ABSTRACT
Background: On March 2020, the World Health Organization declared Covid-19 as a pandemic. According to the Republic of Indonesia's Law No. 30 of 2014 on the Governmental Administration Article 1 number 9, governmental officials can create regulations to handle concrete issues. Thus, to prevent the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic and to resolve issues concerning social aid distribution in Boyolali, Central Java Province, the Boyolali regional government issued some regulations. Aim(s): To analyze the basis for the regional governments' authorities in leading their areas during the Covid-19 pandemic and to analyze the Boyolali regional government's policies, in handling the Covid-19 pandemic. Method(s): This research employed the juridical normative and the statute approaches. This was descriptive legal research that described and analyzed legal issues concerning regional governments' policies and authorities in handling the Covid-19 pandemic. Result(s): To prevent the spread of Covid-19, the Boyolali government issued: Regulation of the Boyolali Regent No. 2 of 2022, Regulation of the Boyolali Regent No. 24 of 2020, Regulation of the Boyolali Regent No. 21 of 2020, Instruction of the Boyolali Regent No. 1 of 2021, and Instruction of the Boyolali Regent No. 9 of 2022. To resolve issues concerning Covid-19 social aid distribution, the Boyolali government issued: Decree of the Boyolali Regent No. 900/468 of 2020 and Decree of the Boyolali Regent No. 900/629 of 2021. Conclusion(s): The Boyolali regency government succeeded in resolving issues that occurred due to the pandemic through the issuance of these policies. Copyright © 2022, Anka Publishers. All rights reserved.