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Ex. MET-DFW-043 Order Primary source read

Executive Order of County Judge B. Glen Whitley (stay at home, amended and signed Mar. 24, 2020)

Amended stay-at-home Executive Order (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. 27 (MET-DFW-044) (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
  • all businesses
  • restaurants
  • hospitals and dental offices
  • nursing homes
Functions reached
  • CB
  • SF
  • OP
  • GATH
  • SX/PR
  • WF
  • VS
Collection
Dallas-Fort Worth MET-DFW

Operative words

leave their residences only for Essential Travel and Essential Activities, to work in Essential Businesses, Government Service, or Essential Critical Infrastructure, or to perform Minimum Basic Operations... 7. All businesses operating in Tarrant County, except Essential Businesses as defined below, are required to close to the public... 20. This Executive Order shall take effect at 11:59 pm on the 24th day of March 2020 and shall remain in effect until April 7, 2020

Enforcement

Gov't Code § 418.173

Notes

Adds 'Essential Activities' to the permitted purposes