Stay Home - Work Safe Order No. 20200324-007

The record

Jurisdiction

City of Austin, Texas · Austin · Texas

Level

City

Authority

Tex. Gov't Code ch. 418, as recited; Declaration of Local Disaster of March 6, 2020

Issued

2020-03-24 Mar. 24, 2020

Effective

2020-03-24 11:59 p.m. (read as 2020-03-24)

End

2020-04-13 (extended and replaced by Order No. 20200413-009, Ex. MET-AUS-004) (read as 2020-04-13)

In force

Mar. 24, 2020 to Apr. 13, 2020

Quarters

2020 Q2

2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3

Limitation types

Stay-at-homeBusiness closureTelework mandateGathering capTravel and quarantineWorkplace rules

Addressees

• all individuals living within the City of Austin
• all businesses or operations with a facility in the City
• Essential Businesses
• Essential Government Functions
• Critical Infrastructure

Functions reached

• CB customer base under stay-home
• SF/DR/SL premises closed to the public
• OF offices closed except Minimum Basic Operations; work from home
• WF workforce confined to residence
• GATH all gatherings prohibited
• TR travel prohibited except essential
• SC suppliers closed unless Essential

Collection

Austin MET-AUS

Operative words

SECTION 1. Stay at Home or Place of Residence. Effective as of 11:59 p.m. on March 24, 2020, and continuing until April 13, 2020, unless terminated or modified by a subsequent Order, the Mayor of the City of Austin, Texas, deems it in the public interest to issue this Order and ORDERS that all individuals currently living within the City of Austin shelter at their place of residence except as allowed by this Order.... SECTION 2. Non-Essential Business and Operations Must Cease. All businesses or operations with a facility in the City of Austin, except Essential Businesses and Essential Government Functions as defined in Section 6 below, are required to cease all activities at facilities located within the City except Minimum Basic Operations as defined in Section 6 below. For clarity, businesses may also continue operations consisting exclusively of employees or contractors performing activities at their own residences (i.e., working from home).... SECTION 3. Prohibited Activities. All public and private gatherings of any number of people occurring outside a single household or dwelling unit are prohibited, except for the limited purposes as expressly permitted by this Order.... SECTION 4. Travel. All travel, including, but not limited to, travel on foot, bicycle, scooter, motorcycle, automobile, or public transit, is prohibited except for purposes of Essential Travel, performing Essential Activities or going to work in an Essential Business, Government Facility, or Critical Infrastructure.

Enforcement

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