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Ex. MET-HOU-004 Order Primary source read

Order by the County Judge of Harris County (County Buildings)

Order: County Buildings

County Judge Lina Hidalgo · Harris County, Texas (County)

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Jurisdiction
Harris County, Texas · Houston · Texas
Level
County
Authority
Tex. Gov't Code ch. 418
Issued
2020-03-19 Mar. 19, 2020
Effective
2020-03-19 8:00 a.m. (read as 2020-03-19)
End
2020-04-24 11:59 p.m. (renewed by the Second through Eighth screening orders) (read as 2020-04-24)
In force
Mar. 19, 2020 to Apr. 24, 2020
Quarters
2020 Q2
Limitation types
Courts and public officesWorkplace rules
Addressees
  • any person entering a building owned, occupied or operated by Harris County
Functions reached
  • CT courts, clerks, recorders
  • CB customers of county offices
  • WF
Collection
Houston MET-HOU

Operative words

Effective as of 8:00 a.m. on March 19, 2020, and continuing until 11:59 p.m. on April 24, 2020... Any person entering a building owned, occupied, or operated by [Harris County may be screened for symptoms and] may be denied entrance into the building.

Enforcement

failure to comply an offense (Tex. Gov't Code 418.173)

Notes

First of the county-building screening series (later orders added mandatory face coverings)

Retrieval note

OCR read.

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