{"id":"MET-DFW-073","kind":"order","level":"county","jurisdiction":"Denton County, Texas","state":"TX","metro":"DFW","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"Denton County Judge Andy Eads","authority":"Tex. Gov\u0027t Code § 418.108(a); Texas Disaster Act of 1975","instrument":"Executive Order AE-20-03, Disaster Declaration and Executive Order of the Denton County Judge","title":"Denton County Disaster Declaration (Mar. 13, 2020)","dateIssued":"2020-03-13","effective":"2020-03-13 (immediately)","end":"Renewed by the Commissioners Court Mar. 17, 2020 \u0027until cancelled\u0027 (MET-DFW-074)","startDate":"2020-03-13","endDate":"2020-06-30","quarters":["2020Q2"],"types":["EMER","GATH"],"addressees":["Denton County","organizers of gatherings over 250"],"clause":"A local state of disaster is hereby declared for Denton County, pursuant to § 418.108(a) of the Texas Government Code... Recommend the postponement or cancellation of all large gatherings over 250 people. In accordance with Texas Government Code 418.173, a person who knowingly or intentionally violates this order commits an offense, punishable by a fine up to $1000.00 or confinement in jail for a term that does not exceed 180 days","enforcement":"Gov\u0027t Code § 418.173 (fine up to $1,000; confinement up to 180 days) (recited)","functions":["predicate","GATH (recommendation)"],"notes":"Scan; OCR read","sourceUrl":"https://dentoncounty.gov/-/media/PDFs/COVID-Disaster-Declaration.pdf","snapshot":"https://web.archive.org/web/20200328013438/https://dentoncounty.gov/-/media/PDFs/COVID-Disaster-Declaration.pdf","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":115824,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"MET-DFW","url":"/library/MET-DFW-073","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/MET-DFW-073","citation":"Denton County Judge Andy Eads, Executive Order AE-20-03, Disaster Declaration and Executive Order of the Denton County Judge (Mar. 13, 2020) (Ex. MET-DFW-073)","stateName":"Texas","related":["MET-DFW-074","MET-DFW-075","MET-DFW-076","MET-DFW-077"]}