The COVID Project
The record
- Jurisdiction
- Wisconsin
- Level
- State
- Authority
- Wis. Stat. 252.02(3), (6); EO 72
- Issued
- 2020-03-24 Mar. 24, 2020
- Effective
- 2020-03-25 8:00 a.m. (read as 2020-03-25)
- End
- 2020-04-24 8:00 a.m. (superseded by EMO 28) (read as 2020-04-24)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 cap
- Addressees
- all individuals
- all businesses and nonprofits
- religious entities
- Functions reached
- WS worship gatherings fewer than 10 per room
- FS food pantries and shelters essential
- FC weddings and funerals capped
- OP telework
- Collection
- Religious Organizations and Nonprofits SEC-16
Operative words
13.... g. Organizations that provide charitable and social services. Businesses and religious and secular nonprofit organizations, including prevocational group supportive employment, food banks and food pantries, when providing food, shelter, and social services, and other necessities of life for economically disadvantaged or otherwise needy individuals, individuals who need assistance as a result of this public health emergency, and people with disabilities. h. Weddings, funerals, and religious entities. Religious facilities, entities, groups, and gatherings, and weddings and funerals, except that any gathering shall include fewer than 10 people in a room or confined space at a time and individuals shall adhere to Social Distancing Requirements as much as possible. i. Funeral establishments... except that any gathering shall include fewer than 10 people in a room... 20. Duration. This Order shall become 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
Wis. Stat. 252.25 (imprisonment up to 30 days, fine up to $250)
Retrieval noteClause corrected to the order's exact words (repair, Sept. 27, 2026).