Michigan Governor:

Up To Six Months In Prison If Businesses Don’t Surveil Customers For Contact Tracing

NOVEMBER 1, 2020 By Jordan Davidson

The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) is requiring restaurants, barbershops, tattoo parlors, recreational facilities, and entertainment establishments torecord the names, contact information, and visit times of all customersto “aid with contact tracing.” Any establishment that does not comply is threatened with a maximum $200 fine and a misdemeanor charge punishable with up to six months in prison.

The order, announced Friday, comes as Michigan’s Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and her administrationbegan backtracking on the state’s latest reopening plan and tightening COVID-19 restrictions,citing rising hospitalizations and deaths. Other states including New York have implemented similar contact tracing rules, requiring restaurants to record diners’ information in the case of an outbreak.

https://thefederalist.com/2020/11/01/michigan-governor-up-to-six-months-in-prison-if-businesses-dont-surveil-customers-for-contact-tracing/