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The record
- Jurisdiction
- Minnesota
- Level
- State
- Authority
- Minn. Stat. secs. 12.21, subd. 3, 12.32, 12.45, 8.31; approved by the Executive Council
- Issued
- 2020-04-30 Apr. 30, 2020
- Effective
- 2020-05-03 11:59 p.m. (read as 2020-05-03)
- End
- 2020-05-17 11:59 p.m. (rescinded by EO 20-56 para. 1) (read as 2020-05-17)
- In force
- May 3, 2020 to May 17, 2020
- Quarters
- 2020 Q2
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
- Limitation types
- Stay-at-homeBusiness closureTelework mandateGathering capFace-covering requirementTravel and quarantine
- Addressees
- all persons living in Minnesota
- all workers and businesses
- retail (curbside only)
- Functions reached
- CB
- OF telework mandate
- SF sales floor closed, CU curbside only
- GATH weddings and funerals capped at 10
- WF
- Collection
- Minnesota MN
Operative words
1. Beginning on Sunday, May 3, 2020 at 11:59 pm through Sunday, May 17, 2020 at 11:59 pm, all persons currently living within the State of Minnesota are ordered to stay at home or in their place of residence except to engage in the Activities set forth below in paragraph 5 and to work in Critical Sectors and Non-Critical Exempt Businesses as forth below in paragraphs 6 and 8. Executive Orders 20-33, 20-38, 20-40, and 20-47 are rescinded as of Sunday, May 3, 2020 at 11:59 pm. 2. This Executive Order does not restrict virtual work or telework (i.e., work from home). Minnesotans working in any field, including the Critical Sectors and Non-Critical Exempt Businesses set forth below, must work from their home or residence as much as possible. Any worker who can work from home must do so. 3. Masks and face coverings. I strongly encourage all Minnesotans to wear a manufactured or homemade cloth face covering... 5.d.vii. Pick up retail products from establishments offering curbside pickup services.... 5.j. Funerals... no more than 10 attendees. 5.k. Weddings... no more than 10 attendees.
Enforcement
Sec. 12.45 misdemeanor for individuals; gross misdemeanor ($3,000 or one year) for business owners, managers or supervisors who require or encourage violations; Attorney General civil penalties up to $25,000 per occurrence (carried from EO 20-40 para. 9)
Notes
Adopted CISA Guidance version 3.0; non-critical retail permitted to operate by curbside pickup and delivery from May 4, 2020 (Non-Critical Exempt Businesses, para. 8, and para. 5.d.vii); outdoor recreation terms of EO 20-38 carried forward (para. 5.c).