{"id":"MI-059","kind":"order","level":"state","jurisdiction":"Michigan","state":"MI","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (Director Robert Gordon)","authority":"Public Health Code, MCL 333.2253(1); enforcement under MCL 333.2235(1), 333.2261 and 333.2262(1)","instrument":"MDHHS Emergency Order under MCL 333.2253: Gatherings and Face Mask Order","title":"Gatherings and Face Mask Order of October 29, 2020","dateIssued":"2020-10-29","effective":"2020-10-29 (immediately), except § 8(c) (restaurant contact information) effective 2020-11-02","end":"2020-11-18 (superseded by the November 15, 2020 order effective November 18)","startDate":"2020-10-29","endDate":"2020-11-18","quarters":["2020Q4"],"types":["GATH","MASK","CAP","ALC","EVT","EMP"],"addressees":["all persons","businesses and venues","food service establishments","recreational sports and exercise facilities","public transit"],"clause":"2. General capacity limitations at gatherings. (a) Indoor gatherings are permitted only as follows: (1) 10 or fewer persons are gathered at a residence; (2) 50 or fewer persons are gathered in a non-residential venue without fixed seating, and attendance is limited to 20 persons per 1,000 square feet in each occupied room; (3) 500 or fewer persons are gathered in a non-residential venue with fixed seating, and attendance is limited to 20% of seating capacity of the venue; and (4) At non-residential gatherings, all persons wear a face mask; (b) Outdoor gatherings are permitted only as follows: (1) 100 or fewer persons are gathered at a residence;... 6. Face mask requirement at gatherings.... (c) [A business] must require its employees and patrons at gatherings (including employees) to wear a face mask, and denies entry or service to all persons refusing to wear face masks while gathered.... [Restaurants:] no more than six persons may share a table and tables must be six feet apart... This order is effective immediately, except for section 8(c), which takes effect on November 2, 2020. This order remains in effect until rescinded.","enforcement":"§ 9(b): \u0027Under MCL 333.2235(1), local health departments are authorized to carry out and enforce the terms of this order.\u0027 § 9(c): law enforcement officers deemed \u0027department representatives.\u0027 § 9(e): \u0027Consistent with MCL 333.2261, violation of this order is a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than 6 months, or a fine of not more than $200.00, or both.\u0027 § 9(g): civil fine \u0027of up to $1,000 for each violation or day that a violation continues\u0027 (MCL 333.2262(1)).","functions":["GATH events and meetings","MK trade shows (50 without fixed seating)","BA and DR (six per table; contact information)","PE venues (20 percent of fixed seating; 500 cap)","FC exercise facilities (six feet between stations)","MASK business entry-denial duty","CB customers"],"notes":"Rescinded the October 9, 2020 order (§ 9(f)); the definition of \u0027symptoms of COVID-19\u0027 incorporated 2020 PA 238 § 1(h).","sourceUrl":"https://www.michigan.gov/documents/coronavirus/2020.10.29_Gatherings_and_Masks_order_-_signed_706520_7.pdf","snapshot":"https://web.archive.org/web/20201102231102/https://www.michigan.gov/documents/coronavirus/2020.10.29_Gatherings_and_Masks_order_-_signed_706520_7.pdf","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":290391,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"MI","url":"/library/MI-059","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/MI-059","citation":"Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (Director Robert Gordon), MDHHS Emergency Order under MCL 333.2253: Gatherings and Face Mask Order (Oct. 29, 2020) (Ex. MI-059)","stateName":"Michigan","related":["SEC-21-GM-009","SEC-21-GM-010","SEC-25-GM-064","MI-052","MI-058","MI-055","MI-060","MI-051","MI-050","MI-061","MI-062","MI-063"]}