The power to establish quarantine in this state shall also be vested in the governor; and whenever the governor shall deem it advisable for the preservation of public health and the prevention of the spread of infectious diseases, he or she may, by proclamation, place under quarantine the whole state or that portion of the state that he or she may deem necessary, and he or she shall authorize and empower the state director of health to take any action and make and enforce any rules and regulations that may be deemed necessary to prevent the introduction and to restrict the spread of infectious diseases in the state.
History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 95, § 13; G.L. 1909, ch. 114, § 13; G.L. 1923, ch. 157, § 13; G.L. 1938, ch. 258, § 13; impl. am. P.L. 1939, ch. 660, § 180; G.L. 1956, § 23-8-18.
Structure Rhode Island General Laws
Chapter 23-8 - Quarantine Generally
Section 23-8-1. - Reports of communicable diseases.
Section 23-8-1.1. - Consent to testing and treatment — Reportable — Communicable diseases.
Section 23-8-2. - Authority of the governor to authorize immunization programs.
Section 23-8-4.1. - Power to examine suspected cases — Right of individual to own physician.
Section 23-8-5, 23-8-6. - Repealed.
Section 23-8-7. - Violation of quarantine.
Section 23-8-8 - — 23-8-17. Repealed.
Section 23-8-18. - Proclamation of general quarantine.
Section 23-8-19. - Compliance with quarantine by transportation agencies.
Section 23-8-20. - Expense of quarantine and suppression of disease.