The COVID Project
The record
- Jurisdiction
- Michigan
- Level
- State
- Authority
- Public Health Code Part 22
- Issued
- 1978-09-30 Sept. 30, 1978
- Effective
- 1978-09-30
- End
- standing (read as 2021-09-30)
- In force
- Standing since Sept. 30, 1978 (a statutory duty; in force throughout the six quarters)
- Quarters
- 2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
- Limitation types
- Standing duty
- Addressees
- persons generally ('a person' includes corporations and other legal entities under MCL 333.1106)
- Character
- order penalty
- Collection
- Standing duties: Michigan DUT-MI
Operative words
Except as otherwise provided by this code, a person who violates a rule or order of the department is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than 6 months, or a fine of not more than $200.00, or both.
Penalty
Misdemeanor: imprisonment up to 6 months, fine up to $200, or both
What it required
Made every violation of an MDHHS order, including every epidemic order under MCL 333.2253, a misdemeanor; recited verbatim in the implementation section of every MDHHS gathering and face-covering order (Exs. MI-050 sec. 6(e); MI-060 sec. 8(e)).
Retrieval noteThe Court of Appeals noted that 'the Order in question contained criminal sanctions for violators of the Order' (Ex. DUT-MI-019 at 14), which is this section.