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

The record

Jurisdiction

Michigan

Level

State

Authority

MCL 333.2253; MCL 333.2235(1); MCL 333.2261; MCL 333.2262

Issued

2020-12-18 Dec. 18, 2020

Effective

2020-12-21 12:01 am (read as 2020-12-21)

End

2021-01-15 11:59 pm (superseded January 16, 2021 by the January 13 order) (read as 2021-01-15)

In force

Dec. 21, 2020 to Jan. 15, 2021

Quarters

2020 Q42021 Q1

2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3

Limitation types

Business closureTelework mandateCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementSchools and child careAlcohol and barsEvents and venues

Addressees

• all persons
• food service establishments
• retail
• entertainment venues
• exercise facilities
• schools

Functions reached

• DR and BA (indoor dining closed on the first day of 2021 Q1)
• GATH indoor non-residential prohibited
• PE venues (reopened at 20 percent of fixed seating, 100 cap)
• FC (25 percent)
• SF (30 percent)
• IN in-person instruction (high schools may resume December 21 per the order's school provisions)
• OP office

Collection

Michigan MI

Operative words

2(a) Indoor gatherings: (1) Are prohibited at residential venues, except where no more than 10 persons from no more than 2 households are gathered... (2) Are prohibited at non-residential venues.... 3(b)(1) Persons are not gathered indoors [at food service establishments] except in custodial settings, medical facilities, school and university cafeterias, shelters, and soup kitchens... 4(a) A gathering at a retail store, library, or museum must not exceed 30% of total occupancy limits... Spaces for indoor dining, including food courts, must be closed.... This order takes effect on December 21, 2020 at 12:01 AM, at which time the December 7, 2020, order entitled Gatherings and Face Mask Order is rescinded. This order remains in effect through January 15, 2021 at 11:59 PM.

Enforcement

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