Emergency Statutes Law and Legal Definition
Emergency statutes are legislation enacted in an emergency. They take effect immediately, or from or after their passage, or from or after their approval by the governor. Emergency statutes are declared in the legislation because of the existence of an emergency. For instance, laws necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, or safety.
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- Agricultural Disease Emergency
- Alternate Non-Emergency Services Provider
- Anti-Dilution Statutes
- Appropriate Local Emergency Authority
- Borrowed-Statutes Doctrine
- British Rule [Interpretation of Statutes]
- Controllable Emergency
- Correctional Emergency Response Team
- Defense Emergency Response Fund
- Economic Emergency Loan
