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- Jurisdiction
- Michigan
- Level
- State
- Authority
- Emergency Management Act, MCL 30.403; Emergency Powers of the Governor Act, MCL 10.31 et seq.
- Issued
- 2020-04-09 Apr. 9, 2020
- Effective
- 2020-04-09 11:59 p.m. through 2020-04-30 11:59 p.m. (read as 2020-04-09)
- End
- 2020-04-24 (superseded by EO 2020-59) (read as 2020-04-24)
- In force
- Apr. 9, 2020 to Apr. 24, 2020
- Quarters
- 2020 Q2
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
- Limitation types
- Stay-at-homeBusiness closureCapacity limitTravel and quarantineOther
- Addressees
- all persons
- all businesses
- stores of more than 50,000 square feet
- Functions reached
- SF (per-square-foot caps; departments closed inside open stores)
- MK (advertising and promotion of non-essential goods barred)
- CU
- ST
- WF
- CB (in-state travel between residences barred)
- Collection
- Retail Trade SEC-07
Operative words
1. This order must be construed broadly to prohibit in-person work that is not necessary to sustain or protect life.... d. For stores of more than 50,000 square feet: 1. Limit the number of customers in the store at one time (excluding employees) to 4 people per 1,000 square feet of customer floor space.... 2. Close areas of the store--by cordoning them off, placing signs in aisles, posting prominent signs, removing goods from shelves, or other appropriate means--that are dedicated to the following classes of goods: A. Carpet or flooring. B. Furniture. C. Garden centers and plant nurseries. D. Paint. 3. By April 13, 2020, refrain from the advertising or promotion of goods that are not groceries, medical supplies, or items that are necessary to maintain the safety, sanitation, and basic operation of residences.
Enforcement
MCL 10.33, 30.405(3) (misdemeanor)
Notes
The only State order that closed departments within open stores and barred their advertising; smaller stores limited to 25 percent of the fire marshal's occupancy.
Retrieval noteRendered from the Governor's archived page; text read.