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Ex. SEC-19-012 Order Primary source read

Executive Order 2020-42

Temporary requirement to suspend activities that are not necessary to sustain or protect life (rescission of Executive Order 2020-21)

Governor Gretchen Whitmer · Michigan (State)

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Jurisdiction
Michigan
Level
State
Authority
MCL 30.403; MCL 10.31-.33
Issued
2020-04-09 Apr. 9, 2020
Effective
2020-04-09 11:59 p.m. (read as 2020-04-09)
End
2020-04-30 11:59 p.m. as written; rescinded by EO 2020-59 on Apr. 24, 2020 (read as 2020-04-30)
In force
Apr. 9, 2020 to Apr. 30, 2020
Quarters
2020 Q2
Limitation types
Stay-at-homeBusiness closureGathering capTravel and quarantine
Addressees
  • all individuals
  • all businesses and operations
  • large stores
Functions reached
  • LS landscaping and lawn care prohibited as in-person work not necessary to sustain or protect life (State FAQ); garden-center supply closed
  • PL placements at non-critical client sites prohibited
  • OP
  • CB
  • WF
Collection
Staffing and Support Services SEC-19

Operative words

This order must be construed broadly to prohibit in-person work that is not necessary to sustain or protect life.... Subject to the exceptions in section 7 of this order, all individuals currently living within the State of Michigan are ordered to stay at home or at their place of residence.... [Large stores must] close areas of the store... that are dedicated to the following classes of goods: (A) Carpet or flooring. (B) Furniture. (C) Garden centers and plant nurseries. (D) Paint.

Enforcement

Misdemeanor, MCL 10.33 and 30.405(3)

Notes

The tightened stay-home order under which Michigan landscaping, lawn care and nursery operations stayed closed until Apr. 24, 2020.

Retrieval note

Scanned PDF; operative text read from the Governor's posted text. Also Ex. SEC-09-032.