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- Jurisdiction
- Denton County, Texas · Dallas-Fort Worth · Texas
- Level
- County
- Authority
- Tex. Gov't Code § 418.108(b); GA-18; the Governor's Report to Open Texas
- Issued
- 2020-04-28 Apr. 28, 2020
- Effective
- 2020-04-30 11:59 p.m. (read as 2020-04-30)
- End
- 2020-05-15 (continued by MET-DFW-083) (read as 2020-05-15)
- In force
- Apr. 30, 2020 to May 15, 2020
- Quarters
- 2020 Q2
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
- Limitation types
- Emergency declarationCapacity limitWorkplace rules
- Addressees
- all businesses and residents of Denton County
- Functions reached
- Collection
- Dallas-Fort Worth MET-DFW
Operative words
1. Effective as of 11:59 p.m. on April 30, 2020, this Disaster Declaration shall continue through May 15, 2020... 4. Nothing in this Order is intended to impose restrictions inconsistent with Order GA-18 or any other subsequent order issued by the Governor... 5. To the greatest extent possible, all businesses and residents shall comply with the Social Distancing Guideline set forth by the CDC and Governor's Report to Open Texas dated April 27, 2020... 6. Texas Commissioned Peace Officers are hereby authorized to enforce this Order... A violation of this Order is a Class C misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed $500.
Enforcement
Class C misdemeanor, fine not to exceed $500; citation
Notes
Denton County's transition from stay-home to the GA-18 regime with a county enforcement clause