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Ex. SEC-07-022 Order Primary source read

Executive Order 2020-42

Temporary requirement to suspend activities that are not necessary to sustain or protect life (rescission of EO 2020-21; store occupancy and department closures)

Governor Gretchen Whitmer · Michigan (State)

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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2020-04-24 (superseded by EO 2020-59) (read as 2020-04-24)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
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 note

Rendered from the Governor's archived page; text read.