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One of the efforts taken by the government and local governments including Ambon City, Maluku Province in spreading and accelerating the handling of Corona virus Disease 2019 (Covid-19) is through large-scale social restriction measures. One of the restrictive measures referred to by regional governments is the establishment of regional legal products. However, the formation of regional regulatory products must still be guided by the principles of establishing statutory regulations and the procedures for establishing legislation as regulated in Law Number 12 of 2011 concerning the Formation of Legislative Regulations as amended by Law Number 15 of 2019 concerning Amendments to Law Number 12 Year 2011 concerning the Establishment of Legislation. The results of the research show that the formation of Maluku Governor Regulation Number 15 of 2020, and Perwali Ambon Number 16 of 2020 and Perwali Ambon Number 18 of 2020 as regional legal products, to prevent the spread of the Covid 19 pandemic does not fulfill the principles of democracy and instrumental principles, in addition to the principles formal (the principle can be implemented, the principle of utility and efficiency, the principle of clarity of formulation, and the principle of openness) in Article 5 and the principle of substance in Article 6 (legal order and certainty; and balance, harmony and harmony) as regulated in Law Number 12 Year 2011 as amended by Law Number 15 of 2019.