To mitigate the spread of COVID-19 and to provide essential protections to vulnerable
Michiganders and this state’s health care system and other critical infrastructure, it is
reasonable and necessary to provide limited and temporary relief from load and delivery
restrictions on motor carriers and drivers engaged in the transport of essential supplies,
equipment, and persons.
Executive Order 2020-12 provided this limited and temporary relief. This order extends the
duration of that relief, because it remains reasonable and necessary to suppress the spread
of COVID-19 and protect the public health and safety of this state and its residents. With
this order, Executive Order 2020-12 is rescinded.
Acting under the Michigan Constitution of 1963 and Michigan law, I order the following:
1. All state and local seasonal load restrictions are suspended for deliveries that meet
immediate needs for: (1) medical supplies and equipment related to the testing,
diagnosis, and treatment of COVID-19; (2) supplies and equipment necessary for
community safety, sanitation, and the prevention of community transmission of
COVID-19 such as masks, gloves, hand sanitizer, soap, and disinfectants; (3) food for
the emergency restocking of stores; (4) equipment, supplies, and persons necessary
to establish and manage temporary housing, quarantine, and isolation facilities
related to the COVID-19 pandemic; (5) persons designated by federal, state, or local
authorities for medical, isolation, or quarantine purposes; and (6) persons necessary
to provide other medical or emergency services, the supply of which may be affected
by the COVID-19 pandemic.
2. All state and local road agencies must exercise their authority on an expedited basis
to issue permits that allow non-seasonal load restrictions to be exceeded. These
permits must reflect bridge weight tolerances, and they must apply to deliveries that
meet immediate needs for: (1) medical supplies and equipment related to the testing,
diagnosis, and treatment of COVID-19; (2) supplies and equipment necessary for
community safety, sanitation, and the prevention of community transmission of
COVID-19 such as masks, gloves, hand sanitizer, soap, and disinfectants; (3) food for
the emergency restocking of stores; (4) equipment, supplies, and persons necessary
to establish and manage temporary housing, quarantine, and isolation facilities
related to the COVID-19 pandemic; (5) persons designated by federal, state, or local
authorities for medical, isolation, or quarantine purposes; and (6) persons necessary
to provide other medical or emergency services, the supply of which may be affected
by the COVID-19 pandemic.
3. All state and local restrictions on the noise and timing of loading and deliveries are
suspended for loading and deliveries that meet immediate needs for: (1) medical
supplies and equipment related to the testing, diagnosis, and treatment of COVID19; (2) supplies and equipment necessary for community safety, sanitation, and the
prevention of community transmission of COVID-19 such as masks, gloves, hand
sanitizer, soap, and disinfectants; (3) food for the emergency restocking of stores; (4)
equipment, supplies, and persons necessary to establish and manage temporary
housing, quarantine, and isolation facilities related to the COVID-19 pandemic; (5)
persons designated by federal, state, or local authorities for medical, isolation, or
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quarantine purposes; and (6) persons necessary to provide other medical or
emergency services, the supply of which may be affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.
4. This order is effective immediately and continues through May 11, 2020 at 11:59 pm.
5. Executive Order 2020-12 is rescinded.
6. Consistent with MCL 10.33 and MCL 30.405(3), a willful violation of this order is a
misdemeanor.
Given under my hand and the Great Seal of the State of Michigan.
Date: April 13, 2020
Time: 8:13 pm
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GRETCHEN WHITMER
GOVERNOR