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Ex. MET-DFW-042 Order Primary source read

Executive Order of County Judge B. Glen Whitley (stay at home)

Executive Order: stay at home; non-essential businesses close to the public (Mar. 24, 2020)

Tarrant County Judge B. Glen Whitley · Tarrant County, Texas (County)

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Jurisdiction
Tarrant County, Texas · Dallas-Fort Worth · Texas
Level
County
Authority
Tex. Gov't Code ch. 418
Issued
2020-03-24 Mar. 24, 2020
Effective
2020-03-24 11:59 p.m. (read as 2020-03-24)
End
2020-04-07 by its terms; amended Mar. 24 (MET-DFW-043) and Mar. 27 (MET-DFW-044); extended Apr. 3 to Apr. 30 (MET-DFW-046) (read as 2020-04-07)
In force
Mar. 24, 2020 to Apr. 7, 2020
Quarters
2020 Q2
Limitation types
Stay-at-homeBusiness closureGathering capHealth care ordersAlcohol and barsQuarantine and isolation
Addressees
  • all persons in Tarrant County
  • all businesses
  • restaurants and liquor stores
  • hospitals and dental offices
  • nursing homes
Functions reached
  • CB stay-home
  • SF premises closed
  • OP
  • GATH
  • SX/PR
  • WF household isolation
  • VS
Collection
Dallas-Fort Worth MET-DFW

Operative words

7. All businesses operating in Tarrant County, except Essential Businesses as defined below, are required to close to the public. Non-essential businesses may continue Minimum Basic Operations... 8. It is ordered that a restaurant... liquor stores; or microbrewery, micro-distillery, or winery may only provide take out, delivery, or drive-in or drive-through services... 9. All public or private gatherings of any number of people occurring outside a single household are prohibited... 10. All elective medical, surgical, and dental procedures are prohibited anywhere in Tarrant County.... 11. If someone in a household has tested positive for COVID-19, the household is ordered to isolate at home... 12. Nursing homes, retirement, and long-term care facilities are to prohibit non-essential visitors

Enforcement

Gov't Code § 418.173 (fine up to $1,000; confinement up to 180 days)

Notes

Residents may leave only for Essential Travel, to work in Essential Businesses, Government Service or Essential Critical Infrastructure, or Minimum Basic Operations