New Mexico Register / Volume XXXII, Issue 4 / February 23, 2021

EXECUTIVE ORDER 2021-006

ORDER RESCINDING EXECUTIVE ORDER 2020-075

AND INSTITUTING ADVISORY QUARANTINE AND TESTING

FOR INDIVIDUALS TRAVELING TO NEW MEXICO

WHEREAS, I issued Executive Order 2020-075 on October 29, 2020, directing individuals traveling to New Mexico to self-isolate or self-quarantine for a limited period in order to mitigate and contain the spread of COVID-19 in New Mexico pursuant to the All Hazards Emergency Management Act, NMSA 1978, § 12-10-1 to -10 (2007);

WHEREAS, the distribution of COVID-19 vaccines is currently underway throughout New Mexico and the United States; and

WHEREAS, the infection rate of COVID-19 in New Mexico has decreased since the distribution of vaccines was initiated, and the test positivity rate for the State indicates sufficient testing continues to occur.

NOW THEREFORE, I, Michelle Lujan Grisham, Governor of the State of New Mexico, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and laws of the State of New Mexico, hereby RESCIND Executive Order 2020-075, and ADVISE, as follows:

1. All persons who have arrived in New Mexico from another state or from outside the United States are recommended to self-isolate or self-quarantine for a period of at least 14 days from the date of their entry into the State of New Mexico or for the duration of their presence in the State, whichever is shorter.

2. Travelers arriving in New Mexico should be tested for COVID-19 as promptly as possible following their arrival to New Mexico.

This Order supersedes any previous orders, proclamations, or directives in conflict. This Order shall take effect on February 10, 2021 and shall remain in effect until rescinded.

ATTEST: DONE AT THE EXECUTIVE OFFICE

THIS 10TH DAY OF FEBRUARY 2021

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MAGGIE TOULOUSE OLIVER WITNESS MY HAND AND THE GREAT

SECRETARY OF STATE SEAL OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO

MICHELLE LUJAN GRISHAM GOVERNOR