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- Jurisdiction
- Dane County and City of Madison, Wisconsin · Milwaukee and Madison · Wisconsin
- Level
- County
- Authority
- Wis. Stat. § 252.03; Dane County Ordinance § 46.25(1); Madison General Ordinance § 7.05(6)
- Issued
- 2020-03-25 Mar. 25, 2020
- Effective
- 2020-03-25 8:00 a.m. (read as 2020-03-25)
- End
- 2020-04-24 8:00 a.m. as written 'or until a superseding order is issued'; the State's Emergency Order #28 extended the statewide order to May 26, 2020; the Wisconsin Supreme Court held Emergency Order #28 unenforceable May 13, 2020 (Wisconsin Legislature v. Palm, 2020 WI 42); PHMDC then issued Emergency Order #1 (May 13, 2020) and Emergency Order #2 (May 18, 2020) (read as 2020-04-24)
- In force
- Mar. 25, 2020 to Apr. 24, 2020
- Quarters
- 2020 Q2
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
- Limitation types
- Stay-at-homeBusiness closureTelework mandateGathering capTravel and quarantineSchools and child care
- Addressees
- all individuals in Dane County
- all non-essential businesses
- schools
- Functions reached
- CB customer base under stay-home
- SF premises closed to the public (non-essential)
- OP offices (work from home)
- WF workforce (schools and child care limits)
- GATH events
- Collection
- Milwaukee and Madison MET-MKE
Operative words
On March 24, 2020, at the direction of Governor Tony Evers, the Secretary-designee of the Wisconsin Department of Health Services issued Emergency Order #12, SAFER AT HOME ORDER, a copy of which is attached hereto and fully incorporated herein. That Order is effective at 8:00 a.m. on Wednesday, March 25, 2020 and will remain in effect until 8:00 a.m. on Friday, April 24, 2020, or until a superseding order is issued.
Enforcement
Crime punishable by fine, imprisonment, or both (Wis. Stats. §§ 252.03 & 252.25) and a violation of Dane County Ordinance § 46.25(1) and Madison General Ordinance § 7.05(6) punishable by forfeiture (recited)
Notes
Gives the statewide Safer at Home order a second, local legal footing with county and city forfeiture enforcement.