"In April, Michigan Department of Health and Human Services Director Robert Gordon raised the fines for violating department coronavirus orders to five-times the amount authorized by law.
That becomes noteworthy today since the orders issued by the health department Oct. 5 are essentially the same as those specified in Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s executive orders, which were recently invalidated by the state Supreme Court.
State law authorizes a maximum fine of $200 for violating a health department order.
On April 2, Gordon ordered the department’s agents to raise the fine to $1,000, citing a law that authorizes the health department director to issue “emergency rules.” ...Read all
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