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MDHHS Emergency Order under MCL 333.2253: Gatherings and Face Mask Order

Gatherings and Face Mask Order of October 29, 2020

Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (Director Robert Gordon) · Michigan (State)

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Jurisdiction
Michigan
Level
State
Authority
Public Health Code, MCL 333.2253(1); enforcement under MCL 333.2235(1), 333.2261 and 333.2262(1)
Issued
2020-10-29 Oct. 29, 2020
Effective
2020-10-29 (immediately), except § 8(c) (restaurant contact information) effective 2020-11-02 (read as 2020-10-29)
End
2020-11-18 (superseded by the November 15, 2020 order effective November 18) (read as 2020-11-18)
In force
Oct. 29, 2020 to Nov. 18, 2020
Quarters
2020 Q4
Limitation types
Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesWorkplace rules
Addressees
  • all persons
  • businesses and venues
  • food service establishments
  • recreational sports and exercise facilities
  • public transit
Functions reached
  • 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
Collection
Michigan MI

Operative words

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): 'Under MCL 333.2235(1), local health departments are authorized to carry out and enforce the terms of this order.' § 9(c): law enforcement officers deemed 'department representatives.' § 9(e): 'Consistent 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.' § 9(g): civil fine 'of up to $1,000 for each violation or day that a violation continues' (MCL 333.2262(1)).

Notes

Rescinded the October 9, 2020 order (§ 9(f)); the definition of 'symptoms of COVID-19' incorporated 2020 PA 238 § 1(h).

Retrieval note

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