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Ex. DUT-MI-012MCL 10.31 to 10.33 (Emergency Powers of the Governor Act), compiled-laws entry showing repeal by 2021 PA 77 effective March 30, 2022, with compiler's notesEmergency Powers of the Governor Act, 1945 PA 302: the statutory basis and misdemeanor penalty of the Governor's 2020 orders; held an…Michigan Legislature (Emergency Powers of the Governor Act, 1945 PA 302; repealed by initiated law, 2021 PA 77)MichiganStateJuly 21, 20212020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4Standing dutyEmergency declarationStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-MI-011MCL 30.403, Responsibility of governor; executive orders having the force and effect of law; declaration of state of disaster or emergencyEmergency Management Act sec. 3: the Governor's executive orders, proclamations and directives have 'the force and effect of law'; 28-day…Michigan Legislature (Emergency Management Act, 1976 PA 390)MichiganStateDec. 30, 19762020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyEmergency declarationStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-MI-010MCL 30.405, Powers of governor upon declaration of state of disaster or emergency; willful disobedience a misdemeanorEmergency Management Act sec. 5: control of ingress, egress and 'the occupancy of premises'; misdemeanor for willful disobedience of a…Michigan Legislature (Emergency Management Act, 1976 PA 390)MichiganStateDec. 30, 19762020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyEmergency declarationBusiness closureTravel and quarantineStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. MI-014MDHHS Emergency Order under MCL 333.2253 incorporating the Governor's executive orders into the epidemic findingOrder incorporating Executive Orders into the MDHHS epidemic findingMichigan Department of Health and Human Services (Director Robert Gordon)MichiganStateApr. 2, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4Emergency declarationStay-at-homeBusiness closureConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MI-021Executive Order 2020-67Declaration of state of emergency under the Emergency Powers of the Governor ActGovernor Gretchen WhitmerMichiganStateApr. 30, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Emergency declarationPrimary source read
Ex. MI-029MDHHS Emergency Order reinforcing the Governor's executive ordersEpidemic order reinforcing Executive Orders (May 18, 2020; re-issued May 27, 2020 and in the late-July 2020 omnibus order)Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (Director Robert Gordon)MichiganStateMay 18, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4Emergency declarationStay-at-homeBusiness closureWorkplace rulesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-041Executive Order No. 2020-41Encouraging the use of electronic signatures and remote notarization, witnessing, and visitation during the COVID-19 pandemicGovernor Gretchen WhitmerMichigan (Governor)StateApr. 8, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Courts and public officesOtherPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-006Executive Order 2020-29 (COVID-19)Temporary COVID-19 protocols for entry into Michigan Department of Corrections facilities and transfers to and from Department custody…Governor Gretchen WhitmerMichigan (Governor; Michigan Department of Corrections; county jails); State levelStateMar. 29, 20202020 Q2Gathering capHealth care ordersWorkplace rulesOtherPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-096Executive Order 2020-18 (COVID-19)Enhanced restrictions on price gouging: no resale of a product at a price grossly in excess of its purchase price; no sale of any product at…Governor Gretchen WhitmerMichigan (Governor); State levelStateMar. 20, 20202020 Q2Supply chainOtherPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-097Executive Order 2020-53 (COVID-19)Enhanced restrictions on price gouging, continued through May 15, 2020 (rescinding EO 2020-18)Governor Gretchen WhitmerMichigan (Governor); State levelStateApr. 13, 20202020 Q2Supply chainOtherPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-088Executive Order No. 2020-38Temporary extensions of certain FOIA deadlines to facilitate COVID-19 emergency response effortsGovernor Gretchen WhitmerMichigan (Governor; every public body)StateApr. 5, 20202020 Q2Courts and public officesOtherPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-UTILITIES-HOUSING-AG-013Executive Order No. 2020-28Restoring water service to occupied residences during the COVID-19 pandemicGovernor Gretchen WhitmerMichigan (Governor, binding public water supplies)StateMar. 28, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4OtherPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-UTILITIES-HOUSING-AG-033Executive Order No. 2020-18Enhanced restrictions on price gouging; Rescission of Executive Order 2020-8Governor Gretchen WhitmerMichigan (Governor, enforced by the Attorney General)StateMar. 20, 20202020 Q2OtherPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-UTILITIES-HOUSING-AG-034Executive Order No. 2020-53Enhanced restrictions on price gouging; Rescission of Executive Order 2020-18Governor Gretchen WhitmerMichigan (Governor, enforced by the Attorney General)StateApr. 17, 20202020 Q2OtherPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-UTILITIES-HOUSING-AG-051Executive Order No. 2020-19Temporary prohibition against entry to premises for the purpose of removing or excluding a tenant or mobile home owner from their homeGovernor Gretchen WhitmerMichigan (Governor; binding landlords, sheriffs and courts' process)StateMar. 20, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Courts and public officesOtherPrimary source read
Ex. MI-001Executive Order 2020-4Declaration of State of EmergencyGovernor Gretchen WhitmerMichiganStateMar. 10, 20202020 Q2Emergency declarationConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. SEC-19-011Executive Order 2020-59Temporary requirement to suspend activities that are not necessary to sustain or protect life (rescission of Executive Order 2020-42)Governor Gretchen WhitmerMichiganStateApr. 24, 20202020 Q2Stay-at-homeBusiness closureFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-DET-021Emergency Order (2020-07) for Control of PandemicRequired screening and social distancing measures at open businesses and operations subject to the Governor's Executive Order 2020-42…Oakland County Health Division, Leigh-Anne Stafford, Health OfficerOakland County, MichiganCountyApr. 13, 20202020 Q2Capacity limitFace-covering requirementTravel and quarantineWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolationPrimary source read
Ex. MET-DET-022Amended Emergency Order (2020-5) for Control of PandemicRequired screening and social distancing measures at open businesses and operations subject to the Governor's Executive Order 2020-21…Oakland County Health Division, Leigh-Anne Stafford, Health OfficerOakland County, MichiganCountyApr. 3, 20202020 Q2Capacity limitTravel and quarantineWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolationPrimary source read
Ex. MET-DET-029Emergency Order (2020-5) for Control of Pandemic (signed original)Required screening and social distancing measures at open businesses and operations subject to the Governor's Executive Order 2020-21Oakland County Health Division, Leigh-Anne Stafford, Health Officer (signed)Oakland County, MichiganCountyMar. 24, 20202020 Q2Capacity limitTravel and quarantineWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolationPrimary source read
Ex. SEC-07-022Executive Order 2020-42Temporary requirement to suspend activities that are not necessary to sustain or protect life (rescission of EO 2020-21; store occupancy and…Governor Gretchen WhitmerMichiganStateApr. 9, 20202020 Q2Stay-at-homeBusiness closureCapacity limitTravel and quarantineOtherPrimary source read
Ex. SEC-13-095Executive Order 2020-19Temporary prohibition against entry to premises for the purpose of removing or excluding a tenant or mobile home owner from their homeGovernor Gretchen WhitmerMichiganStateMar. 20, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Courts and public officesOtherPrimary source read
Ex. ECO-B-073Executive Order No. 2020-5Temporary prohibition on large assemblages and events, temporary school closuresGovernor Gretchen WhitmerMichiganStateMar. 13, 20202020 Q2Gathering capSchools and child carePrimary source read
Ex. MI-011Executive Order 2020-21Temporary requirement to suspend activities that are not necessary to sustain or protect lifeGovernor Gretchen WhitmerMichiganStateMar. 23, 20202020 Q2Stay-at-homeBusiness closureTelework mandateGathering capPrimary source read
Ex. SEC-01-087Executive Order 2020-07Temporary restrictions on entry into health care facilities, residential care facilities, congregate care facilities, and juvenile justice…Governor Gretchen WhitmerMichiganStateMar. 14, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4Gathering capHealth care ordersPrimary source read

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