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Order of County Judge Clay Jenkins (Community Gatherings)

Order prohibiting Community Gatherings of 500 or more persons

Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins · Dallas County, Texas (County)

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Jurisdiction
Dallas County, Texas · Dallas-Fort Worth · Texas
Level
County
Authority
Tex. Gov't Code § 418.108
Issued
2020-03-12 Mar. 12, 2020
Effective
2020-03-13 11:00 a.m. (read as 2020-03-13)
End
2020-03-16 (amended and superseded by MET-DFW-003); by its terms to 11:00 a.m. Mar. 20, 2020 (read as 2020-03-16)
In force
Mar. 13, 2020 to Mar. 16, 2020
Quarters
2020 Q2
Limitation types
Gathering capEvents and venues
Addressees
  • the public
  • event operators
  • venues
Functions reached
  • GATH events
  • MK conventions and shows
  • CB venue customers
Collection
Dallas-Fort Worth MET-DFW

Operative words

Effective as of 11:00 a.m. on Friday, March 13, 2020, and continuing until 11:00 a.m. on March 20, 2020... public or private Community Gatherings (as defined in Section 3 below) are prohibited anywhere in Dallas County

Enforcement

Tex. Gov't Code § 418.173 (recited)

Notes

Community Gathering = 500 or more persons in a single confined space (auditorium, theatre, stadium, arena, conference center); gatherings of 250 or more strongly recommended cancelled

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