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Fourth Amended Stay Home, Work Safe Order

Fourth Amended Stay Home, Work Safe Order

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; GA-23
Issued
2020-05-21 May 21, 2020
Effective
on signing (read as 2020-05-21)
End
2020-06-10 11:59 p.m. (read as 2020-06-10)
In force
May 21, 2020 to June 10, 2020
Quarters
2020 Q2
Limitation types
Stay-at-homeBusiness closureCapacity limitGathering capEvents and venues
Addressees
  • every person in the County
  • all services not covered by GA-23
  • amusement venues, concert halls, performing-arts venues
Functions reached
  • GATH
  • PE performances
  • AM amusement
  • OF telework encouraged
  • CB
Collection
Houston MET-HOU

Operative words

Every person in the County shall, except when necessary to provide or obtain covered services as that term is defined by Executive Order GA-23, minimize social gatherings and minimize in-person contact with people who are not in the same household... All services except covered services as defined in Executive Order GA-23 operating within Harris County should cease all activities at facilities located within the County... Interactive amusement venues, such as video arcades, amusement parks, splash pads, and water parks must remain closed... Indoor concert halls and performing arts venues must remain closed.

Enforcement

issued in harmony with GA-23 (fine up to $1,000 under 418.173 for GA violations)

Notes

Recites the Second (May 1) and Third (May 8) Amended orders and GA-18, GA-21, GA-22, GA-23; pools 25 percent; playgrounds closed

Retrieval note

OCR read. The Second (May 1) and Third (May 8, 2020) Amended orders exist only as truncated archive captures and are cited from this order's recitals.